… stalks are topped by spikes of flowers and bracts ranging from light pink on the lower flowers to a brilliant flaming fuchsia-pink at the top. Celosias grown and flower best in full sun and average soils with moderate fertilization and supplemental water during … while songbirds are attracted to the small black seeds in fall. This is an excellent cultivar for cutting and using either in fresh or dried arrangements. 2020 – Ball Horticultural featured …
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… The start of the new year is an ideal time for homeowners to begin making plans for enhancing their garden's beauty. As with making … — and, by extension, your life! Planting one tree in the right place is an easy and affordable way to create beauty and improve the quality of life. Trees enhance the landscape in all seasons, …
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… Illinois. A particularly hardy plant, it is more vigorous than the species and thus suitable for the northern Midwest. The plant is a multi-stemmed, low-branching, round to oval, deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows 15 – 20 feet tall. It features tiny, … before the foliage and deep green, oval leaves turn to a purple tinge in autumn. Flowers give way to tiny red berries that mature in the summer. The attractive grayish-brown bark exfoliates …
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… These perennials grow to a height of 8 inches with full sun to partia shade and dry soil conditions. Blooms from May … white, green, purple, or a mixture of these. A low-growing perennial succulent, hen-and-chicks get their common name from their tendency to start new “chicks” in a circular pattern around the … them as a ground cover in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil; they are perfect for a rock garden, a dry slope, or a living wall. …
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… yellow flowers that bloom in midsummer. Its narrow leaves are blue-green. Plant it in full sun for best flowering. Creating a pleasing border in our midwestern climate requires more than flowering … fit nicely with the soft, loose feel of a perennial garden; summer bloomers that contribute to the sequence of blooming plants; and shrubs with variegated or colorful leaves. Shrubs that …
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… of 50 feet with a spread of 25 feet. This sugar maple cultivar is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The … or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is a beautiful golden-orange-red. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as for the syrup produced from its sap. It is a favorite maple for fall …
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… reach a height of 30 feet with a similar spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The … or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color starts early and is a bright red. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as for the syrup produced from its sap. It is a favorite maple for fall …
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… Chinese witch hazel grows as a loosely-branched, upright, deciduous shrub to 9' tall with a similar width. The large alternate leaves are broadly ovate with wavy margins. It grows in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It will retain an attractive shape with little … yellow strap-like petals emerging from a deep red calyx The gray-green summer foliage gives way to yellow in fall. It is resistant to deer and can be used as specimen or in a naturalistic …
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… —Lakeside East Alexandrina Saucer Magnolia —English Walled Garden The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias Magnolias for fragrance…magnolias for small spaces…evergreen magnolias…plant expert Andrew Bunting sorts through the world’s magnificent magnolias in The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias, the newest book in The Plant Lover’s Guide series. Bunting, the Chicago Botanic …
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