… SUGAR BUZZ™ Grape Gumball Beebalm Grape Gumball beebalm is developed from a native beebalm and grows to about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2 to 2.5-inch bright magenta flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SUGAR BUZZ™ Lilac Lollipop Beebalm Lilac Lollipop beebalm is developed from a native beebalm and grows to about 20 inches feet and 2 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5inch lilac flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub your finger across the leaf, you'll be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Africa, black-eyed peas are a symbol of good luck and prosperity in the new year. The legumes had particular cultural significance among enslaved West Africans; to this day, black-eyed pea fritters are a popular street food in Senegal and other West African countries. African Americans, southerners, and others often include a black-eyed pea dish on their New Year’s Day tables. The recipe below is from chef Tsadakeeyah Emmanuel of Majani Catering, a vegetarian cuisine catering company based …
Type: Blog
… Lampranthus godmaniae is a species of ice plant with 1-inch daisylike, vibrant magenta flowers that bloom in the morning and close in the late afternoon. The bushy, creeping succulents consist of pairs of short, waxy, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… THE DARK LADY®, named after the mysterious Dark Lady in Shakespeare's sonnets, is a bushy shrub rose that produces fragrant flowers in a show-stopping red with fuschia undertones. Approximately 140 petals are loosely packed into …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A colorful duck, the wood duck is commonly visible in lakes with its tail end sticking up, perched in trees, or using nesting boxes in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. …
Type: Birding
… Q. What is the best way to repot a cactus? A. Cacti should be repotted when they outgrow their containers … drain from the pot. To protect hands when transplanting cacti, it is helpful to wrap the plant in a thick layer of newspaper to aid in removing it from the pot. Thick leather or rubber-coated gloves will also protect hands while …
Type: Plant Info
… and central North America, the red maple can reach a mature height of 40 to 60 feet and is used as a shade tree. In early spring before the leaves emerge, tiny red flowers cover the canopy of the tree, a wonderful sight against a blue sky. The samaras, or winged seeds, turn bright red in early summer and then fade to brown and fall to the ground. The cultivars of red maple are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Old man palm or thatch palm is a native of Cuba that makes a nice lawn specimen in tropical gardens. The leaves, which can be … brown trunk. Although commercially available, this palm is on the IUCN Red List as endangered in the wild, due to habitat loss and overharvesting for thatching material, baskets and other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is called an Orchid Lights azalea because the pink flowers are an orchid pink. This plant was one … of about 3 feet and a width of about 4 feet. Like most azaleas, it prefers a partly shaded site with protection from afternoon sun, such as on a northerly or eastern frontage. It requires … well-drained, but consistently moist soil and will demonstrate chlorosis (leaf yellowing) in alkaline soils. Prune immediately after flowering and mulch the root zone in the fall for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
