… Unlock access to all three classes in the "Yoga with the Garden: Online" series each semester with this discounted pass. Enjoy live sessions taught via Zoom, perfect for cultivating your practice from home. Remember to register by January 10 for the winter semester, and by April 4 for the spring semester. …
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… commonly known as the dog rose, was already being cultivated by the Romans, not so much for its flowers as for its fruit - the rose hips - which were thought to cure the bite of a mad dog. Unlikely. But it is true that this rose's hips are unusually high … in history. They're the basis for the rose used in European heraldry. And Shakespeare referred to it in A Midsummer's Night Dream. However, you might not want to grow dog rose in your back …
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… America. Silky Scarlet bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet') is a great plant for color in the landscape from mid-summer through fall. Butterflies attracted to the nectar will lay their eggs on the foliage for their larvae to eat. …
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… This is a mix of double and semi-double flowers in warm colors ranging from lemon to yellow, gold, orange and red on plants maturing between four and five feet in height. All of the flowers are pollen free - great for gardeners allergic to sunflower pollen; not so great for pollen collecting insects. …
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… Pond cypress is a beautifully conical, upright, deciduous conifer adapted to heavy wet soils and high water tables. Native to more southern regions, it is another example of perfectly hardy trees that only survived the last Ice Age in the Deep South. Makes for an excellent tree for urban soils with poor aeriation. …
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… Learn how to welcome pollinators to your home with a diverse array of flowering annuals that will also provide season-long color. Then prepare a warm-season mixed container suitable for a sun or partial-shade location. Dress for the weather and bring gloves if desired. Jacob …
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… Midnight Fire Ornamental Pepper The dark-black foliage makes the perfect backdrop for the shiny purple pods that mature to red at the end of the season. A wonderful companion plant for other late-summer and fall container and flower bed displays. Thrives during the heat of …
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… Blue Ice is a small hosta with slug resistant, blue green leaves. It may take several years to reach its mature size. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… Prairifire crabapple has crimson buds that open to red-purple flowers. The foliage emerges maroon and matures to dark green. This cultivar is noted for abundant blooms and excellent disease resistance; it is planted extensively at the Chicago …
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… Riesenschirm Joe Pye weed is a form of a plant that is native to the moist meadows and stream margins of eastern north America. 'Riesenschirm' was developed in Germany and its name translates to 'Giant Umbrellas,' a reference to the large (8 inch diameter) reddish purple seed heads that … reaches about 5 to 7 feet in height and about 3 feet in width making it an excellent plant for the back of a border. It attracts butterflies and pollinators in the summer and the seed …
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