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This March 18, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows spring gift plants on display in Old Brookville, NY. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

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How to care for a potted lily and other gift plants
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,04/02/24-10:56AM , 155 Reads
If you celebrated Easter last weekend, you might be reading this beside a cellophane- or foil-covered pot of lilies, hydrangeas, hyacinths or daffodils. Typically, spring gift plants like these are enjoyed until their flowers fade, and then are thrown away like stale Peeps.
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This image provided by Ball Horticultural Company shows stalks of "Jersey Knight" asparagus. (Ball Horticultural Company via AP)

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Not all vegetables are annuals. Here are some that come back year after year
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/26/24-7:30AM , 142 Reads
Most vegetables grown in home gardens are annuals. They wither and die at the end of the season and need to be replanted every year to reap more crops.

But if you’re short on time or money, don’t want to be bothered with yearly planting or want to try something new, I’ve got just the plants for you: perennial vegetables.
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This image provided by Cerny Seed shows Superbissima Wine Red petunias, which have frilly edges and veined centers and measure up to 6 inches wide. (Cerny Seed via AP)

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Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/19/24-7:33AM , 100 Reads
It's a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. I always get an extra spring in my step when nurseries begin stocking the year’s new plant introductions.
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This image provided by Proven Winners shows a Charmed Wine shamrock plant in bloom beside a fireplace. (Proven Winners via AP)

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It's not what St. Patrick used, but today's three-leaved shamrock can make a nice houseplant
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,03/12/24-8:12AM , 122 Reads
St. Patrick is believed to have used a three-leaf clover to explain the complexity of the Trinity to nonbelievers in 5th century Ireland. Ever since, the shamrock has been revered by the Irish and held as a symbol of good luck.
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