… of the mint family (Lamiaceae), with its silvery foliage and tall lavender flowers, this herb is an attractive addition to any perennial bed. Add lavender's characteristic scent that is stored in oil glands embedded among its flowers, leaves and stems, and the result is a plant … to encourage vigorous new growth. It is imperative to provide lavender with a well-drained site if it is to survive the cold and damp of winter. Lavender is indeed a versatile modern plant …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This rare southern visitor is the largest warbler species in the area and is often heard before being seen. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This migrant species is very common throughout the Garden, but is often seen with yellow-rumps in open areas. …
Type: Birding
… In the face of increasingly unpredictable winter weather, what is remaining constant, what is changing, and how is nature affected? Use winter-based phenomena to drive investigations around these questions. …
Type: Item Detail
… This tree is another snake skin maple that is native to China. It can grow up to 30 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Its bark is green with pale green and white stripes which contrasts beautifully with its fall colors of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The silver maple is native to eastern North America. It can reach a height of 80 feet with a spread of 50 feet. This tree requires full sun, but is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and conditions. It gets its name from the silvery … of its finely dissected, five lobed leaves held on slightly weeping branches. Fall color is yellow and bronze. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a large, deciduous shrub that can slowly grow to 16 feet high and 10 feet wide. It blooms with … in late spring to early summer. These provide a contrast with its dark green foliage. It is not fussy about soil type as long as it is well drained and in full sun. It can tolerate dappled shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a small to medium sized tree (25 feet tall with a similar spread). It blooms with small panicles of yellow flowers in the spring. Unlike many buckeyes, this cultivar is resistant to summer leaf scorch and has deep maroon fall coloring. It prefers full sun to light shade and will tolerate dryer conditions that other buckeyes once it is established. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Golden Mop’ is a mounded, slow-growing, dwarf shrub that typically grows to 2–3 feet tall and as wide over … eventually maturing to as much as 5 feet tall. It features stringy, golden yellow foliage that is at its best in full sun. ‘Golden Mop’ can be grown in the border but is also easily adaptable to containers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Venus' has flowers that open almost white and age to rose pink. It is separated botanically from florist mums and is now listed under Chrysanthemum x rubellum . It differs from standard mums in that it is fully hardy, with large, many-petalled daisy flowers with a yellow eye, and has a lax …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
