… drifts of sun-loving perennials that change with the seasons. This style slowly bubbled up in the 1980s in Holland and Germany, and it has become a popular alternative to resource-gobbling lawns both in the U.S. and abroad. Meadowscapes feature sweeping lines of grasses combined with perennials to …
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… a part of this four-season interest. While good garden tidiness dictates a thorough cleanup in the fall, there are some interesting plants that can be left standing, since even in their dormancy, they offer surprising delights for the discriminating eye. The condition, stature, and overall appearance of plants in the winter depend greatly on how healthy they were during the growing season. Plants that were …
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… I deal with this? A: Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) is an annual weed that germinates in midspring and gradually colonizes bare spots in the lawn during hot summer weather before producing a crop of seeds and dying off in the late summer. The first line of defense against crabgrass is to minimize the opportunities …
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… In Northern and Midwestern gardens, much emphasis is placed on four-season gardens, with great … plants that provide interest when it is least expected. Think of the shrubs that flower not in spring but in late summer, bulbs that sprout in February and perennials that bloom in October.But in our …
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… If you observe the conifers at the Chicago Botanic Garden, there are a few that turn golden in fall and drop their needles each winter. It’s not because they are sick or diseased; it’s … Their overall texture is very soft due to the small, slender needles that emerge bright green in spring, turn to a deeper green in summer, and finally an ochre yellow in fall. Tufts of needles emerge and radiate from small …
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… beautiful colors range from shades of pink and lavender to purple and red, with some yellow in the center. The matte flowers have purple sepals and mottled petals with a light purple lip … purple margin. Mature plants can have six to eight flowers per bloom spike. Very easy to grow in medium light with average watering, this stunning orchid is best grown in slightly humid, cool, well-ventilated conditions because of the Miltoniopsis in its breeding …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rich reddish brown 'eye' surrounded by yellow. All of the blooms face the same direction. Grow in bright windowsills in winter, outdoors on the patio during growing season. Grow in very well drained media and water every couple of days to moisten the roots. In summer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Small, fragrant, lavender-purple flowers are produced in large numbers on multi-branched spikes from October through March on Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'. The leaves of this cultivar rarely grow more than 8 inches in height, but the spikes can reach up to 2 feet or more in length. This specimen is a rarity among Oncidium , since most of them are not fragrant. Grow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shape, clean foliage, attractive bark and resistance to Dutch elm disease. Zelkova has in fact been promoted in recent years as a substitute for American elm ( Ulmus americana ) because of its resistance to … was introduced into commerce in the 1960s by Princeton Nurseries in Princeton, New Jersey. U.S. Plant Patent PP02,337 was issued January 7, 1964. Patent documents claim this cultivar is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conditions of the Upper Midwest, with a preference for native taxa. Traits of interest in our breeding program include new flower characteristics, unique growth habits, disease/pest … genera are being considered for future breeding. Before joining the garden, I earned my B.S. in Plant Sciences at Cornell University in 2016 and my Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genomics at Rutgers University in 2022 while studying …
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