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  • … shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 1 foot. It is a specimen as a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 1 foot. It is good as a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 15 feet. It is a specimen as a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 8 feet. It is a specimen shade tree or in a hedge and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Q. I read that good lawn maintenance involves aeration. Exactly what is this and when should it be done?  A. Aeration is a process that creates openings in turf to reduce thatch and help with water infiltration, nutrient absorption, and air movement to roots. It is often done to improve heavily compacted soil. There are three different types of turf …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Lilium lancifolium is commonly known as tiger lily. It has bright orange flowers with dark speckled spots in late … summer. The stems stand 4 feet tall with up to 10 unscented flowers per stem. This species is native to Guam, China, Korea, and Japan. Although this species does not produce viable seeds, … produced in the leaf axils along the stem. A bulbil will produce flowers two years after it is collected from the stem. The bulbs are edible, and these plants have been cultivated in Asia …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Achillea 'Apricot Delight' is sold commercially as a member of the TUTTI FRUTTI™ Series. It has deep reddish-apricot … stems and bloom from early until late summer. It likes full sun and tolerates drought well. It is attractive to butterflies while resistant to deer and rabbits. This is a favorite as a cut flower and is also excellent as a dried flower. The genus name Achillea is
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Iris 'Rosalie Figge' This is a tall bearded iris that stands 37 to 39 inches tall. It has violet standards while the falls … Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society and in 1999 it received Award of Merit. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Narcissus ‘Beautiful Eyes’ is in Division 7. It is 12-16 inches tall and blooms in mid spring with 2 inch flowers. The petals open pale yellow and become white as they mature. The corona is a bright orange. The flowers are fragrant. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Nutgall tree, also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular … huge panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers appear. These attract pollinators, however, fruit is not produced without a male plant nearby. 'September Beauty' is a clone with extra large …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant