… New! Does your child love to help out in the kitchen? Bring your little chef to the Garden for stories, songs, and games followed by a cooking activity. This one-hour caregiver-and-child program is designed for children ages 4 – 5. It is the perfect way to encourage children to eat their fruits and …
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… including sandy soils, clay, and partial shade. This plant is extremely hardy and is suitable for borders and especially for edging. …
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… from very late summer and into fall. Stout stems support the flowering display without need for staking and the plant is insect and disease resistant. It is important to plant in full sun, … the growing season. Pollinating insects are drawn to the flowers and songbirds follow up for the seeds. …
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… and wide and prefers partly shaded spots and moist well-drained soils. coleus are favorites for bedding plants, planters and window boxes for their wide range of colors and textures. Black Dragon would add depth to plantings with …
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… of flower power, vigor, and durability. The 1-inch-wide, light to medium-violet flowers—large for a moss phlox—are produced for four to six weeks. …
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… especially strong flush of flowers just before the season ends. This is a perennial favorite for bridal bouquets. Suitably named for its small stature, the mature size of The Fairy rose ( Rosa 'The Fairy') is 1 to 2 feet tall. …
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… in the fall. It bears wispy long spikelets. It can grow to 3 feet tall, and is suitable for mixed herbaceous borders in full sun and moderately fertile, sharply draining soil. The stems and heads are suitable for drying. This grass is native throughout most of North America and is tolerant of dry …
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… near the tips of the branches fade to yellow as they age. A natural mounded growth habit makes for an attractive shrub, and in warmer climates, picturesque small trees. Grow this plant in full sun for tightest mounded form and in average soil; water as needed. In dry climates, the foliage is …
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… OVATION™ London planetree is a hybrid selected for its vigorous growth rate, uniform broadly pyramidal to rounded habit, and attractive foliage. … northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum from a controlled cross for resistance to anthracnose and frost cracking. …
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… Prunus avium is the scientific name for the sweet cherry, with delicious varieties including 'Bing' and 'Rainier'. One of spring's beauties, this cultivar, however, is grown for the abundance drooping clusters of frilly double white flowers, bearing up to 30 petals. As …
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