… “Companion planting is an interesting technique and organic growers swear by it, but you need to have all-around good horticultural practices, like scouting for pests.” Japanese beetles Aphids Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA , CC BY 2.0 , via … on having plant and environmental diversity in the home landscape. “Rather than using plants to discourage certain insects, you can attract a lot of helpful insects by providing a lot of …
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… Description: Look for this common nesting bird near low conifers where it prefers to build its nests. …
Type: Birding
… a vigorous, deciduous, woody vine. Pruning should be done in the late winter or early spring. For mature plants, trumpet creeper tolerates heavy pruning to control its spread and maintain a desired size. Prune annually, spur-pruning lateral shoots back to within two or three buds of the main stems. Remove weak and diseased growth. Renovate by …
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… The foliage of Profusion crabapple emerges purple and fades to a bronzy green as the season progresses. Deep red buds open to purple-pink flowers, which are followed by deep red fruit that persists into winter. … Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The emerging red foliage of Liset crabapple changes to bronze-green as the season progresses. Bright crimson red buds open to rose red flowers; the fruit is burgundy colored. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Louisa crabapple is a weeping form that is well suited to treatment as a single specimen. Rose buds open to pink flowers that are followed by yellow fruit that persist into winter. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… large, pendulous bell-like flowers top out the gray-green foliage on this hardy bulb native to the higher elevations in the Middle East. It was discovered in 1585 and has been featured in landscape gardens ever since. Bulbs purchased for annual display use will flower well in a sunny position in average soils. However, if naturalization is desired, greater attention to the soil and growing conditions are required. Very well-drained yet moisture-retentive soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… This is a compact, deciduous shrub that will grow to a height of 6’ with a similar spread. It can maintain its rounded shape with very little pruning. It blooms in mid- to late May with clusters of white flowers that give way to red fruit in the fall. These persist through the winter for visual interest. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… red buds all up and down every branch. Then from mid-spring into summer, the buds open to reveal bright pinkish-red flowers. And this bush is no fragile beauty. It's hardy to Zone 3, meaning it can handle winter temperatures down to -40. <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
