… This clump-forming bulb grows to a height of 8 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white and blue blooms in March and April …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plants that might fill any seasonal gaps. Winter interest Too often we forget that plants with winter interest make simple yet stately indoor bouquets. A simple vase filled with redtwig dogwood ( Cornus sericea ) looks stunning on a dining room table. When choosing … Some underused and often forgotten selections for winter cutting are suggested below: Plants with decorative seedheads or seedpods Black cohosh ( Cimicifuga racemosa ), black-eyed Susan ( …
Type: Plant Info
… could use a spare watering can, too. Wind Chimes Give the gift of sound in the garden with a set of wind chimes. With each breeze, chimes provide tinkling bell-like tones. Amaryllis An amaryllis bulb produces … their garden receives so they know how to water wisely. Gift Certificate You can’t go wrong with a gift certificate to a local garden center, a seed catalog, a garden-inspired gift shop, or …
Type: Plant Info
… Prairie in fall, when it’s at its prime, is a desire to pay respect to the land and reconnect with our own heritage. For whatever reason one walks in the Prairie this season, it will delight all—children, gardeners, bird-watchers, and nature enthusiasts—with its rich communities of life. From the largest great blue or migrating white herons to the … to visitors walking through these different prairie types in autumn is that plants share space with a wide variety of other life forms, which buzz, tweet, honk, hum, or sing as they go about …
Type: Walks
… In a world awash with crocuses, daffodils, and early tulips, we can easily forget there are other bulbs in the … is related to the shy, charming checkered fritillary ( Fritillaria meleagris ), with its gingham-patterned nodding bells hugging the ground in moist, shady places. Both are … She has hers at the edge of a rain garden, fronting the taller prairie plants, mingling with the edge of the grass and thriving in the overflow from a sump pump. These flowers are …
Type: Plant Info
… . Now he is finishing up a massive trial of asters (or plants known as asters) – beginning with 180 different plants. He was happy to share the scoop before he finishes the official report … nurseries, garden centers, catalog companies, and even garden writers have yet to get on board with the new names, I'll give both, as well as the common names. In Hawke's trial, the clear … plant was aromatic aster ( Symphyotrichum oblongifolium , formerly Aster oblongifolius ). With sky-blue flowers on stiff 1- to 3-foot stems, it flowers prolifically into October or even …
Type: Plant Info
… feeding on the lawn. It is similar in appearance to the white snow goose but slightly smaller with a shorter bill. …
Type: Birding
… <p>Korean cultivar is similar to 'Red Pygmy' but with narrower, straplike lobes. The young leaves are light red, becoming dark red for the summer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub can grow to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In January and February it has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun and moist soil conditions. It belongs in a border or used as a ground cover and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
