… primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Candy … by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders, or mass planted in …
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… primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. The Carnival … by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. The color is best when grown in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders and mass planted in …
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… 24 inches wide. It is resistant to deer and the flowers will attract hummingbirds and bees. In milder climates the leaves will remain attractive in winter. It would work well in mixed containers, as a small scale groundcover in shade, and in the front row of a semi shade …
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… This round bulb grows to a height of 6 inches in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… Their deep-green leaves are two-ranked—arising from the soil directly opposite one another in an alternating sequence. Because the leaves arch directly above one another, a mature plant … provides a perfect foil for its masses of trumpet-shaped flowers. Native to damp woodlands in southern Africa, the plant has a habitat that ranges from subtropical coastal forests to ravines in high-altitude forests, where they thrive in dappled shade and in well-drained, humus-rich …
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… can influence their flavor and the color of their papery wrapping. Elephant garlic, found in stores and garden catalogs, is not a true garlic, but a type of bulbing leek. Snap off curly scapes in spring and use as you would use garlic cloves in your cooking. Hard-neck vs. Soft-neck Garlic generally falls into two categories: hard-neck …
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… The Snowflake Fairy Robed in white comes Snowflake Fairy, braving wintry winds and ice, pearly "Maid of February," whom the … frosts entice. Gladly welcome Snowflake Fairy, on your terrace give her room. She alone in February braves the cold to shed her bloom. —Elizabeth Gordon What can give us more hope … the first bulbs to bloom, snowdrops are not only beautiful, but easy to grow. Snowdrops are in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), and there are only a dozen cultivated species, mostly …
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… Masses of small pink flowers are clustered at the tips of thin stems that dance in the wind on this hardy perennial. Plant in full sun in well drained soils and deadhead to prevent unwanted spread. …
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… Lemon-yellow, well-formed petals with a slightly paler collar surround the dark golden stamens in the center. Plant this dahlia in full sun and in moderately moist and fertile soils; stake it to prevent wind damage. …
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… are many definitions for the word “zen.” It’s been described as “a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort.” It may be … with practitioners of Zen Buddhism. The term “Zen garden” was first coined by Loraine Kuck, in her 1935 book “100 Gardens of Kyoto.” By the 1950s, the term became popular as a way for … and Europeans to describe the minimalistic rock-and-sand gardens found at Zen Buddhist temples in Japan. The correct term for this type of garden is karesansui, or dry garden. A Zen Garden is …
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