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  • … which white flowers emerge, followed by small yellow fruits in the fall. It is rated excellent to good for disease resistance by the University of Illinois Extension. 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 …
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  • … The Henning crabapple features red buds that open to white flowers. Its orange fruit in the fall persists into winter. This cultivar is highly rated for disease resistance by the University of Illinois Extension. 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 …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The white buds of Jack crabapple open to fragrant white flowers and are followed by purplish fruit in the fall. This variety is noted for its deep green foliage as well. 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 …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … ‘Vallya’ produces a profusion of light pink flowers on an upright semi-deciduous plant. Bred for hardiness and disease resistance, it nevertheless needs soils amended with peat moss and/or treatment of the soil with powdered sulfur to survive long term in our heavy alkaline clay soils. Best grown in light shade and despite the need to keep the root constantly moist, the plant does not tolerate planting in low-lying sites where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … There aren't that many Weigela with something to offer when they aren't in bloom, but 'Suzanne' is one. First she gives you a mix of pink and white flowers on the same bush, for a spring display that can last 6 to 8 weeks. Then there's the foliage, delicately edged in white. And sometimes, a repeat flush of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … crested burgundy red flower above the burgundy tinted dark green foliage. Great selection for containers and towards the front of flower beds. Plant in full sun, well drained soils and provide moderate fertilization for best results. If left in the garden, songbirds will gather to devour the seeds that ripen in late fall. If cut and dried, the dark color and unique shape …
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  • … Midnight Fire Ornamental Pepper The dark-black foliage makes the perfect backdrop for the shiny purple pods that mature to red at the end of the season. A wonderful companion plant for other late-summer and fall container and flower bed displays. Thrives during the heat of …
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  • … Today’s enthusiasm for using herbs to treat ailments, whether  Echinacea  (purple coneflower) as an immune-system …  gives a broader definition that includes a wide range of plants. It states, "In addition to herbaceous perennials, herbs include trees, shrubs, annuals, vines and more primitive plants …
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  • … Q: I would like to plant some peonies in my garden. Can I do it in the fall, and what tips can you offer? A: Yes, peonies can be planted and divided in the fall. Peonies are favorites for many people because they are long-lived, hardy perennials that reliably produce gorgeous, … in spring. Select a full sun location for best flowering. Peony roots should contain three to five red eyes and be planted no more than 2 inches below soil level in a humus-rich, …
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  • … Spring Snow crabapple bears white flowers, but it is notable for its lack of fruit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them attractive plants … by humans but are beloved by birds. Most crabapples benefit from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant