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Feb 1 –

A mid-winter's dream: Noack Rosen's Flower Carpet rose gardens

The first day of Blah-bruary … er, I mean, February. The perfect day to revel in garden pictures that are exactly the opposite of...

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Jan 19 –

Winter 2012 - a time for dreaming, planning - and pruning!

It sounds weird, but one of my favorite times of the year, gardening-wise, is January....

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Jan 8 –

2012 kids' grow kits offer exotic edibles, appealing characters and multichannel marketing

Looks like kids gardening is going to be bigger than ever in 2012, by the looks of all the yowza grow kits marketed to them on the ...

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begonia bonfire

Tropicanna container recipe 2 (2)- Tropicanna Black (top); salvia farinacea (middle left); Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' (bottom)

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Easy, Colorful, Tropical Container Combos? We’ve Got ‘Em!

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April 13, 2011

Craving eye-popping garden container combos?

It couldn’t be easier with the following recipes, designed by Tesselaar Plants in its ongoing efforts to make gardening easier.

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Bonfire^® Begonias, Festival™ Burgundy Cordyline Star In Latest Online How-To Gardening Videos

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March 23, 2011 – Two red-hot garden plants, Bonfire begonias and Festival Burgundy cordyline, star in Tesselaar’s latest online how-to gardening videos by Dave Epstein of Growing Wisdom, a popular weekly, online, how-to video show for home garde

Download the news release in Microsoft Word format: News Release - Tesselaar Plants New Gardening Videos 2011-03-22.

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Bonfire^® Choc Red

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BONFIRE^® begonia Choc Red has an eye-catching profusion of exotic bright red/orange flowers covering up to half of the plant. BONFIRE Choc Red differs from Bonfire in that it features interesting chocolate/plum foliage with serrated edges highlighted by a red margin, and in that it offers a neat, bushy growth habit.

Download the plant bio in Microsoft Word format: Tesselaar Plant Bio: Bonfire Choc Red.

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Bonfire^® Choc Pink

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BONFIRE^® begonia Choc Pink has an eye-catching profusion of blush pink flowers covering up to half of the plant. BONFIRE Choc Pink complements its well-known cousin Bonfire with a similar trailing habit, making it ideal for patio pots, hangZing baskets and window boxes.

Download the plant bio in Microsoft Word format: Tesselaar Plant Bio: Bonfire Choc Pink.

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Tesselaar Announces 2011 Plant Introductions: Bonfire^® Choc Pink & Choc Red

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September 20, 2010 — Two exciting new chocolate-leaved versions of the popular Bonfire begonia series Choc Pink and Choc Red will make their debut this coming spring from Tesselaar Plants, all in keeping with the Australian plant developer’s commitment to easy-care, eco-friendly and exceptionally well-tested plants.

Download the news release in Microsoft Word format: Tesselaar News Release - 2011 Plant Intros 2010-09-20 [updated 2011-04-06].