Outdoor Plants

Amethyst Falls Wisteria Starter Plant – Outdoors/Bonsai

Japanese Wisteria ‘Amethyst Blue’ Never Stops Blooming. Double-powder blue flowers arise in late spring, early summer and again in late summer. It is a popular Japanese Wisteria with fragrant, powder-blue flowers in racemes up to 6 1/2 inches long. It blooms heavily and frequently, producing a second, smaller display in late summer. These potted plants are cutting-grown from flowering wood to ensure bloom at an early age. A rapid, vigorous grower to 30 feet, perfect for creating a spectacular show on a pergola or against a wall. These tough, drought-resistant vines require minimal care and don’t even need to be fertilized. Plant in a sunny location near a strong support. Prune after flowering and again in late winter if you wish to control its size. Wisteria are easy to train into standard or “tree” form. Just attach the trunk of the plant to a sturdy 5- or 6-foot stake and trim all but the topmost branches. Prune as needed to keep the vine in bounds. The goal is to acheive a bushy top growth that is supported by the vine’s trunk. Remove the stake once the standard is established. Zones 4-9. Also makes a fantastic Bonsai! The starter plant you will receive is growing in a 3″ pot and is about 8″ tall.

Price: $ 7.99

Tinkerbell Dwarf Lilac – Syringa – Outdoors or Bonsai

Shipping Begins April 15th! ‘Tinkerbell’ (Syringa ‘Bailbelle’ PPAF) A wonderful new dwarf Lilac with improved color. Wine colored buds open to a pleasing deep pink. It s a strong bloomer with a wonderful spicy fragrance. The small dark green leaves show good mildew resistance. Fantastic bonsai! The plant you will recieve is growing in a 2 1/4″ pot.

• Shipping Begins April 15th!
• Height: 4-6 Feet
• Light: Full Sun
• Fragrant: Yes
• The plant you will recieve is growing in a 2 1/4″ pot.

Price: $ 9.99

The Complete Guide to Choosing Landscape Plants (Black & Decker Outdoor Home)

- Shows how to evaluate soil and site location.

• ISBN13: 9781589230446
• Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
• Notes:

List Price: $ 24.95
Price: $ 4.91

EasyBloom Plant Sensor

The EasyBloom Plant Sensor helps you grow a perfect garden without the guesswork. Is this corner too hot, too dark, or too dry? Instead of wondering which plants will thrive where, know for sure with EasyBloom. This ingenious in-ground sensor reads and analyzes growing conditions in specific spots inside your home or yard, including sunlight, temperature, humidity, soil moisture and drainage. It even uses the same technology used on NASA’s Mars mission to measure the soil. Plug it into your computer and watch as it turns readings into recommendations, listing plants sure to flourish in your exact environment. Narrow your search more by specifying desired bloom color or season, plant height, drought tolerant, deer resistant, and other features. EasyBloom puts expert plant help in the palm of your hand: * Access the EasyBloom database of 5,000+ plants (developed with the largest growers of plants and flowers). * Find plants to thrive in every area of your home and garden, based on algorithms developed by leading plant horticulturalists and botanists * End the discouraging cycle of trial-and-error planting. * Diagnose ailing plants and bring them back to health. * Keep inventory of your own plants for one-click plant care. The ultimate “why didn’t someone think of that sooner” invention, EasyBloom is like having your own personal team of botanists on-call around the clock. The result? You spend a lot less time working in your garden, and a lot more time enjoying it. A perfect gift for novices to experienced gardeners, EasyBloom is completely reusable and works with your PC or Mac.

• Access the EasyBloom database of 5,000+ plants (U.S. only)
• Find plants to thrive in every area of your home and garden, based on algorithms developed by leading plant horticulturalists and botanists
• Diagnose ailing plants and bring them back to health
• Keep inventory of your own plants for one-click plant care
• End the discouraging cycle of trial-and-error planting. Saves you money and time!

Rating: (out of 55 reviews)

List Price: $ 59.95
Price: $ 38.98

EasyBloom Plant Sensor Reviews

Review by Debbie Lee Wesselmann:

When I received the EasyBloom Plant Sensor, I was excited because I had been struggling to grow plants on my new property despite years of gardening experience. This product promised to recommend and monitor my plants to determine what was going wrong. Unfortunately, it measures nothing more than I could tell by sticking my own finger in the soil and watching the shadows for a day: moisture and light. Yes, it measures temperature and relative humidity, but those vary both daily and seasonally and can be figured out by walking out the door. It does not analyze the soil — probably the most crucial information that cannot be intuitively known — for type, fertility, toxicity, and acidity. You must discover and enter this yourself on the web site.

The monitor setting does basically the same thing, only over a longer time so you can see the moisture and light fluctuations over a longer period of time; again, it cannot diagnose over- or under-fertilization, incorrect acidity, compacted or too sandy soil, diseases, or pests, the most common reasons a plant dies. The EasyBloom can take a snapshot of the location for future reference.

Probably the best part of the device is the web interface that provides detailed information on recommended plants. Yes, this information can be found online or in a good plant book, but the site shows thumbnail photos of the plants that can then lead the user to a more detailed description, including care, known pests, height, growing zones, attractiveness to birds, shape, etc. I really would have liked a “deer resistant” option; maybe they will add that in the future. Strangely enough, the site does not recommend the plants that *are* thriving in my landscape.

Beginning gardeners will find this device much more useful than experienced ones since they may not yet know how to use light conditions (shade, partial shade, afternoon sun, etc.) and soil moisture content to select the proper plants for an area. Unfortunately, they are also the ones who might over-fertilize or select the wrong plant for the soil type.

Although the EasyBloom is not comprehensive enough for advanced help, it would make a good housewarming gift for someone’s first home. I’ll be the first in line when they upgrade the device to include soil testing and fertility.

UPDATE: I purposefully mistreated a houseplant to see what the EasyBloom device would say — and it was spot on. It identified low light and improper watering, making a suggestion to repot it (to get a more absorbent soil) and place it in a better lit location.

Also, as of December 15, 2008, Easy Bloom supports Macs with its online software. I’ve used it — and it works well. Please read the comments attached to this review to see the response of an EasyBloom rep who lists some changes since I wrote the above.

– Debbie Lee Wesselmann

Review by Martin A Hogan:

I’m a landscape architect specializing in design, construction and planning. I am not an expert in plant materials like a botanist. The `easy Bloom’ was a real eye opener for me. It has a library of thousands of plants with detailed descriptions of anything a botanist or ordinary `garden-variety’ gardener would want to know. It is virtually an on-line encyclopedia and more expansive than the Western Garden Book.

Some of the options were: Plant recommendations, Environmental Conditions, Edit (later info) and Notes (personal). Searching for a certain plant, you can choose: Bloom Color, Bloom Season, Foliage, Characteristics, Special features, Height, Plant Type, Shape/Form and Soil Type.

There are SO MANY options. I decided to try it on indoor and outdoor plants, but finally decided to share just one problem spot I have. On my deck I have a large potted barrel about two feet high by three feet in diameter with good loamy soil. Oddly, nothing seems to really do well there. So I planted the `easy Bloom’ in the dirt for 24 hours. Then I placed the USB stick into my computer and was asked to refine my plant choices by: Bloom Color, Bloom Season, Foliage characteristics, Special features, Height, Plant Type, Shape/Form and Soil Type.

I picked through all the options of what I wanted and within a few seconds, the `best’ plants choices for my barrel were for:

Height: fern (American Maidenhair), Hyacinth, Tulip, Carpet Bugle, Lily, Coleus.

Bloom (of nine colors I chose red): Coleus, Tulip, Geranium.

Environmental Conditions told me for that 24 hour period: Average temp was (51-55 degrees) with mostly midday sun and moderate to fairly high humidity.

The final plant choices for my outside deck barrel for all options were: Coleus, Geranium and Friendship Plant. Now that I know what will look best year round for my barrel, I can just move to each pot, garden area or indoor pot and get several great choices.

Next I plan on choosing why my indoor `Climbing Onion’ that is going through dormancy, will need to survive and thrive. I’ll be ready for the spring!

I have never seen a plant monitor like this that is so extensive or thorough with thousands of plants and analysis. This is a must for any serious gardener – especially those who think they know it all (and I know quite a few of those). Just be prepared – after owning one of these, they WILL know it all!

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Hakuro Nishi Japanese Dappled Willow-Bonsai or Outdoors

Family: Salicaceae (Sa-lix: classical name for Willow)
Hakuro Nishi Japanese Dappled Willow
(Salix integra ‘Alba Maculata’) A Japanese plant with striking white-green-pink foliage. Slender branches are always moving in the breeze. Regular shearing is necessary to maintain leaf variegation. Very popular in Europe and gaining momentum in U.S. Also can be trained into an unusual bonsai specimum.

• Hardiness Zone: 5-9
• Height: 3-5 Feet
• Light: Full Sun
• Family: Salicaceae (Sa-lix: classical name for Willow)
• Hakuro Nishi Japanese Dappled Willow (Salix integra ‘Alba Maculata’)

Rating: (out of 1 reviews)

Price: $ 5.98

Hakuro Nishi Japanese Dappled Willow-Bonsai or Outdoors Reviews

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Dynamite Organic Mater Magic Premium Plant Food

Grow bigger and juicier tomatoes with just one feeding of Dynamite Organic Mater Magic Premium Plant Food. Slow release fertilizer.

• Grow Bigger, Juicier Tomatoes All Season Long
• Feeds Up To 3 Months
• OMRI Listed
• 100% Natural and Organic
• 0.675 Ounces, 191 grams

List Price: $ 8.51
Price: $ 3.83

Bayer 2-in-1 Insect Protection with Fertilizer Plant Spikes #701710A

Fertilizer spike also contains an insecticide. 1 application lasts up to 8 weeks. Kills and controls aphids, whiteflies, scales, thrips, and others. No spraying and no mess. For potted indoor or outdoor ornamental plants. Comes with applicator.

• Easy-to-Use Plant Spikes
• Kills Insects and Feeds Plants for up to 2 Months
• Use in Potted Plants, Indoors or Outdoors
• Kills Aphids, Leafhoppers, Mealybugs, Plant bugs, Scales, Thrips and Whiteflies
• Use on potted roses, palms, ficus, houseplants, hibiscus, flowers, vines, and containerized shrubs and trees.

Rating: (out of 4 reviews)

List Price: $ 6.22
Price: $ 5.65

GARDMAN 72″ Tomato Spiral Plant Support – Single Pack

* For tomatoes and all climbing plants * No tying and retying required as plant grows * Heavy gauge, green PVC coating * Tops capped for safety * Green tomato spiral * 72″ length *

• For tomatoes and all climbing plants
• No tying and retying required as plant grows
• Heavy gauge, green PVC coating
• Green tomato spiral, 72″ length

Rating: (out of 1 reviews)

List Price: $ 9.95
Price: $ 7.74

GARDMAN 72″ Tomato Spiral Plant Support – Single Pack Reviews

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