… The Red Rome apple is tart with firm flesh and is highly recommended for cooking, both sauce and in pies. This variety originated in Ohio in the 19th century. The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the fruit. If the fruit is 2 inches or greater, it is considered an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… century in Wisconsin. It is generally considered a cooking apple because the flesh is soft and grainy, and it does not keep well. It is reported to have good disease resistance. The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the fruit. If the fruit is 2 inches or greater, it is considered an …
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… Purple Mildew Resistant beebalm is derived from a north American native plant and grows to around 3-4 feet high and around 3 feet wide. As part of a multi-year evaluation of beebalms held at the Chicago … of the plant for about a month from late June to late July. It had excellent mildew resistance and while some winter injury was observed, it maintained a consistently good growth habit and …
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… All peonies bloom between April and June; flowers on tree peonies appear 1-2 weeks before those of the herbaceous peonies. ‘Murad … Hersey Bar’ is a tree peony with large single dark maroon flowers with yellow center stamens and strong medium-green stems and foliage. An early bloomer, it is often the first tree peony to bloom. Tree peonies often need …
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… Switch grass was an important part of the tall grass prairie providing an important food source and winter shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Shenandoah switch grass is an upright grass of about four feet in height and three feet in width. Spring foliage is a bluish-green which develops maroon and purple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the American prairie grasses. It is a clumping warm season grass with bright green leaves and delicate flower spikes that appear in late summer and early fall. The clump can grow to about 3 feet high and 3 feet wide. The fragrant flowers are a pinkish brown which mature to a golden brown in late …
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… SCENT AND SENSIBILITY™ Pink is a dwarf lilac cultivar with a low spreading habit featuring abundant pink flowers and recurring blooms during a long growing season. It is a rare rebloomer among lilacs. Members … the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in Mexico. They were also found growing a bit farther north in the western United States, and in parts of northern and western South America. As garden plants, zinnias have been enjoyed since the early 1800s in … the United States. The “Elegant Zinnia” ( Z. elegans ), was a simple, single-flowered species and became the founding member of our modern-day garden zinnias. In its natural form it grows …
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… of techniques to produce food organically in small urban or suburban spaces. Through photos and garden planting graphics, you will gain an understanding of the process of designing a successful food garden. Topics include efficient use of in-ground space, intensive and succession planting techniques, raised-bed gardens, season extension, indoor gardens, and building and maintaining healthy soils. Bill Shores, professional grower and garden …
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… I am broadly interested in inclusive biology education and ensuring students have the knowledge, tools, and support they need to succeed in ecological research and related fields. In my current role, I support high school, undergraduate, and graduate …
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