… April in the Garden is all about anticipation, with each day bringing new discoveries, news oohs and aahs. What a magnificent season to walk the cultivated gardens and the natural … of Texas. Their clusters of dark blue, fragrant flowers can sometimes reach 50 in number on a single stem. Blue, in all its hues, is a prized color in the garden, and flowers in these … Garden offers some exceptional plant combinations in this April and further into spring. Look for the spectacular colors of tulips in shades of yellow, pink, and red. On either side of the …
Type: Walks
… to remove not just the flower but its stem. "Cutting back" refers to a more severe pruning. On some plants it means trimming individual stems back to where they branch. For other plants, it can mean cutting all stems back to a few inches, so they put out a whole new … back it's doing well into late July," Pollak says. You can prolong the flowering season on old varieties of roses, which bloom only once, by attentive deadheading. Trim the stem back to …
Type: Plant Info
… my trees and shrubs from animal damage in the winter? A. Rabbits, voles, and mice often chew on the bark of trees and shrubs during the winter months, damaging the inner cambium layer, and … costly, need to be reapplied often, and are generally not as effective. Hawks and owls feed on rodents during the winter months so gardeners can hope there will be an abundance of these …
Type: Plant Info
… up to 4 feet in diameter and a narrow conic to columnar crown, the bark is grey-brown, smooth on young trees, and becomes fissured as the tree ages. Leaves are flat, needle-like, 10-30 mm … stomatal bands below. They are spirally arranged, but twisted at the base to lie flattened on either side of and forwards across the top of the shoots. The cones are 4.5-7 cm (rarely to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… make a good house plant. Bromeliads are succulent plants that are usually epiphytic, growing on the recesses of tree branches in tropical climates. They grow in rosettes, with narrow stiff leaves radiating from the center. Small flowers emerge from long-lasting colorful bracts on stiff upright spikes. Plants in the tropical American genus Aechmea are called vase plants or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect flowering on new growth. The genus Calycanthus is separated into its own family, with its nearest relatives …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 4 ½ to 5 ½ ft tall with a spread of 4 to 6 ft. It has large, conical flowerheads held upright on strong stems. The flowerheads are a mixture of showy but sterile flowers and smaller, fertile … does well in full sun to light shad and is moderately drought - tolerant . It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. This is a hybrid of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The flowers emerge white at the tip of the cone then turn pink as they mature and finally take on deep reddish pink tones as they age. A single flowerhead will have a blend of color from … full sun to light shade and is moderately drought - tolerant . In the spring, the buds develop on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. This is a hybrid of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with plum-colored speckles. The flowers are downfacing and bloom in mid June to mid July on stems which stand 4 to 6 feet tall. The flowers have a delightful fragrance and are attractive … readily. They generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud count on a straight stem. Typically they are not fragrant, although Karen North is an exception. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America where they are found growing on tree branches and on rocks where they receive strong filtered light. Neoregelias are regarded as having the most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
