… 2 – 3 p.m. Dan Bussey, orchard manager of Seed Savers Exchange Alsdorf Auditorium The lecture is free, but seating is limited (regular Garden parking fees apply). Get Tickets Now Lewis … In 1990, the Historic Orchard was established at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, to preserve hundreds of pre-1900 apple varieties. Orchard manager Dan Bussey is an apple … historian and orchard keeper. Follow Dan’s childhood experiences in cider-making that led to a lifelong curiosity with historic apple varieties. Trace the movement of apples out of …
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… and on stream banks in red, sandy loams or gravelly clays, which provide good drainage. Hardy to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it is an erect, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that reaches 10 to 12 feet in height. Its dark gray bark is smooth and sometimes mottled with brown, with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Elegantissma cornelian cherry dogwood is a cultivar selected for its yellow or sometimes pinkish margined foliage. It is reported to be smaller and somewhat less vigorous than other forms. In other respects the Elegantissima … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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… Rose breeder David Austin was well aware a really good white rose is a rarity among garden roses, and CLAIRE AUSTIN™. is his response. clusters of pale lemon buds open to very double creamy white flowers (petal count: 120) with a delicious musk rose scent. It's … equally effective as a pillar, a climber, or in a hedge, but but consider placing it close to a door or patio where you can enjoy its fragrance. David Austin is famous for to bringing …
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… Iris histrioides 'George' is among the first of the very early spring flowers to come into bloom in the Chicago area. … yellow, known as a nectar guide. Close observation on a sunny day will provide an opportunity to see bees and other nectar-gathering insects landing on the blotch and following the yellow …
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… The perennial requires full sun to partial shade with moderate soil moisture. Blooms in late spring to mid summer and bloom color is blue. …
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… This weeping evergreen tree needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 3 feet. It is a specimen and resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mounded evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 6 feet. It is a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Is it possible to grow dwarf citrus trees indoors in the winter without a greenhouse? I have a … dwarf citrus trees make excellent outdoor warm-weather container plants. Most are hardy to 30 degrees and do quite well when provided with warmth, humidity and full sun. To successfully … will be opened in cold weather. Reduce watering during winter months. Water only when the soil is dry to the touch. Provide supplemental humidity. This is essential, especially when the plants …
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… Known to most shade gardeners as coleus, Solenostemon scutellarioides brings tropical colors and waves of texture to garden beds and baskets. Grown for its vibrant flashes of foliage, which span the color spectrum from yellow and chartreuse to burgundy and purple, coleus is enjoying a revival from its earlier years as a popular Victorian houseplant. The reasons for …
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