… This lecture explores the 150- year history of Japanese gardens in North America by focusing on Japanese-style gardens in Chicago and the Midwest. It explores gardens at world's fairs, … garden that signals how Americans have wanted to interpret Japanese culture. More information on the North American Japanese Garden Association Regional meeting . …
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… and is a member of clematis pruning group 3, which includes species and cultivars that flower on the current year’s growth. This plant requires hard pruning down to new buds in late winter or early spring. It can be grown on a large trellis, arch, or pergola or over medium-size trees and large shrubs. …
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… animal such as a sea urchin. Magnus coneflower produces large fragrant dusty purple flowers on 2- to 3-foot stems with dark green leaves. It prefers full sun to part shade and well-drained … the dead stems with their flowerheads attached in winter and they will attract birds to feed on the seeds. …
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… that produce creamy white, rose, and purple (almost black) flowers, often with purple dots on the sepals. The showy parts of the "flower" are actually sepals, and they will remain on the plant well into midsummer. During an exceptionally mild winter, the foliage will remain …
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… brown eyelash pattern around the signals. The stems stand 40 inches high with multiple blooms on each stem. This is a pseudata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata ) and Iris … yellow into the form of a Japanese iris. Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They …
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… May to October , this cultivar produces clusters of funnel-shaped flowers that are bright red on the outside and yellow-orange on the inside. The flowers are pollinated by the ruby-throated hummingbird and provide it with …
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… One of the world’s most popular and spectacular palms, wild date palm is often used on golf courses, city boulevards, and on the grounds of luxury homes. It has a single trunk, swollen at the base, marked by a diamond …
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… pringlei 'Monte Cassino') grows to 3 feet in height and is covered in white daisy-like flowers on mounded plants with wispy leaves in late fall. A native of North America, Monte Cassino — like … plants from flopping over. This aster is beloved by bees and other pollinators stocking up on pollen and nectar before the onset of winter. …
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… New! Discover the art of eco-printing in this hands-on workshop that uses botanical materials to imprint vibrant shapes and colors onto silk. Through … art form. Feel free to bring a few fresh leaves to personalize your prints. Lunch is on your own. All skill levels welcome. All supplies included. Hellen Collman, multi-media …
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… Clusters of pale violet flowers are produced continuously on veined verbena ( Verbena rigida 'Old Royal Fragrance'), a nonhardy South American perennial … foot in height by 2 feet in width. It attracts butterflies and honeybees, but the stiff hairs on the stems and the bad-tasting compounds in the leaves deter deer from browsing its blooms. The …
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