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Some gardeners hope for a fruitful ending when legislation is introduced to repeal a ban on growing Ribes plants in Maine. A group of Maine gardeners is trying to create a movement to make it ...
What: A cultivar of the native flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum “Pulborough Scarlet” was selected for its deep, cardinal-red flowers opening to a rich, rose red. The early spring flowers ...
Plant of the week: Ribes sanguineum. By The Newsroom. Published 14th Mar 2011, 00:00 BST. SPRING wouldn’t be spring without the in-your-eye dazzling display of the ornamental currants.
One of the challenges many gardeners face is how to make shady spots look good. Fortunately, many beautiful, flowering native plants thrive in shade. When you are planning your shade garden ...
White pine blister rust (WPBR) infects white pines and Ribes, a plant genus that include gooseberries and currants. Some states such as Maine prohibit planting Ribes to protect valuable Northeast ...
Plant Pick: Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle' flowering currant. March 2, 2005. Our native shrub the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) has a host of cultivars that produce different-colored ...
The Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership (GGP) has a new gig going: social gardening. It’s weekly on Wednesday evenings around 6 ...