… 20 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April and belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun and dry moisture conditions. It has white blooms in May and June followed by brown fruit. It belongs in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has yellow blooms in May and June and is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 30 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… accentuated with white nectar guides near the throat. Siberian irises are tough, thriving in dry and wet soils in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It has blue and lavender blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In May, it was just a harmless-looking sprout with a few ferny leaves. Now this sprawling … on sandwiches, tossed with pasta, dribbled across tomatoes, or added to sauce. Freeze pesto in ice-cube trays and then keep the cubes in the freezer in a zipper bag for later use. Got armloads of heirlooms on your hands? Learn to …
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… to North America, Europe, and Asia. Illinois native perennial asters grow along roadsides, in woodlands, prairies and other natural areas. As summer wanes, they put on a stellar show of flowers in blue, purple, pink, violet, or white that attract butterflies and other pollinators. Although … or weedy rather than bushy and compact, their seeds are an important food source for birds in winter. Symphyotrichum ‘Bridal Veil’ Symphyotrichum o blongifolium ‘October Skies’ …
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… find it difficult, if not impossible, to grow. Vines can be used as green screens, filling in the diamond holes of a chain link fence, or they can be the flowering focal point on a backyard trellis, an elaborate arbor or a simple support stuck in the ground. Vines require very little lateral room at planting time since their growth is … work their way into tight spots before breaking loose on a vertical climb. Not all vines grow in the same manner, but most require a good support to look and grow their best. Some larger …
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… What could your first salad of the year look and taste like if it incorporated more diversity? In our February 2013 Smart Gardener , we talked in detail about how to start seeds for spring. This month, we'll talk about what to start for … today the word conjures a plate full of diversity: different shades of green and red leaves in dozens of shapes and sizes, full of tastes and textures sweet to bitter, mild to spicy, …
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