… Fabulous Fall Foliage and Flowers As we move into autumn, the Garden’s floral fireworks are something to behold. … are putting on a show throughout the display gardens. That’s in addition to the trees, shrubs, and vines that will soon don yellow, red, and russet cloaks. The 15-acre Dixon Prairie features more than 250 species of native plants, …
Type: Walks
… ‘Feuerland’ is a cherry red cultivar with yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange and yellow. It is derived from the popular Achillea millefolium with a long blooming season from May through August. It is a staple of the sunny perennial garden, usually planted in beds and borders where its cheerful color lights up the area. Its leaves are finely divided and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Learn tips and techniques used by professional gardeners through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. Acquire solid gardening skills, learn a variety of techniques, and determine best management practices in the field of horticulture. Gain applicable skills in …
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… United States, mountain mint is an erect, many-branched perennial that grows 2 – 3 feet tall and features narrow, tapering leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers that bloom from July to August. The plant prefers moist soils and grows in swamps and along streams and ponds. When crushed, it produces a strong, mint-like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… studies in 8th grade at Christ Church Cranbrook. She continued at the University of Michigan and Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort, where she studied with Leen ‘t Hart, and earned both the Practical and End Diplomas. Lens is a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America …
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… insect or disease would cause the flower stalks of my beautiful delphiniums to become twisted and their flower buds to curl and blacken? A. The cyclamen mite is a damaging pest of indoor greenhouse plants such as African violets and begonias, as well as outdoor annuals and perennials including snapdragons, geraniums, ivy and …
Type: Plant Info
… Narcissus bulbicodium var. conspicuus is in Division 13. It stands only 4-6 inches high and blooms with fragrant yellow flowers. The six petals are very small but the funnel shaped corona is very prominent and gives the flower its common name of hoop petticoats. It is native to Spain and Portugal and is hardy in zones 5 – 9. Plant bulbs in full sun to partial shade in the fall, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… native plant for sun or partial shade. It matures to a mounded form about 15 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Tall airy panicles of greenish white flowers appear in the late spring and early summer increasing the height to about 24 inches and adding a nice lacy visual effect. The leaves are roughly heart shape and lobed. The spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Bordeaux’ is a cultivar of lily-of-the-valley and has larger and more prolific flowers than the species. It blooms in the spring and its bell-shaped flowers are white and fragrant. It is a spreading, vigorous groundcover and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
