Gardening on the Moon ( GOTM )

Written by Jeff
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• Low light, easy care houseplants – Six Indoor Plants That Love The Dark. For those who have difficulty growing houseplants, this article will provide clues to some of the easiest to grow. Readers are also pointed to those plants that need little light or attention. This is much better than artificial plants!

http://thegardenersrake.com/six-indoor-plants-that-love-the-dark

• This link from the Apartment Therapy website provides a group of low-maintenance plant projects which represent some of the best of 2009.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/gardening/easy-lowmaintenance-plant-projectsbest-of-2009-104817

• Drought tolerant Correa ‘Ivory Bells’ flowers from Autumn to Spring. I am always on the lookout for plants like this to try in the desert garden. My experience has shown that some correas have difficulty handling the intense heat and rays of the summer sun of the Sonoran Desert.

http://greenforks.com/2009/10/correa-ivory-bells-choosing-to-flower-from-autumn-to-spring/

• This article details several of the largest , smelliest and most bizarre flowers in the world.

http://gardeninggarden.com/2009/11/03/the-largest-smelliest-and-most-bizarre-flowers-in-the-world/

• Plant Suggestions for 2010 from the White Flower Farm. Anyone who has gardened in the northeast will most likely be familiar with the White Flower Farm. I have visited on several occasions and they are one of the foremost plant distributors on the east coast. It is always interesting to learn of their recommendations for new plant material.

http://gardening.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/14/plant-suggestions-for-2010/

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