erect
Vertical or upright.
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Erect Upright habit of growth.
Erosion The wearing away, washing away, or removal of soil by wind, water or human activity.
Espalier Process of training a tree or shrub so its branches grow in a flat pattern.
Erecting a fence or planting a dense hedge, as you would to keep deer from a vegetable garden, may not practical for your flowers, especially if you want to show them off. A deer can eat between 4.5 and 10 pounds of vegetation per day.
Erect, elegant `Pascali' (Zones 4-9) is considered one of the finest white hybrid teas. It gives an overall impression of whiteness, even though the flowers are really more cream with greenish overtones at the centers.
Erecting nesting boxes will get the adult birds busy in the spring, collecting insects for their young.
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Erect flowerstems borne above mound of foliage.
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Erect a net over the pool if it is positioned near deciduous trees to prevent leaves from falling into the water and decomposing. Choose a net with a small mesh since some, such as heron nets, have a large mesh through which most leaves can fall.
Erect blackberries and raspberries produce low, sprawling growth the first year after planting, but in the second and subsequent years new growth is very erect.
erecta species are day length sensitive. Each cultivar varies in the response to day length. If a home gardener is growing T. erecta from seed sown after March 1 and wants earlier flowering plants, a short day treatment can be applied.
To erect your own bin, hammer into the ground four 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) posts to enclose an area about 1sq m (40sq in.) Then bash the soil with the back of a spade to consolidate it.
When erecting posts on a solid level surface, such as paving, use bolt-down, galvanized metal plates. These can be fixed in place relatively easily and will help to prolong the life of the wood posts by holding them off the ground.
Narrow erect plant with irregular leaves, spikes of intensely bluish purple flowers all Summer if spent flowers are removed. Drought tolerant, Prefers slightly alkaline soil
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Duranta erecta or Sky flower is a fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree. Named for an 18th century Italian physician and botanist, its delicate appearance is emphasised by spikes of lilac-blue or white flowers arranged along the branches.
Tagetes erecta selections
Light: Sun Plant Height: 1-3 feet tall Plant Type: Annual
There's nothing subtle about an African marigold, and thank goodness for that! It's a big, flamboyant, colorful punch of color... read more ...
Trillium erectum with fungus gnats. Photo by Uli Lorimer.
Most of us with a collection of indoor plants have noticed that pest problems seem to worsen in the winter months.
With their erect, swordlike leaves radiating in all directions from the plant's base, yuccas are associated with the American Southwest, but they can find a place in any garden.
Greenhouses can be erected directly on the ground with footers placed below the frost line, which is generally three feet along Colorado's Front Range. Other types of greenhouses may have a portable base plate ofconcrete, wood or metal.
buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus L. (Combretaceae);
calamondin, Xcitrafortunella microcarpa (Rutaceae);
carrotwood, Cupaniopsis anacardiodes (A. Rich.) Radlk. (Anacardiaceae);
carambola, Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae); ...
climbing, erect, bushy, etc.; the tendency of a plant to grow in a certain way.habitat search for term- n. (L. habitare, to inhabit) the locality or external environment in which a plant lives.halophyte search for term- n. (Gr.
Fencing is an option, but homeowners sometimes object to its use for aesthetic reasons or may not know how to erect a fence properly.
Shape: erect
Color: many shades of pink, purple, white, yellow, red, deep maroon
Bloom time: early summer
Light needs: best in full sun
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When first erected, though the grain was equally well separated from the straw, yet as the whole of the straw, chaff, and grain, was indiscriminately thrown into a confused heap, the work could only with propriety be considered as half executed.
Poison ivy is categorized as a vine or an erect, woody shrub with above-ground roots that appear hairy. It is found growing throughout the U.S. and in southern Canada, though poison ivy tends not to grow at high altitudes or in arid, desert regions.
Erecting houses designed to attract bluebirds or purple martins or simply put out seed and suet in feeders. Set up hummingbird feeders to provide nectar. Buy or build shelters for bats, butterflies, toads and other creatures.
" He believes that cold frames are such an important and amazing garden structure that gardeners everywhere should chip in and erect a monument to them.
Planting is also a smart time to erect your plant supports, so you can avoid damaging your plants later on.
If shoot growth seems vigorous and new shoots grow several inches and remain erect and rigid, fertility is about right. If growth is soft and rampant, with large dark green leaves, you have overfertilized.
Asparagus is a perennial plant with erect, edible stems and tiny branches that bear even tinier flowers that become red berries that contain the black Asparagus seed.
erecta) , French marigolds bear single or double blooms in bright yellow, orange, red, and combinations. Sow seeds thinly and when germinated, space seedlings 6- to 8-inches apart in any good garden soil in full sun.
Some sort of trellis will be required and should be erected before the plants emerge. Most peas grow to a height of 3 ft although many of the heirloom varieties can reach 6ft or more.
By erecting trellises, fencing, or other support structures, you may multiply your yield per square foot, as the vines will grow upward, rather than outward.
Container growing.
Erecting a fence in your front or backyard can be both expensive and time consuming. Many people also dislike the notion of obstructing the view of their neighborhood or surrounding area.
I stuck support rods in the pot and tied the limp stems to them, hoping they might stand erect again. Is this good, or is there something else I should do? Once wind knocks these stems down, will they eventually return to erect position on their own?
Easy picking peas and cukes: To simplify the picking of peas, erect a piece of fence or chicken wire at a 45-degree angle to the ground - supported with posts. Plant peas in front of the fence or chicken wire and let them climb upward.
Poison Hemlock is an erect plant with smooth, hollow stems that are covered with purple spots. Its shiny green leaves are pinnately compound, multi-stemmed and fern-like in appearance.
The erect, usually white, highly fragrant blooms appear in July and add a much needed lift to the summer garden.
Move pots to an area where they will be protected from strong winter sun and winds, and erect a burlap screen around them (don't allow burlap to rest on foliage).
Here was an entire neighborhood of architecturally radical homes, which, unlike the famous Case Study houses built one by one in southern California from 1945 to 1966, were erected en masse by a commercial developer, Edward B. Hawkins.
The moderately growing itea plant takes an erect form with arching branches. Although it is one of few shrubs that live in wet soil, the itea bush is also drought tolerant.
hirsute With rough or coarse, more or less, erect hairs. hose-in-hose A double flower having floral envelopes (whorls of petals or petal-like structures) nested one within the other.
Fastigiate form- Strictly erect and more or less parallel vertical branches.
Fbm- Foot (feet) board measure (board foot [feet]).
Fen- A bog with springs as a water source other than precipitation.
Chinese cabbage grows to an erect, moderately compact cylindrical head. It has sometimes been called "celery cabbage" because of its oblong shape, but the faint resemblance ends there.
The pink to purple spires of flowers are borne on erect stems, up to 5ft tall. One of my favourites for its long flowering period and because it is so troublefree.
Lysichiton Americanus (Skunk cabbage)
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This hardy annual produces clumps of soft, feathery leaves on erect stems topped by flat, white flower clusters. The finely cut foliage has a smooth spicy, aniselike flavor.
fastigiate
describes trees and shrubs with branches erect and close together rather than spreading. For example: Lombardy poplar.
Its showy apple-green blades turn - you guessed it - blood red from middle to top in the summer and stay lovely through fall. Japanese blood grass stands erect to no more than 2 feet and tolerates a variety of soils, ...
outs in card of large trees, buildings or any other features of the immediate landscape
should be made and erected on the plan. This gives an idea of the effect each feature
will have on the garden.
turgor pressure -- Force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained in the cell. This force gives the plant rigidity, and may help to keep it erect. More info?
Spreading shrubs can make high walls appear lower, rounded forms are perfect for a formal look or accent plant. Erect forms work well for blocking unwanted views or adjacent tall structures.
If the fences are in a bad state of repair, consider bamboo or willow screening as a cheap alternative to replacement, especially if the fence posts are still structurally sound. Screens are quick and easy to erect using garden ties or ...
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