… This evergreen tree native to the Midwest grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms from May through August. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to sift food out of the water. It is not a diving duck. If you see what looks like a mallard with a huge bill resembling a shovel, then you've found yourself a northern shoveler. This … is a great clue. The shoveler takes water into its bill, then pumps it out through the sides with its tongue, filtering minute food particles with long, comblike hairs lining the bill's edge. Its diet consists of many aquatic plants as …
Type: Birding
… that I can use for holiday decorations? A: Traditions and beliefs that came to North America with immigrants from Europe led to the extensive use of branches and cones of pines, firs, and … Small, leafless branches of deciduous trees, whether fallen or pruned, can be used bare or with enhancements such as paint, glitter, or batting to provide shape interest or simulate … can be placed in vases for color and/or shape interest. Dried tall grasses, especially those with prominent seedheads, are also a source of engaging forms. Weeping branches and woody vines, …
Type: Plant Info
… nun's orchid because if you look into the throat of the flower, there appears to be a nun with her head bowed in prayer. This lovely terrestrial orchid is a robust plant that blooms with clusters of four to 12 fragrant blossoms; they are marked by burgundy or bronze on the lips, … soil in bright shade. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming bulb grows to a height of 20 inches with full sun and dry soil conditions. It has blue blooms in July and August. It belongs in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can reach a height of 2 feet. It blooms in late spring with clusters of tubular, dark-red, green-tipped flowers sitting atop the stem. It prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This round evergreen shrub grows to about 4 feet tall with full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. In spring it produces yellow, green, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white to rose purple blooms that attract …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is an early, large-flowered climber that produces single, large, rich purple flowers with silver undersides and red anthers. It is attractive on pergolas where the underside of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
