… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen shade tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… This pyramidal-shaped evergreen needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Q. My small aquatic garden is beautiful, but there is too much algae on the water surface. How do I get rid of it? A. A small amount of algae in water gardens is a natural occurrence. A large buildup, however, can detract from the beauty of your garden and …
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… Q: I have had problems with insects on my houseplants during past winters. Is there anything I can do to prevent or control them? A: The first step is to keep insects out of the house by carefully inspecting any plants before bringing them into your home. This is especially important for plants that have spent the summer outdoors. If insects are found, …
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… The monarch birch is native to Japan where it is naturally occurring in woodlands. It is relatively rare in cultivation. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. …
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… The Felderbach European beech is an extremely dwarf form with a columnar habit. Foliage is dark green. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been developed, many of which … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech …
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… The buttonwood or button mangrove is native to tropical and semi-tropical coastal areas of the Americas and Africa and has been … from its system. it also has thick scaly bark to protect it from the salt water. Although it is usually seen as a large shrub growing to 10-15 feet tall, it does grow into a single trunked tree reaching much greater heights. This tree is also grown for its ornamental value notably in bonsai and for its timber which is highly …
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… Introduced in 2013 as part of the LITTLE CUTIE™ Series, Heuchera 'Sugar Berry' is a miniature repeat blooming introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Sugar Berry Coral Bells has more rounded and smaller leaves than is typical. The leaves are a frosted purple and pink with darker veins. The flowers are 10 inch spikes and a delicate pink. This plant has a stunning purple pink frosty look. This is a coral bells for full sun to shade and it will bloom all summer. It will attract bees and …
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… Lebanon striped squill is classed as a minor bulb because of its size, but it is a major asset to a well-rounded bulb garden. Tucked between tulips and narcissus, it covers … squills in the genus Scilla. Each stiffly upright spike can have up to about 20 flowers. It is very long-lived and not bothered much by squirrels or chipmunks. The only problem with this …
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… for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Blue Fountain switch grass is a very tall upright grass of about seven feet in height and about six feet in width. Foliage is a bluish-green and the prominent seed heads, which appear in late summer, appear to burst out … top of the plant like water gushing from a fountain. Like most switch grasses, Blue Fountain is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade …
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