… showy. With its reddish-purple fall color, it provides three seasons of interest, but it is best known for its hairy flower panicles in late summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. Most bloom white, though there are pink varieties. Gardeners welcome … of bugbane comes from their ability to repel insects and in earlier times they were used to get rid of bedbugs. …
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… If you’re ready to start a new tradition (enough already with the pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin … who doesn’t need a little jump-start during the holidays?). The recipe is simple enough to get the whole family involved. Think butter…pumpkin…toasted pecans—what’s not to like? And what better way to celebrate the season than to spend time together, break fudge together, and give thanks …
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… sturdier than the straight species and features mauve-pink flowers that butterflies are unable to resist. It grows best in moist soils and full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 65 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow and green flowers from March through June. It is best used is as a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Virtual field trips deliver Garden learning to your classroom through an online meeting platform of your choice. Each program includes a kit … Discovering Plants (Grades preK – K) 30 – 40 minutes How do the parts of a plant help it get the things it needs to grow? Transplant a flowering plant and get ready to take care of it at … figure out why. NGSS: K-ESS2-2, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1 Flower Lab (Grades 2 – 4) What is the reason for a flower, and how does it do its job? Watch a gorgeous video of blooming plants at the …
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… This evergreen mounding shrub or vine grows to a height of about 9 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In April it produces insignificant greenish white blooms. It is best as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the Midwest, this tree grows to a height of 82 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow and green flowers in May and June. It is best used as a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Red baneberry is a tough Illinois native. In fact, it can survive temperatures to 30 below on the one hand, and wildfires on the other. And it looks great throughout the growing season. You get fluffy little white "bunny tails" of flowers in late spring; handsome foliage throughout … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… explodes into flower. Plant this salvia in full sun and in average soil, and water it to get the root system established. This perennial is a hummingbird and butterfly magnet. 'Pascal' … in the Mexican Sierra Madre Oriental mountains by Yucca Do Nursery staff. It has proven to be winter hardy in Denver, Colorado, during the last five years. Horticulturist Heather …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
