… This workshop is for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques to grow vegetables in the winter. Whether you are growing in-ground or in raised beds, what are the ways you can extend your garden's season? Learn which …
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… native of the southern United States. It is a medium tree that can reach a height of 20 feet. In spring, fragrant white flowers bloom in clusters and give way to fruits that ripen in fall and remain throughout the winter. Birds find these attractive. In this area, this tree …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… serotina ) is a sprawling perennial from southeastern Europe that can reach 6 feet in height and up to 3 feet in width before it produces large, glistening-white daisy flowers in September and October. Giant daisy grows best in full sun and moist soils, attracts …
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… The Molly Fordham rhododendron is a small (5’) round shrub that blooms in early April with clusters of white flowers. In deeper shade or in a colder spring, the flowers have a pinkish hue. Rhododendrons in the 'P.J.M.' group are heavy …
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… pink outer petals and creamy white inner petals on sturdy stems towards the end of May in the Chicago region. It's elegant in landscapes, as well as a cut flower. Plant this tulip in fall, in well-drained soils, and in full sun and protect it from chipmunks and squirrels until …
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… of wonderfully fragrant semi-double blooms smother this very old shrub rose (before 1600) in mid-June. The common name commemorates the House of York, one of the contestants in the English War of the Roses. If grown in full sun and allowed to reach mature size, this rose makes a wonderful statement in the …
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… Gracefully arching stems are decorated with pendulous fragrant white flowers edged in green in spring. A feature of this cultivar are the pinkish-red stems. Grow in shady, cool, moist locations in the garden. …
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… Deep gold crested cockscombs continue to increase in size over the summer resulting in massive flowers that can be harvested and dried - or left in place to supply songbirds with food. This is no shy ankle-bitter that has to be moved to the …
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… Seeing autumn squill in bloom in early September is always a surprise, because all of its cousins bloom in the spring. Numerous spikes of starry rosy to lavender flowers densely cover spikes to 10 …
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… CANNOVA® Lemon Canna Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. CANNOVA® Lemon lives up to those standards. It can … leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant it in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage re-blooming. …
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