… Dark pinkish green leaves on a sprawling plant provide color and contrast in the garden during the summer and the tuber can be dug and eaten at season's end (it is a sweet potato). Plant in full sun in well drained soils and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ZESTY™ Purple Zinnia These new zinnias have extraordinary garden performance and appeal. They feature fully double hot purple flowers and excellent garden vigor, and are very attractive to pollinators all season long. They are impressive in garden beds and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture to reach a height of 3 feet. In July and August it produces orange and red blooms that give way to black fruit. It belongs in a border. Archived Copy: This content …
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… ‘Gateway’, at 5 feet in height, is shorter and sturdier than the straight species and features mauve-pink flowers that butterflies are unable to resist. It grows best in moist soils and full sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… This bulb grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In March and April it has white blooms. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From July to October it produces blue and lavender blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It belongs in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has red and lavender blooms from May through August that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border and is also attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen perennial grows to a height of 8 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple blooms in May and June and belongs in a border or a ground cover. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. When is the best time to harvest sweet corn and how do I do it? A. Sweet corn ears should be picked during the milk stage, which occurs when … fully mature. This stage typically occurs about 20 days after the first silk strands appear and lasts less than a week. Examine the ears closely. The kernels should be plump and smooth, and when they are punctured, the juice should appear milky. Some other signs that the …
Type: Plant Info
… stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from small trees to very large trees and shrubs. Magnolias are an ancient genus that appeared before bees; early pollinators are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
