Time-honored advice in\nbusiness calls for \u201cmanaging by walking around.\u201d That practice helps the\nmanager to stay in touch with the day-to-day work of the enterprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same practice applies to gardening. The gardener should walk through his or her garden often to observe how plants are growing, what they need, and what improvements would improve the landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, I discovered another result of \u201cgardening by walking around:\u201d a surprise development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I enjoyed the orange blossoms of the South African Bush Lilies (Clivia miniata), which I wrote about last month, I was surprised to find new, nearly white blossoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nhad not planted such a variety! Clivia specialists noted the impressive range\nof blossom colors in hybrids of this plant: common orange, salmon\norange, deep orange, to dark red orange, creamy pale yellows, pale\npink, rich peach and pink shades, and green-tinted bronzy red. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They have not mentioned white.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n My Internet search for \u201cwhite clivia\u201d revealed a Clivia relative, Cryptostephanus vansonii (no common name). This is a rare plant, also from South Africa, with both white and pink forms. Online pictures of this plant showed that it differs enough from the familiar Clivia that I suspected that my newcomer could be a “sport” with very pale yellow blossoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s my \u201cwalking\naround\u201d reward for this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another garden care activity\nthat could reward your efforts is to propagate a shrub through cuttings. Roses\nare popular candidates for such propagation. Here\u2019s how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Propagating several\ncuttings at the same time could yield a swath of your favorite plant to enhance\nyour landscape. This real gardening process creates free plants and much\nenjoyment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Advance Your Gardening Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You\ncan find more detailed descriptions of these methods by searching the Internet\nfor \u201cpropagation of [the plant of your choice].\u201d Also, searching Youtube.com\nwill provide brief practical demonstrations in video recordings. Keep in mind\nthat there could be as many approaches as there are gardeners, so draw on more\nthan one demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.\nEnrich Your Gardening Days <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As\npromised, here are more botanical gardens for virtual tours as part of your\npersonal program of garden exploration. Botanical gardens have an educational\npurpose in addition to their commitment to research and preservation of\nselected categories of plants. This list of international gardens is drawn from\nrecent recommendations from a British garden magazine, especially to \u201chelp beat\nthe self-isolation blues.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n For the full list, browse to tinyurl.com\/vvpsn4g<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy\nyour gardens and gardening and stay healthy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We continue our exploration of three categories of gardening activities that are suitable under social distance constraints and rewarding to the gardener. 1. Care for Your Garden Time-honored advice in business calls for \u201cmanaging by walking around.\u201d That practice helps … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ongardening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Clivi-miniat-near-white-MS-scaled.jpeg?fit=584%2C631\")
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