… Tiny hands, belonging to a class of third graders, carefully fold rulers into squares and rest them on a grassy meadow … about ecosystems outside the classroom creates valuable experiences and future scientists. To get their hands dirty, so to speak. Prairie Pondering is just one of the Garden’s guided field … and more about asking the kids to consider why they think a plant looks or behaves the way it does,” Wehrle said. Sharing time together outside is part of the fun of guided field …
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… blue flowers of any of the cultivars, this non-stop bloomer earns it's keep. Grow in full sun for best flower production (although it tolerates partial shade well). Very well branched to provide quick and complete soil cover. MegaCopa has improved heat tolerance, which will help …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Fireworks’) explode with color in the Home Landscape Gardens during summer. Flowering best in full sun, drought-tolerant sundrops must have well-drained soil. This winter-hardy, summer-blooming perennial has exceptionally cheery, 3- to 4-inch flowers, and a loose, sprawling habit that softens edges of walkways and paths. Fireworks is selected for its dusky purple flushed leaves and red buds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… American red elderberry is an deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum height of 25 feet. It requires full sun or partial shade and moist water conditions. In early summer it produces yellow blooms that give way to red fruit that attracts birds. The plant can be used in a hedge or a border. Archived Copy: …
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… ‘Clara Mack’ is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum of 28 feet. It thrives under full sun or partial shade with moderate water conditions. In summer it produces large clusters of pea-like white flowers that give way to brown fruit in the fall. The plant is useful as a specimen. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… Photographs can take our breath away. A beautiful image can transport us to another time. It can flood us with long-forgotten memories. It can go far beyond being a … The last session will showcase the results of the challenge with a full group slide show. Get ready for ideas to set you free, to shake you out of ruts, and charge you up to make new photographs. …
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… June Bride Nippon spirea is so named for its abundant sprays of bridal white flowers produced in the most favored month for weddings. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
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… including yellow, deep red, orange, and salmon, with some doubles. This is a superb annual for bedding or hanging baskets. It thrives in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sunny sites and performs best in cool weather. Leaves, flowers, and immature fruits all contain mustard oils, and can be … in salads or as a substitute for capers. This species may be a hybrid created by Incans prior to Spanish conquest. It is identified as growing from Bolivia north to Colombia in high …
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… Angelica is an upright perennial that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet. It requires full sun or partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. From June to August the plant produces greenish-white blooms that attract butterflies. These give way to showy fruit. The plant is a biennial, and it is used primarily as a specimen or in a …
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… Deep, black-red buds open to reveal ivory-white blossoms edged in cherry pink on Dick Clark™ grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Wekfunk'). With a couple of days of sunlight, the ivory colors begin to change to shades of burgundy on their way to deep, dark red flowers at maturity. The deep green, glossy foliage of this rose is …
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