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  • … conditions. It has white flowers from March through October, followed by red berries. It is a specimen in a hedge or border and is attractive to birds. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … False goatsbeard is a refined, fine-textured perennial that produces airy plumes of tiny flowers in nid-summer. They prefer partial shade and even moisture. "Rose-pink" is not a true cultivar name, but a description of the color of this planting, which arrived …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … relative that thrives in sunny positions with well drained soils. Form of the mature plant is mounded and it is covered with flowers throughout much of the summer. …
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  • … to October it produces showy lilac-purple blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border and is resistant to deer. …
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  • … Jet Trail is a clump-forming shrub that produces white flowers in the spring that are attractive to … maximum height of 4 feet under full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. It is best used as a specimen or in a hedge. …
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  • … Partridge pea is an upright native annual with pinnately compound leaves and large showy yellow flowers marked … 1 to 3 feet tall and thrives in full sun. Seedpods are eaten by birds and deer, and the plant is attractive to butterflies. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … a height of 2 feet. It has pale pink blooms that attract butterflies from May to August. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is also attractive to birds. …
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  • … several areas of crabgrass. How should I deal with this? A: Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) is an annual weed that germinates in midspring and gradually colonizes bare spots in the lawn … a crop of seeds and dying off in the late summer. The first line of defense against crabgrass is to minimize the opportunities for it to proliferate by maintaining a healthy lawn through … takes place when the soil temperature consistently reaches 60 degrees Fahrenheit, which is typically in late April or early May in northern Illinois. Several synthetic pre-emergence …
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  • … Pinky Lee orchid (× Vuylstekeara Cindy 'Pinky Lee'), an Oncidium -type hybrid orchid, is a cross between Miltonia 'My Clown' and Oncidium Shonan 'Pinky'. It is one of the few pink-blooming oncidinae with amazing, relatively large mottled blossoms. The … per bloom spike. Very easy to grow in medium light with average watering, this stunning orchid is best grown in slightly humid, cool, well-ventilated conditions because of the Miltoniopsis in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … For most gardeners, the top vegetable is the tomato. As they plant in late May, visions of red, round, juicy beefsteaks dance in their … and indeterminate tomatoes must be caged or tied to stakes or trellises. The payoff, though, is that indeterminate varieties, especially older heirlooms, provide a spectacular range of … says. Like many dark varieties, it comes from the area around the Black Sea. 'Cherokee Purple' is a burgundy tomato with a sweet, complex flavor sometimes described as having smoky undertones. …
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