… Shinyleaf spirea is native to western North America. Spiraea betulifolia is named for the shape of its leaves, which … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. White flowers appear in June on new wood. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Winter Banana apple features firm, juicy, and crisp flesh with a mild flavor. It is generally … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 45 feet and a width of 35 feet when mature. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers … or samaras, mature in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… falls and yellow signals. It thrives in consistently moist or boggy soil, or standing water. The flowers are huge, measuring 4 to 6 inches across and sit on top of stems that stand 2 ½ to 3 ft tall. The Louisiana irises are … with distinctive gold markings in the center. The Louisiana hybrids are often hardy all the way north to Canada. Louisiana Irises typically bloom after both Siberian and Tall Bearded Irises …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. How can I tell when the tomatoes in my garden are ripe? A. Determining when tomatoes are ripe can be tricky, especially when we are anxiously waiting to sample the first tomatoes of the season. As a practical matter, the best guides to tomato ripeness, particularly for the heirloom varieties and those hybrids bred …
Type: Plant Info
… Camassia leichtlinii 'Semi-Plena' produces spikes of creamy white flowers on spikes up to 36 inches tall in late spring and early summer. Each spike can carry between 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive … unless the bulbs are prepared according to a narrow set of guidelines, their flavor is at best tolerable. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Thevetia peruvaniana , also known in the U.S. as yellow oleander, is native to South America where it can grow to 30 feet tall, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Millions of seeds sit frozen in a vault at the Chicago Botanic Garden, waiting to prevent an extinction, support habitat restoration efforts, or contribute to scientific … diversity of an entire plant population, seed banking is an efficient and cost-effective way to preserve the diversity of many plant species into the future. Most of the Midwest’s native …
Type: Research
… Q. Is it possible to grow a beautiful, large fuchsia indoors in winter? A. When bringing a fuchsia indoors during cold weather, best results come from letting it rest and slide into dormancy. Bring it inside before the fall frost and place in a cool (45 degrees at night, 55 degrees during days), bright room. …
Type: Plant Info
