… She’s a messenger from the gods to mortals—a golden-winged goddess who travels to earth on a rainbow. When she arrives, colorful flowering plants—irises—sprout where her feet touch the ground. The genus Iris is a fitting name for a group of fabulous plants whose flowers represent a rainbow of hues. There are about 300 … Their native habitat ranges from North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia where some grow on mountain tops, in meadows, deserts, alongside streams, and on hillsides. Depending on the …
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… May Fertilize roses with a liquid 20-20-20 solution when flower buds are set. Monitor roses for insects and diseases. Check daily for black spot, especially in wet weather. Do not handle … rose slugs (small white caterpillars with black heads) and their damage (tissuelike patches on the leaves). Succulent new green growth is particularly susceptible to aphid attack. Monitor … perennials for signs of aphids — curled, distorted tip growth. Spray a strong stream of water on damaged foliage to remove pests. June One application of fertilizer in the spring is usually …
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… Performance by Joey Brink In 2021, the National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) sponsored a juried carillon composition competition to create five new … and advocacy at the local and national levels, Olmsted 200 ensures that Olmsted’s legacy lives on by renewing public and policy commitments to the preservation and maintenance of our historic … Brink is the sixth university carillonneur at the University of Chicago, where he performs on the 72-bell Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and directs a carillon studio of 20 students. He …
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… to talk orchids, yet they're at the top of our minds at the Garden this month, as we prepare for the Orchid Show. This got us thinking: how does a smart gardener care for orchids in the … cold outdoor weather can even affect indoor orchids? You may need to move plants that live on windowsills or near radiators—it may be time to switch cool-growing orchids closer to windows … Since every orchid has its own water preference, it pays to know specifics. For great articles on individual species, we often turn to the pages of Orchids and Orchid Digest magazines—both …
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… Large, deep purple-blue flowers provide continuous bloom throughout the warmer months on this nonhardy perennial bred for dwarf size, excellent lateral branches, and larger-than-normal flowers. Butterflies and bees …
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… Cut down on cleanup without sacrificing flavor with three fresh, one-skillet, spring dinners. You will … Alfredo pasta, and seared salmon with Swiss chard and radishes—simple, seasonal meals ideal for busy weeknights. Emily Paster, cookbook author and blogger ITW Kitchen 3, Learning Center …
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… Bright canary yellow petals are streaked in dark red to maroon splashes on this modern cultivar selected for its similarity to the "broken" tulips of the tulip mania period in Dutch history. Plant in …
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… commonly grown in Mexico's hot lowlands. Its fragrant white, star-shaped flowers with purple on the back of the petals are borne on large inflorescences on red stems. The handsome, strappy foliage arises from giant fleshy … high moisture and should not be allowed to dry out between watering. The cultivar is named for humanitarian Queen Emma (Emma Rooke, 1836–85), the queen consort of Kamehameha IV), who ruled …
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… strong winds and afternoon sun. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and … category—the Itoh or intersectional peonies—display the extravagant blooms of tree peonies on herbaceous stems. All peonies bloom between April and June. Flowers on tree peonies appear one to two weeks before those on herbaceous peonies. …
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… elegance of Paeonia suffruticosa in Switzerland. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and … category—the Itoh or intersectional peonies—display the extravagant blooms of tree peonies on herbaceous stems. All peonies bloom between April and June. Flowers on tree peonies appear one to two weeks before those on herbaceous peonies. …
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