Beter Homes & Gardens: Complete Guide to Gardening/GARDENS.BIN/gardens/alm/mar.var

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Flower Shows
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Cleveland Home and Flower Show.  For information contact:  113 St. Clair Ave., Suite 300, Cleveland, OH  44114
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Flower Shows
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Minnesota Home and Garden Show.  For information contact:  15235 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN  55345
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Flower Shows
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Atlanta Flower Show.  For information contact: Suite 2200, 240 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30303,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Dallas Home and Garden Show.  For information contact:  801 Business Pkwy., Richardson, TX  75081,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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New York Garden Show.  For information contact:  128 W. 58th St., New York, NY  10019,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show.  For information contact:  1000 Greentree Rd., Pittsburgh, PA  15220,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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New England Flower Show.  For information contact:  300 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA  02115,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Philadelphia Flower Show.  For information contact:  325 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA  19106,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Lawn, Flower and Garden Show.  For information contact:  Wichita, KS,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Spring Floral Display.  For information contact:  Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Flower and Garden Show.  For information contact:  Garden State Convention and Exhibition Center, Somerset, NJ,  [phone]
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Flower Shows
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New York Flower Show.  For information contact:  Pier 92, 55th St. & the Hudson River, New York, NY,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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National Home and Garden Show.  For information contact:  International Exposition Center, Cleveland, OH,   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Chelsea American Flower Show of Southern California.  For information contact:   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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Daffodil Show.  For information contact:   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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New Jersey Flower & Garden Show - "Garden Magic Featuring Gardens From the Netherlands".  For information contact:   [phone]
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Flower Shows
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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Flower Show - "Islands in the Sun".  For information contact:  Philadelphia Civic Center, 34th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
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Cold-winter climate to-do's
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Begin pruning roses and fruit; feed all.  Prune early-flowering shrubs only after bloom.  Plant bare-root woody plants.  Spray fruit trees with dormant oil when temperature exceeds 40 degrees Fahrenheit and before they leaf out.
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Cold-winter climate to-do's
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Remove rose cones when forsythia blooms; remove mounded soil gradually.  Take leaves from beds in stages on dark days.  Plant grass and hardy annuals outdoors.  Check structures for damage.
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Feeding evergreens
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Feed sheared evergreens again in fall.  Use "acid" foods for azaleas, camellias.
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Feeding fruit trees
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Use supplementary nitrogen in early spring, in addition to yearly feeding.
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Feeding hedges
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Feed sheared hedges again in fall.
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Feeding houseplants
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Feed sparingly every two or three months except during winter, when plants cease active growth.
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Feeding lawns
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Supply extra nitrogen in fall if the grass is damaged by drought or hard use.
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Feeding roses
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Fall feeding may force new growth that will be damaged by the cold.
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Feeding shrubs
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One feeding a year for mature plants.
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Feeding small fruits
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Two feedings a year preferred for most bramble fruits.  Extra summer feeding may increase crop.
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Feeding trees
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Repeat in fall if tree is weak or damaged by drought, disease, or insects.
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Feeding tuber bulbs
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Add food to planting pocket, either complete plant food or superphosphate.
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Feeding vines
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Feed both spring and fall until plants get well established, then once a year.
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Warm-winter climate to-do's
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Plant tender bulbs and annuals outdoors when trees leaf out.  Pick old blooms; feed blooming plants.  Divide fall-blooming perennials.  Plant seeds of astilbe, delphinium, hollyhock, and other biennials or perennials indoors.
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Warm-winter climate to-do's
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Feed lawn; mow grass when it's 2-1/2 inches.  Check structures for damage.
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