… equal spread. It blooms in May with showy white, flat-topped clusters of flowers. These give way to edible red fruits in the fall. This cultivar produces fruits larger than the species or other … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… To feed, or not to feed, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The … them. I hope William Shakespeare doesn’t mind me modifying his famous lines a little, but you get the idea. When winter arrives, we see the birds all fluffed-up out in the cold and wind and … There are positive and negative things about feeding birds. On the negative side, there is the way feeders concentrate many birds in a small area, making it easier for diseases to spread among …
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… An autumn visit to the fruit and vegetable garden in search of late-season surprises can be rewarding. For it's at this time that all those plants requiring "a long growing season" (90 to 100+ days …
Type: Plant Info
… turtlehead. It has dark green foliage on a 20-inch tall clump. The clump will eventually widen to several feet. In late summer and early fall, the clumps are topped with white snapdragon-like flowers. It tolerates wet or dry conditions and is good way to blending late season color into the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is generally used as an accent plant because of its stiffly arching branches. It can grow to a height of about 10 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In late spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to brown fruit in the summer. The fern-like foliage turns an attractive yellow in the fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Orange flowers appear in late summer into early fall much to the delight of hummingbirds and gardeners. This un-described species hails from Brazil where it grows in full sun on grassy hillsides. Unlike other species, the older leaves begin to curl up with age creating a very unique form. Full sun and dryish conditions appear to be the best approach for containers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… an alliance) and the species level. Cross an Odontoglossum with a Miltonia , and what do you get? An Odontonia —one of many Odontoglossum alliances. …
Type: Plant Info
… by billowing masses of silvery, silk-like seeds in late fall. This perennial is excellent for use as an informal vine or trained formally on arbors. It flowers on the current season's growth, so plants that get too large can be reduced in size in spring without decreasing flower production. Sweet autumn … in 1877 and has been safely used as an ornamental until the last decade or so, when it began to appear on lists of plants that can reseed into roadsides and other natural habitats. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sibirica Bloodgood Siberian dogwood is a selection noted for its deep red winter stems. In late spring it produces yellowish-white flowers which give way to bluish-white fruit in the summer. Foliage is red in the fall. While this plant may grow tall, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the Appalachian Mountains, ‘Wate’s Golden’ is an irregular, slow- to medium-growing Virginia pine that is best known for its outstanding golden foliage in winter. It grows 15-30 feet tall in an open pyramidal …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
