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  • … EASY ON THE EYES™ Shrub Rose …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … then enrolled at Fordham University where she earned her Ph.D. Her dissertation focused on photomorphogenesis, a plant’s response to light. She taught high school for a few years then returned to Howard where she became Head of the Botany department until … Farming 25 Acres , which is still embraced by farmers today. In an interview with Mother Earth News in 1982, Whatley referred to the clubs as the “lifeblood of the whole setup.” “It enables …
    Type: Blog
  • … flowers are downfacing and bell shaped with recurved petals that have a chocolate pink stripe on the reverse side. The stems stand 3 to 4 feet tall, each bearing 12 to 20 blooms in mid … readily. They generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud count on a straight stem. Typically they are not fragrant. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to … readily. They generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud count on a straight stem. Typically they are not fragrant. The grace and beauty of this lily make it a …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … certificate students will prepare and present a portfolio of finished botanical artwork for review. A review committee will be composed of Botanical Arts Certificate Program … The portfolio review results will be emailed to each student upon completion. Guidelines for students wishing to complete the portfolio review for a certificate in Botanical Art, Expressive or Traditional Track can be downloaded below. PDF …
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  • … under Elizabeth Cifani and Edward Druzinsky, Joy wanted to create her own style of music on the kong hou, or double strung Chinese harp. In 23 years, Joy has developed her own technique and style on the kong hou. She has released three CDs, numerous compositions, and a double strung harp … at the 9th World Harp Conference 2005 in Dublin, Ireland. She not only plays Asian music on the kong hou, but also Celtic music, jazz, and blues as well. The music that Joy plays today …
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  • … or ovoid in cross-section and slightly curved; and the cones, which are upright and persist on the tree until the seeds have dropped. The cones - unlikely on dwarf specimens - are very showy, turning violet-blue and appearing even on young trees. Korean firs may not be easy to grow in areas with clay soil and they don't like …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … golden-yellow trumpets with orangish tubes are produced sporadically throughout the year on a mounding nonhardy shrub with grey-ish green leaves with a silver sheen. A native of Brazil, … all parts of the plant are poisonous, and the sap is known to cause allergic dermatitis on sensitive individuals. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … has arching branches; without pruning, it can look unkempt. Four-petaled flowers are borne on pyramidal panicles 6 inches to 8 inches long from mid July onward. They change from white to … to brown as the growing season progresses, persisting into fall. The triangular flower heads on the panicle hydrangea provide an interesting addition to the shrub border; it supplies a large …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … ‘Bailmer’ is a deciduous shrub which grows 4-6’ tall. It has mophead flowers which bloom on old wood from June-July and new wood from August through October. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is planted – blue in acidic soils and rose-pink in alkaline …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … features large, fragrant white flowers with deep yellow midveins and burgundy freckles on the lower end of the petals. The flowers bloom in August on thin, 4-foot tall stems. Lilies like their bulbs planted in shady locations but their "heads" …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant