… Sunday, September 11, 2016 7:45 – 10:20 a.m. Carillon In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, James Fackenthal will give a carillon performance of “In Memoriam,” composed by John Courter. Courter was the carillonneur at Berea College in Kentucky. “In Memoriam” will be followed by a bell toll for each person who perished. James …
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… Giant onion ( Allium giganteum ) forms a clump of 2-foot-long, strappy, gray-green leaves. In midspring, the foliage starts to wither, and 4-foot flowering stems rise up with large, 6-inch globes of purple (rarely white) flowers. It prefers well-drained soil in full sun in a site protected from the wind. Key to naturalizing the giant onion in the garden is allowing …
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… This plant blooms most heavily in winter but will produce sporadic flowers throughout the year. Bright, glossy red heart-shaped flowers with a prominent spadix in orange are held well above the dark green, glossy, heart-shaped leaves. Anthuriums can … shaded environments, as long as the relative humidity and temperatures remain high. In many drier home environments, it is prone to infections of spider mites in winter. The …
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… Bergenias are clump-forming perennials in the Saxifrage family, which contains a lot of species noted for growing in rocky crevices in mountains or along streams. This species produces large, round, leathery leaves that emerge …
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… This shrub grows in a low mound (it’s only three feet tall!) that’s great for filling up a border with beautiful pale blue flowers nestled among silvery foliage beginning in late summer with secondary blooms continuing in the fall. It needs full sun with consistently moist, well- drained soil to bring out those …
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… Japanese anemone begin producing their large pink flowers atop long wiry stems that dance in the breeze in late summer and continue until frost. A hardy perennial, this species requires constantly moist soils in a slightly shaded setting. The plant will slowly clump up over time if it is moderately …
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… on spikes rising from the clump of fat green leaves with translucent windows at their tips in midwinter. The windows are created by the absence of chlorophyll in each of the three layers of cells. In the wild, leaves recurve to create a flat surface matching the surrounding soils; in the lower …
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… Dominic daylily is a vibrant dark red with a light yellow throat. The 5½-inch flowers bloom in early to mid season, and may rebloom. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. The plant is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. In 1986 the American Hemerocallis Society awarded Dominic Honorable …
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… perennial sunflower ( Helianthus 'Lemon Queen') is a strikingly tall beauty, growing to 8 feet in height and 6 feet in width with 2-inch diameter, with soft-lemon sunflowers from late July to frost. Plant 'Lemon Queen' in full sun, in the back of the flower bed, and avoid excessive fertilization to prevent this …
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… edged with deep pink and accented with deep pink to red centers. The flowers are 6 to 9 inches in diameter. At maturity the plant stands 6 feet high and blooms in mid summer to fall. It is hardy in zones 5–9. The name Hibiscus came from the Greek word “hibiskos” that meant “marshmallow.” The …
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