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  • … daisylike blossoms with black centers. Because this plant, which grows 5 to 6 feet tall, is bold-textured, it is best used mid-border because the leaves are low and the plant is see-through. It provides late color in the garden. A massive plant best for naturalistic …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This hybrid yew cultivar is a cross between Japanese yews ( Taxus cuspidata ) and English yews ( Taxus baccata ). This … full sun to almost full shade, a wide range of soils as long as they are well drained, but is intolerant of temperature extremes. This is one of the few conifers that can tolerate heavy pruning. Please note that all parts of this …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dendrochilum glumaceum is known as the husk-like or hay-scented orchid and it is native to the Philippines. The strap-like leaves are 20 inches long. The drooping flower stems and very thin and wiry, to 18 inches long. The top foot is covered with pairs of tiny flowers, up to 48. The petals are white, with a tiny gold lip and a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … ( Phaius tankervilliae 'Rabin's Raven') is commonly called nun's orchid because if you look into the throat of the flower, there appears to be a nun with her head bowed in prayer. This lovely terrestrial orchid is a robust plant that blooms with clusters of four to 12 fragrant blossoms; they are marked by … on stalks that can be up to 6 feet tall. Relatively easy to grow, it clumps vigorously and is believed to be the largest of the Australian orchids. It is one of about 30 species of Phaius …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Description: This is one of two visible woodpecker species with red highlights on its head. Oak woodland restoration has helped to increase their numbers in recent years. It is most often seen in McDonald Woods. …
    Type: Birding
  • … 'Sienna' can reach a height of 50 feet with a 30 foot spread. It is extremely cold hardy and has bright red fall coloring. Like other Freeman maples, it is tolerant of varying soil and moisture conditions. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Caucasian spurge is a rounded perennial that produces yellow flowers during the summer. It grows to a height of 2 feet under full sun in moist soil. The plant is mostly used as a ground cover or in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Tatting fern is a clump-forming fern that grows to a maximum height of 12 inches. It requires partial to fulll shade with moderate moisture and is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … BUZZ™ Soft Pink Butterfly Bush BUZZ™ series is a compact butterfly bush series that is perfect for containers and small spaces. It has continuous blooms in brilliant colors. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This is a vigorous, late, large-flowered climber. Its single flowers have overlapping, velvety, violet-purple tepals and deep red anthers. It is a showy plant that grows on the tile wall of the English Walled Garden. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant