… Phantom Joe Pye weed is a form of a plant native to the moist meadows and stream margins of eastern north America. Phantom is a small form of Joe Pye weed reaching about 2 to 3 feet in height and about 1-2 feet in width making it an excellent plant for small gardens and borders. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stalks. Asparagus is a hardy perennial with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for future growth. Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in well-drained soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will continue to grow for 15 to 20 years. It also makes an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mike is a large blue leaved hosta named to honor Michael Stringer. Proceeds of the limited sale of this hosta went to the Michael Stringer Memorial Endowment for the benefit of orphaned children in Russia. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The Garden's largest member of the swallow family is the purple martin. Look for them flying … on poles at various locations around the Garden. Anyone walking the Garden perimeter in spring and summer is sure to notice the mini apartment complexes filled with purple birds flying in and out of their homes …
Type: Birding
… Large burgundy flowers edged in cream are produced apically (at the growing tip) and then sequentially down the lateral buds starting shortly after mid-summer and continuing up to frost. For those with allergies to pollen this is an ideal cultivar as it is pollen free. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory white, feathery plumes waft above the finely cut foliage in June. Ideal for moist soils and shady conditions. This cultivar is smaller in stature than … either of the parents and so is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers are similar in shape to Astilbe but airier. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lorilin Meyer is the Assistant Horticulturist for the Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America, the Lagoon Garden, and Spider Island, where she takes care of a wide variety of plants unique to each area. From the 5,000 tiny trees, shrubs, and flowers in the Model Railroad Garden, to the expansive blocks of colorful blooms lining the Lagoon, to …
Type: Staff bio
… Winterberry is an oval-to-rounded shrub with dense, twiggy branching patterns. In its native habitat, this shrub suckers readily to form a large multi-stemmed clump. Use winterberry in the shrub border or for massing and screening. There are many cultivars from which to select. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hybrid strain of Dianthus is a true multi-use plant, excellent for massed bedding, growing in the perennial border or in mixed containers and tubs. Plants are midsized, with upright stems … on end. Fragrant blooms clusters are large and excellent for cutting. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Jones bluestar is native to arid areas of the western U.S. and is known to be drought resistant and drought tolerant. At … of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
