… AMBER JUBILEE® Ninebark is a variety of Eastern ninebark that has summer foliage in shades of gold. yellow and orange, becoming purple in the fall. Eastern ninebark is a deciduous shrub that is native to the south-eastern parts of North America, where it is found along streams and in dry areas such as woodlands and rocky areas. Ninebark is named for its peeling bark on mature …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cure the bite of a mad dog. Unlikely. But it is true that this rose's hips are unusually high in antioxidants and it was used for a variety of medical purposes over the centuries. Even in the 40's, it appeared in you WW II victory gardens as a source of Vitamin C when fresh produce was scarce. Its single …
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… 'Blanc Double de Coubert' is a hybrid rugosa rose originally introduced in 1893 that's still winning awards in our day. The semi-double roses are a very pure white, wrinkled a little like tissue paper, and highly fragrant. In fact, "rugosa" comes from the Latin for wrinkled, but it refers to the wrinkled appearance of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms with reddish pink petals with a blue center in midspring. It will grow to a height of 6” and (over time) will naturalize in the garden. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small bright yellow flowers in large umbels supplement the ornamental attributes of the smoky purple and green finely … dissected foliage. All parts of the plant smell like licorice and have been used as flavorings in baked goods and distilled spirits. Plant in full sun in moderately fertile soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A fairly common migrant and breeder here. Look for it in any wooded habitat on migration or in McDonald Woods in summer. …
Type: Birding
… Anthony Waterer spirea produces abundant deep carmine pink flowers in clusters in June with some rebloom later in the summer. Foliage emerges tinged with red but becomes blue green as the season progresses. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… large tree aloes, which makes it a stunning centerpiece specimen for frost-free gardens in USDA Zones 9b-11. Aloe vaombe was first described by J. Decorse Poisson in 1912. Its specific epithet comes from the indigenous name “ vahombre .” Native to southern … an unbranched succulent that grows to 12 feet or taller, with large single rosettes of 5 feet in diameter. It has long, smooth, recurved green leaves with white teeth. These leaves are curved …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… economic use as a low-toxicity pesticide (pyrethrum) makes them fine natural insecticides. In contemporary Europe, countries including France, Poland, and Spain regard certain types of … of death and mourning, and it's a cultural taboo to provide them as a gift. On the contrary, in America mums make frequent appearances in landscapes, planters, and cornucopias in celebration of the Thanksgiving season. Here at the …
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… runs July 30 through September 25 Duckworth was born Ruth Windmuller on April 10, 1919, in Hamburg, Germany. Because her father was Jewish, she was not allowed to study art under the Nazi regime, so she left her home country in 1936 to study in Britain, where she remained for her early career. In 1964, Duckworth moved to Chicago to teach …
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