… This year’s cold, wet spring was followed by a hot, dry summer and that spelled trouble for lawns. If you’ve noticed some dead patches or more weeds (like ragweed and nutsedge) than usual, you’re not alone. Although spring is a popular time for lawn renovation, fall is even better. Summer’s heat and drought have ended …
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… Native to Japan, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Maulei' is an oval or rounded shrub producing orange or salmon-colored flowers in late winter and early spring. The flowers give way to yellow and red fruit that attract birds. It reaches a maximum height of 3 feet under full sun or partial …
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… Hibiscus syriacus 'Lady Stanley' has double or semi double white flowers with red centers and red veins radiating outward from the center. This is a deciduous shrub that grows 8 - 12 feet tall and blooms in August and September. It is hardy in zones 5 -9. When the species was named …
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… The sea grape tree is native to the tropical Americas and the Caribbean where it is found on the dunes and beach areas. While it can grow to be a large tree thirty feet tall or more, in cultivated …
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… 'Mariken' is a dwarf Ginkgo form. Its leaf size is in proportion to its size, making it appropriate for a … bonsai or container. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 3 foot by 8 foot spreading, shrub like tree. 'Mariken' won the American Conifer Society's 2010 Conifer of Year. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is …
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… 'Pendula' is a slow growing somewhat weeping form. This is a male clone and will not produce fruit. It has … interesting accent or unusual feature in a garden. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is …
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… Grandiflora is commonly known as pee gee hydrangea, although the nickname pee gee hydrangea is often applied … Hydrangea paniculatas as well. This is a fast growing shrub that can grow as tall as 25 feet and as wide as 15 feet. The large, conical flowerheads , typically 6 to 8 inches long, consist … only a few smaller, fertile but non-showy flowers underneath. In July the flowers emerge white and slowly age to pink before turning brown in the fall. The color of the flowers is not affected …
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… Iris 'Raindance Returns' is a light blue violet with a white zone at the center of the falls. It blooms in late spring to … 14 inches high bearing up to 3 blooms each. It has no fragrance. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to rabbits and deer. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of …
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… Carin spotted Joe Pye weed is derived from a native perennial of the damp meadows of eastern north America. Carin has dark purple stems and beautiful silvery pink or silvery mauve flower heads that appear in late summer. This plant can grow to 7 feet in height although 5 feet is more common, and about 3-4 feet in width. This plant is popular with pollinators and is not attractive to …
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… together in large flat-topped flowerheads 2 to 4 inches across. It blooms in early summer and continues into the fall. This is a compact plant 18 to 24 inches high with gray-green, fernlike foliage. It is a member of the SEDUCTION™ Series from the Netherlands. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and resistant to deer, rabbits, and drought. This is a favorite cut flower and …
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