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Drying flowers and foliage for arrangements (2010)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2010)
This guide provides instructions for selecting appropriate flowers for drying, as well as a thorough listing of the various methods for achieving successful drying....
Youth gardening activity : the cut flower garden
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2021)
Supplies -- Planning the cut flower garden -- Planting -- Designing With Flowers: Plant material -- Tips for harvesting flowers out of the garden -- Basics of flower arranging in a vase -- Supplies -- Directions...
Summer flowering bulbs : gladiolus (2005)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2005)
of the attractive large-flowered types we know today. Although 'glads,' as they are commonly called, are used to a limited extent for landscape effect, their chief value is for cut flowers. Their wide range of colors, sizes and flower types makes them particularly...
Drying flowers and foliage for arrangements
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2022)
"Why dry flowers? Dried plant materials provide distinctive indoor decoration. Arrangements made from dried materials are long-lasting and require little care. Drying flowers and foliage expands gardening activities without elaborate equipment...
Spring flowering bulbs : daffodils (2007)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2007)
Few garden plants give as much pleasure with as little effort as daffodils. They are one of the most vigorous and colorful flowers of spring. With good drainage they thrive in most soils, although they prefer a medium-heavy loam....
Care of flowering potted plants (1998)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1998)
This guide focuses on the care necessary for successful survival and growth of fifteen commonly potted flowering plants....
Pollination mechanisms and plant-pollinator relationships (2017)
(University of Missouri. Extension Division, 2017)
Pollination is one of the most fascinating processes in the natural world. Pollination is how flowering plants reproduce. The process involves the transfer of pollen from the male parts to the female parts of the same or another plant. For some...
Selecting landscape plants : flowering trees (2010)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2010)
Summer flowering bulbs: gladiolus
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2022)
produced the forerunners of the attractive large-flowered types we know today. Although 'glads,' as they are commonly called, are used to a limited extent for landscape effect, their chief value is for cut flowers (Figure 1). Their wide range of colors...
Flowering annuals : petunias (1996)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1996)
Petunias have become one of the most popular flowering annual garden plants. They are relatively free from insect and disease problems, have a long flowering period, are easy to grow, and are available in a wide range of form and color. The petunia...
Flowering annuals : characteristics and culture (2005)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2005)
Annual flowers are used primarily to brighten the landscape with abundant amounts of color. They are unsurpassed for adding interest to beds or borders or in pots or containers on the patio or deck. They may also be used for cut flowers, rock...
Flowering annuals : petunias
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1990)
"Petunias have become one of the most popular flowering annual garden plants. They are relatively free from insect and disease problems, have a long flowering period, are easy to grow, and are available in a wide range of form and color...
Care of flowering potted plants (2014)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2014)
Selecting landscape plants : deciduous shrubs (1998)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1998)
Deciduous shrubs, those that lose their leaves in fall, give seasonal color and texture changes to the landscape. The flowers, foliage, fruit and bark provide color and landscape interest. A properly selected group of shrubs gives interest...
Flowering and Fruit Characteristics of Black Walnuts: A Tool for Identifying and Selecting Cultivars (2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2008)
have been selected for such characteristics as ease of cracking, size of kernel and thickness of husks and shells. Other characteristics, such as date of budbreak, time of flowering, length of season and date of harvest, are also important...
A career in full flower
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2007)
Roses : selecting and planting (2004)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2004)
Roses are one of the world's most popular flowers. Their beauty and delicate fragrance have universal appeal. Roses are well adapted to many different environmental conditions. They are useful for cut flowers and many landscape effects. Since...
Flowering perennials : characteristics and culture (2010)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2010)
Flowering perennials represent a large group of garden plants with roots that persist from year to year. Stems and leaves of some may remain, but in most, the tops die back to the soil each winter. Perennials are suitable for many locations. Most...
Flowering annuals: characteristics and culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2022)
"Annual flowers are used primarily to brighten the landscape with abundant amounts of color. They are unsurpassed for adding interest to beds or borders or in pots or containers on the patio or deck. They may also be used for cut flowers, rock...
A coloring book : green thumbs grow flowers and vegeatbles
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1971)
A blank coloring book.