… Q. I am looking for a colorful companion to some early-spring flowering bulbs. A friend suggested the low-growing anemone. A. Greek windflower ( Anemone blanda ), is an early-blooming, spreading perennial that works well as a colorful ground cover with spring …
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… New! Celebrate the summer solstice with Bim Willow to craft and create rustic accents and furniture for your home, garden, or porch. Learn the basic techniques of making bent willow furniture. You … that can accommodate them. Bring a hammer, hand pruners, and work gloves. No experience is necessary. If desired, register for the Willow Birdhouse Bench class as well. You will have …
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… The Dune Willow Wading through frigid flood waters with a GPS unit, David Johannesen searched for the 12 remaining dune willows ( Salix syrticola ) at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL. … fully submerged, others tethered to sand by just a few roots. “A lot of rare plant monitoring is just monitoring, and sometimes volunteers see things declining,” said Gretel Kiefer, manager of Plants of Concern. “In this case, there was such an alarm, erosion and flooding physically scouring the plants …
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… Hedgerows Gold redosier dogwood is notable for its variegated foliage -- bright green with irregular golden margins. Like the species, this cultivar bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer and its dark red stems …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a native plant that doesn't get much respect. Altough it is a verbena, it does not … flowers. This perennial grows three to five feet tall and is found in shady margins of woods. The opposite leaves are lanceolate, broader at the base with a tapering point, and coarsely … most of east and central North America. While it is not attractive, it does provide pollen for native bees and seeds for fall migrating birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… or attracting butterflies. They can help children discover nature. And…creating a theme garden is just plain fun. Here’s a look at some popular planting themes. Of all the creatures that … are just as fun to attract and to watch. A butterfly garden is simply one that offers nectar for the adults and certain plants for their caterpillars. Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid that … picked herb leaves by gently crushing them in a clean cloth or in a sheet of wax paper. This helps release the aromatic oils. For each cup of tea: 1 teaspoon dried herbs (or 3 teaspoons …
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… Perhaps one of the most unusual species in a family filled with a lot of diversity. Virtually leafless; relying on the green photosynthetically active roots for it's energy supply.& Multiple pendulous spikes of many pale green flowers with creamy white … number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals—often …
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… Description: This elusive, medium-sized shorebird is known for its distinctive courtship flights at dusk in …
Type: Birding
… all other poinsettias. A naturally dwarf cultivar with a strong branching growth habit means this crop can be produced without plant growth regulators to control these characteristics. This variety has potential for early sales for the Halloween holiday. Will consumers go for it? …
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