… to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to … or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most offer a secondary bloom after the initial …
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… New! In addition to writing poetry, Emily Dickinson also gardened. She cultivated flowers on her father's property and in the glass conservatory that he added to the family’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Explore Dickinson's gardens through excerpts from her letters and …
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… “Waterlily is the most reliable of the Colchicum cultivars in the Garden,” says Boyce Tankersley, director of living plant documentation. The lavender … mid-September until the Garden experiences a hard frost. “Boldly striated foliage comes up in early spring and goes dormant in May—perfect timing for interplanting with annuals or with perennials that come up relatively …
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… The horse chestnut is native to the Balkans. This cultivar was developed in Switzerland in 1819. It has double white flowers in large panicles that appear in the spring. It does not produce any fruit. Fall color is not …
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… Want an unusual plant in your garden? Try Sicilian honey garlic. With a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of … sure to impress your gardening friends. It’s easy-to-grow, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep, and in late …
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… Want an unusual plant in your garden? Try Bulgarian honey garlic; with a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of … to impress your gardening friends. It’s an easy-to-grow bulb, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep; in late …
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… It grows to about eight feet tall and about wide and is an impressive statement plant in any garden. Portodora prefers full sun or part shade but needs consistently moist soils and protection from drying or damaging winds. It is not hardy in Chicago and the bulb can lifted and stored in a dry, cool, dark location such as a cellar or crawl space and replanted in the following …
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… the 1930s. Petals are edible and can also be used as to create a dye. Plant this calendula in full sun and in moderately rich, moist soils during cool spring weather. If summers are cool, like they can be, it will continue to flower all summer long. In more normal summers, it will stop flowering with the onset of hot weather and then, if …
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… or pot and contrast well with darker colored plants. Overall the plant can reach 4 feet in height and about two feet in width. Colocasias like dappled light and moderate well-drained soils. Although not hardy in Chicago the bulbs can be dug up in the fall and retained for the following season. …
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… leaves held on fleshy purple stems. The leaves are lime green with splashes of black in a random pattern making it a thrilling plant for partly shaded gardens and planters. It grows … planting that receive partial sun. Elephant ears are not hardy but the corms can be lifted in the fall and stored in a cool, dark, dry location and replanted in late spring or early summer. …
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