Monthly Gardening Tasks: November Nov 15, 2007
-- Plant tulips and hyacinths as well as other spring-blooming bulbs such as anemone, crocus, daffodil, Dutch hyacinth, Dutch iris, freesia, leucojum, narcissus, ranuncula and scilla. -- Prepare indoor bulbs: hyacinths and paperwhite narcissus. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Choose balanced fertilizer for those persimmon trees, but don't overdo it Nov 2, 2007
Dutch iris bulbs can be planted now, along with ranunculus and anemone. Sow larkspur, cornflower and candytuft from seed. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Bead-It-Forward Oct 23, 2007
5-gallon aquarium full of underwater beaded creations, ranging from beaded sea turtles and purple coral reefs, to colorful rocks and sea anemone. So far, 16 pieces have been submitted for the aquarium, with more on the way. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Official Designated State Flowers Oct 15, 2007
South Dakota (SD) pasque flower Anemone patens var. multifida 1903. (Suite101.com)
Ten Top Tourist Treats in Houston Oct 11, 2007
First wildflowers of the year, ten-petal anemone and showy evening-primrose, start blossoming in February. Texas bluebonnets bloom from March through May, and flowers of a dozen or more varieties decorate the roadsides until December during most years. (Suite101.com)
Use easy-to-care-for hollies as landscape plants this fall Sep 15, 2007
Then there were two additional hostas that needed some tweaking to create a space for an out-of-place Japanese anemone that will be moved in as soon as it is done flowering. A lone variegated lily turf (Liriope muscari variegata) was reunited with some of its relatives. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Extension connection: Chrysanthemums Sep 9, 2007
Pompon, single, spider, quill, reflex, and anemone are examples of some of the classes. Cushion mums are not a bloom class but a term for low-growing, mounded, early-blooming plants. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Growing Dahlias Sep 4, 2007
You can choose different flower shapes -- single, double, peony, anemone, water lily, cactus, and pompon, to name a few -- to create different looks. Dahlias also range from 3-foot-tall edging plants to stately 6-foot-tall back-of-the-border types. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Q&A with Sandy Feather: Do not eat produce from flooded garden Sep 1, 2007
lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis); Anemone; columbine (Aquilegia spp. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum); goatsbeard (Aruncus spp. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The art of husbandry Aug 25, 2007
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert. Cyclamen hederifolium. (Guardian Unlimited)
Believe It or Not - Newport Offers More Than Ocean Fun Aug 5, 2007
We might have enjoyed it more if we hadn't already seen wolf eels, anemones and an octopus at Oregon State University's Hatfield Science Visitor Center ... I pet a skate (similar to a stingray, but harmless), felt the sandy texture of a flounder's skin and got my finger stuck to an anemone. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Photojournalist takes readers into endangered waters Jul 6, 2007
"The orange ball anemone isn't really an anemone, it's a corallimorph," Mr. Rotman writes in the book. "But, because it looks so much like anemone, this common name has stuck. At night, orange balls make their appearance, like flowers magically blooming from the sand." While most of his contemporaries have switched to the digital medium, Mr. Rotman continues to use the same Nikonos underwater camera he started with 30 years ago, invented by famed underwater scientist, ecologist, filmmaker and... (Lambertville Beacon, NJ)
Bondi has sights, but tastes missing May 31, 2007
There are the woven teardrop pods in the front lounge and red and white sea anemone fingers dangling from the ceiling of the bar. The most striking features in the dining room are a pair of towering metal representations of baobab trees crafted from silver boomerangs. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New Species Of Sea Anemone Found In Deepest Pacific May 19, 2007
Researchers cruising for creatures that live in the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean found a new species of sea anemone living in the unlikeliest of habitats the carcass of a dead whale. Found deep in the Pacific Ocean , these newly discovered sea anemones may help researchers to better understand how humans drive global-scale ecological change ... A marine biologist would say that discovering a new sea anemone isn't so unusual. (Science Daily)
A floral tribute May 16, 2007
This colour goes particularly well with scarlet and orange - Anemone x fulgens (0. 2m), say, or the scarlet lily-flowered tulip, "Dyanito". (Guardian Unlimited)
Cayman Islands getaway May 2, 2007
On our way to the wall, a small purple anemone pulses inside a crevice of the coral, like a wind-snatched scarf ... Peterson cleaning shrimp frantically clean an anemone as the first of what will be three stingrays skirt my peripheral vision. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Made in the shade Apr 29, 2007
Japanese anemone will take half shade and grow from 2 to 4 feet tall, golden groundsel (Ligularia) has golden daisy-like blooms on dark maroon stems and large leaves. Some varieties grow over 7 feet tall. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Bulbs to Plant in the Spring Apr 18, 2007
Anemone coronaria Plant these rhizomatus perennials in early spring in sun to partial shade and enjoy the bright 3 flowers beginning early summer. Arum Also called Lords and Ladies this shade lover can be planted in fall through zones 7 and in spring further north. (Suite101.com)
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Flowers expected to be present on that day include Bellwort, May Apple, Dutchman s Breeches, Hepatica, Prairie Trillium, Blood Root, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Virginia Waterleaf, Buttercup, Wild Leek, Wild Ginger, Spring Beauty, Toothwart, Dogtooth Violet (Trout Lily), Blue Cohosh, Sweet William, Virginia Bluebells, Rue Anemone, Solomon s Seal, and Woodland Violets. Witness Frank C. Pellett Memorial Woods spring to life as you hike along side Frank s descendants in southwest Iowa s only State Woodland... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Your April gardening guide Apr 10, 2007
For Spring flowering bulbs: anemone, babiana, bearded Iris, Louisiana Iris, bodiaea, Dutch Iris, freesia, hyacinth, ipheion, ixia, lachenalia, muscari, ranunculus, scillia, sparaxis, tritionia and tulbachia bulbs. Seedlings: Plant alyssum, antirrhinums, Bellis perennis, candytuft, calendula, cineria, delphinium, dianthus, foxglove, gazania, hollyhocks, Iceland poppy, lobelia, ornamental kale, pansy, petunia, primula, schizanthus, sweet pea, stocks and viola. (iAfrica.com)
Spring-blooming beauties Mar 20, 2007
Blooming around the same time as the trout lily is the nonnative windflower, Anemone blanda, with sky-blue, daisylike flowers on stems 2 to 8 inches tall. A tuber, it spreads to form clumps of delicate blooms and ferny foliage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
The lovely late-winter 'rose' Mar 7, 2007
Exciting new forms include those that are double flowered, anemone flowered and outward facing. Flowers range in color from pure white to almost black as well as speckled and spotted. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
March gardening guide| Mar 4, 2007
Buy spring-flowering bulbs like anemone, babiana, Dutch iris, freesia, ixia, freesia, grape hyacinths, ranunuculus, scilia, sparaxis, tritonia and tulbachia. Remember: only start planting towards the end of March once the soil has cooled down sufficiently. (iAfrica.com)
Spring is in the air, it's time to plant Mar 1, 2007
For late summer or fall blooms, look for aster (Aster frikartii is especially lovely), helianthus and Japanese anemone. Some plants sold as perennials are shrublike, including tough and reliable anisodontea, euryops, heliotrope, lion's tail, Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida), pentas, Santa Barbara daisy, shrimp plant and wall flower. (Los Angeles Times)
Melting ice gives birth to a strange new world Feb 27, 2007
They also found four species of coral-like organisms called cnidarians, one of which was a new type of sea anemone, found living on the back of a sea snail's shell. A remotely controlled submersible took pictures of animals called glass sponges, growing in dense patches in the Larsen A area. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Reef encounterSea lochs studies uncover a strange and colourful world Feb 13, 2007
In Loch Maddy, divers and shore surveyors recorded 59 different habitat types supporting more than 800 species, such as the rare northern sea fan and jewel anemone. Graham Saunders, SNH senior environmental audit officer and project manager for both surveys, said the lochs were "breath-taking examples" of Scotland's marine environment. (BBC News -- Science)
Memoir of a marriage Feb 12, 2007
" At the Slanted Door, a woman sips a goblet of herbal "art tea," a house specialty. It appears that a sea anemone is living in the bottom of her glass. Trillin takes notice: "I hear they're having a problem with the water. " Webster's could, and should, illustrate the word "deadpan" with his portrait. The Trillins raised two daughters in a Greenwich Village brownstone they gutted and renovated in the '60s. "I was a pretty involved father for the times," he says. "I started working at home from... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Oh, how do I pronounce that strange-sounding name Feb 8, 2007
Many scientific names have made their way into the common name vocabulary: Geranium, Delphinium, Aster, Orchid, Penstemon, Anemone, etc. There really is nothing difficult about pronouncing, or remembering, scientific names. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Wild observations: Mushrooms in Gumroot Park Feb 3, 2007
Partridgeberry, mosses and white-flowering anemone sprinkle across the leaf-scattered earth. Many dead trees, fallen and standing, host plants, insects and animals. (Williston Pioneer, FL)
Social Capitalist: Hands On Network Dec 29, 2006
CFO of Home Depot (NYSE:HD), planting anemone bulbs. Mark Hass, CEO of public-relations firm Manning Selvage & Lee, is sanding bookshelves. (FastCompany)
Continue reading Dec 28, 2006
California Carpenteria (bush Anemone) is a formal looking shrub which puts on a show of aromatic white flowers in the spring. This shrub is native only to the foothills of Fresno County. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
GARDENING: Beware of companies that want to trim trees too much Nov 9, 2006
With anemones, point the circular scar, last year's growth, up. Young anemone bulbs taper more on one end; plant this end down. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Read more... Nov 1, 2006
Among the finds of the voyage that returned to Honolulu on Sunday were a photogenic hermit crab that wears a sea anemone around its neck like a medallion and has shiny golden claws. And tiny segmented worms that don't look like much to the naked eye, but under a microscope show colors and shapes of stunning variety. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New species and new records of marine species discovered in NW Hawaiian Islands Oct 31, 2006
Anemone hermit crab, Dardanus brochypops, with sea anemone, Caliactis armatus, with an unidentifed barnacle on its shell that may be a new species. "It is not until you start looking through the macro lens at these organisms, and give them time to get settled, that you start to see the vibrant colors, the fine hairs covering a crab's shell, the flecks of color in the translucent tentacles of an anemone, the incredible evolutionary adaptations for survival," she said. (EurekAlert!)
Kids gone wild, and other tales of decadence Oct 11, 2006
It seems every time I pause, I notice a movement that turns into a whitespotted moray, a banded goby, a juvenile spotted drum or a Pederson cleaner shrimp bobbing in the curly twists of a corkscrew anemone. By the end of the dive Ive probably covered a grand total of about 35 feet. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Heavy pruning of wisteria will delay summer flowering Oct 6, 2006
Purchase bulbs now - daffodils, crocus, hyacinth, dutch iris, grape hyacinth, anemone, ranunculus and tulips. Put the tulips in the refrigerator and the hyacinths, too, if you've tried them before with little success. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Top 10 perennials in Georgia Oct 5, 2006
Japanese anemone, Anemone x hybrida 6. Native columbine, Aquilegia canadensis 7. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
TRAVEL VIDEO Sep 24, 2006
Swirling clusters of fish huddle by a ledge while a green moray eel hunkers down in the coral and a bevy of clownfish darts playfully in a stinging anemone. Rangiroa has just five dive sites, three of which are at the mouth of the Tiputa Pass, but each site changes from day to day. (The Miami Herald)
Autumn beauties Sep 21, 2006
Observer file photos Five perennials to brighten your garden, clockwise from left: Japanese anemones, sunflowers, aster, pink muhly grass and salvia ... Fall-flowering anemones (Anemone x hybrida) are reliable bloomers in late summer and early autumn. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
The garden year Sep 13, 2006
Try crocus, scilla, and anemone. Select the colors you want by checking your bulb catalogue. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Now time to ready garden for winter Sep 12, 2006
Boltonia, aster, Japanese anemone, gaura, Russian sage and caryopteris are just a few of the many perennials that bloom through the fall. Fall cleanup is most important in vegetable and annual flower gardens, but that doesn't mean cleanup has to be done this fall. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
GARDENING: Master gardeners receive recognition for hard work Aug 3, 2006
Bulbs to focus on are flowering onion, anemone, crocus, amaryllis, hyacinth, iris, daffodil, ranunculus and tulip. Bulbs to consider for summer color next year: agapanthus, caladium, canna, daylily, elephant ear, gladiolus, gloriosa lily, spider lily, tiger flower, society and garlic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Limited palette, boundless beauty Jul 28, 2006
Japanese anemone, Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert ... Wood anemone, Anemone nemerosa. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Is a Skirt Art? Jul 15, 2006
With technology borrowed from futon packing, they're squashed to look more like a sea anemone or pressed flower than a garment. "It kind of freezes the composition of the skirt," Ota says. (Los Angeles Times)
Denali up close Jul 3, 2006
But it is a snow buttercup, she explained, and this one over here, she went on, examining a fourth flower, is not a buttercup at all, but a yellow anemone, which is in the crowfoot family. Jaws dropped. (Anchorage Daily News)
Want some drama? Get some peonies Jun 18, 2006
Peonies are typically grouped into five types based on the shape of their petals: single, semi-double, double, Japanese, and anemone ... For instance, semi-double and so-called anemone peonies have broad central petals (often intermingled with pollen-bearing stamens), while double peonies often sport central petals that are as wide as the outer ones ... Semi-Double / Anemone. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Israel-Palestine struggle, personalized Jun 11, 2006
" At other times, "The Lemon Tree" reads like a novel. Tolan captures, with painstaking detail, what the displaced Arabs lost when forced from their homes: "They left their fields of wild peas and jasmine, passiflora and dried scarlet anemone, mountain lilies that grew between the barley and the wheat," he writes. "They left their olives and oranges, lemons and apricots, spinach and okra and peppers. They left their silk and linen, silver bracelets and chokers, amber, coral and necklaces with... (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Salon offers 'artistic' styles Jun 9, 2006
"Each artist eventually develops their own style." Subjects run the gamut from flowers ("Geranium in a Clay Pot" by Mary Spoka, "Smell the Roses" by Carol Thomas); to sea creatures (Anemone" by Sheri Churchill, "Horseshoe Crab" by Curt Hudson); to politics ("Civil Liberties" by Kandy Lippincott, "Vietnam" by George Trotman); to geography ("Utah" by D.J. Vinceguerra, "The Niece in Greece" by Jeanie Grochowski); to the metaphysical ("Mantra" by Antonio Puri, "Soul of the Forest" by Mark Dill; and... (Haddon Herald, NJ)
Georgia parks invite visitors on wildflower walks Apr 19, 2006
Blooming in the mountains and elsewhere in the Piedmont are other early-spring wildflowers --- hepatica, May apple, rue anemone, butter-and-eggs, green-and-gold, trailing arbutus, dwarf iris, most of the trillium species and the many species of wild violet. Bright yellow flowers of Carolina jessamine dot fences, bushes and trees. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Life in the Dark Apr 14, 2006
A variety of animals live near these hydrothermal vents, including the shrimps, crab, and anemone in this picture taken at the Indian Ocean vent. So far, the hallmark red and white tubeworms have not been spotted at this vent. (FirstScience.com)
Autumn gardening| Mar 31, 2006
P;ant anemone, babiana, bearded Iris, Louisiana Iris, dutch iris, freesia, hyacinth, ixia, muscari, ranunculus, scillia, sparaxis and tritonia. Fertilise your winter flowering annuals with Multifeed Flowergro. (iAfrica.com)
