… The redbud crabapple is noted for its abundant, deep red buds that open to pinkish to white flowers, followed by red fruit, which are not persistent. This cultivar is reported as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Summer planting aims for a harvest of juicy tomatoes, succulent squash, pungent peppers, crispy cucumbers, and bowls of beans. Learn how to plant and care for these popular warm-season edibles and others so you can have a successful harvest. Nina …
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… 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
… late spring and early summer. The flowers have four petals and golden anthers. This bush grows to about 8 feet in height and width with an open upright habit making it suitable for screens and as a backdrop for borders. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… From Garden to Vase A day before the recent snowfall, I stepped into my garden to see what I could pick. The flowers are gone but the garden continues to be a source of material for indoor arrangements. A bouquet can be small—something for a kitchen countertop, a nightstand, …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to the northern hemisphere and named for the Latin word for garlic, alliums have adapted to climates in every part of the world. Ornamental alliums are distinctive plants grown from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The leaves of Great Expectations feature wide blue-green margins surrounding a creamy yellow to white variegated center. Widely acknowledged as one of the most stunning hostas, Great Expectations may take several years to reach its mature large size. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although … flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… Love Pat features blue-green, slug-resistant foliage forming a medium to large mound (14 inches tall by 16 inches wide) over time. It is a Tokudama variety of hosta, which blooms with white flowers in mid to late summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce … flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… If you happened to walk around the Heritage Garden in late June, the unusual blue color of the Moroccan mountain … in the Heritage Garden, but they were not interested in this flower. Honeybees tend to go for sweeter-smelling flowers. 3. Red admiral butterfly The red admiral, with its characteristic … difficult time getting good picture of some of these small insects, and as a result, I didn't get enough details to identify this half-inch-long fly with white triangles on the back of its …
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… This dwarf form of the native sneezeweed is known for its bright orange and yellow petals surrounding a chocolate brown central disk. It has an extended flowering season and attracts butterflies, bees, and moths to the garden. Plant in full sun in moist soils and provide space for good air movement to discourage foliar diseases. In shaded conditions the flowers lose their orange color. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
