Crown Imperial Bulbs Offer Royal Garden Drama
A gardener recounts twenty years with crown imperial bulbs. From a royal crown atop a stalk of orange blossoms to offsets and bulblets, the plant rewards patience with spreading beds, despite temperamental moves and a mild skunklike odor.
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Crown Imperial
Patience
Crown Imperials
Eating organic plants like it too
Organic feeding hinges on soil biology and timing. Plants root feeding near the surface means no deep digging, but low phosphorus or slow microbial activity may require surface applications and preplant timing to match nutrient release.
Three hardy perennials to brighten hell strips
Describes heat and drought tolerant plants for sun blasted hell strips beside driveways. Recommends Salvia greggii long flowering autumn sage Euphorbia rigida gopher plant Gaura lindheimeri and supportive companions like Muhlenbergia rigens and purple fountain grass with drainage improvements for hot urban conditions. Maureen Gilmer notes desert proven performers and offers design cues.
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Hell Strip
Desert
Texas
Mexico
Gaura Lindheimeri
Gaura
American Desert
Why Lorain County roads bear ridge names
Thomas B. Jones II explains that northern Lorain County road names like Sandy Ridge and Middle Ridge reflect ancient lake shorelines carved by glaciers. The three major ridges trace Lake Maumee III, Lake Whittlesley, and Lake Warren shorelines at 780, 735, and 680 feet elevations, now guiding routes and history across the county.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Lake Erie
Wisconsin
Niagara River
Lake Ontario
St Lawrence River
Grand River
Michigan
Lake Maumee III
Butternut Ridge Road
West Ridge Road
Middle Ridge Road
Baumbart Road
Vermillion Road
Lake Whittlesley
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