… Join Nancy Clifton to learn a few ideas for making your own seed balls. Seed balls are small, seed-infused clay spheres used on bare soil … in urban vacant lots to grow plants in desolate open city areas, the concept can be used for anyone interested in gardening and experimenting with seeds. Clay balls can grow a mix of herbs, spring annuals and a cluster of lettuce. Learn the tools and tips for making your own seed spheres. All materials included in the class cost. Nancy Clifton, …
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… New! Start an edible garden and make it fun for the whole family. Gardening with your kids or grandkids will help forge deeper connections to … of course, having fun. Learn how and when to start your edible garden, which plants are great for beginners, and basic care tips for throughout the season. Help pass on the love of gardening and raise the next generation of …
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… of color change in some species will vary between winters. Some boxwoods that are prized for retaining their green color throughout most winters are 'Wintergreen', 'Green Velvet', 'Green Mountain', and 'Glencoe'. For more in-depth information, please refer to Plant Evaluation Notes Issue 6, 1994, Boxwoods for Northern Midwest Landscapes , by Richard G. Hawke, Coordinator of Plant Evaluation Programs …
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… tip of each leaf, creating an amazing fabric pattern like effect. Stunning. Obviously selected for its unusual foliage, it does produce from summer to fall delicate spikes of coral to salmon … flowers. This is a diminutive aloe forming clumps of rosettes only 6-8' tall. Very suitable for indoor containers or planted in groups. Only hardy in USDA zones 9-11, it can only be used indoors or outside for the summer only in the Chicago area. …
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… Brazil where they grow on the forest floor. Absolute Zero earth star is a favored plant for terraria for its dramatic foliage. The plant is rosette-shaped with dark brown leathery leaves with silvery bands radiating from the center of the plant. This plant is grown for its dramatic foliage as the white flowers are relatively inconspicuous. Earth Stars require …
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… crabapple are followed by yellow fruit. This is a dwarf cultivar of symmetrical habit suitable for sites where space is limited. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year-round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
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… Satin Cloud crabapple is a dwarf cultivar noted for the cinnamon fragrance of its white flowers, its orange fall foliage, and bright yellow … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
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… Sentinel crabapple is notable for its narrow upright form. Its rose-colored buds open to pale pink flowers. The bright red … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
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… As its name connotes, the WEEPING CANDIED APPLE® crabapple is notable for its weeping habit. Its red buds open to pink flowers, which are followed by red fruit. … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
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… GOLDEN RAINDROPS® crabapple is notable for its distinctive deeply cut green foliage and its abundant golden yellow fruit, from which it … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
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