… conifer shrub with green foliage. It is slow-growing, reaching 2 to 8 feet at maturity. Plant in moderate soil in full sun where it will be resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 8 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple blooms in May and June and belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bears fragrant yellow blooms with purple streaks at the base, usually occurring late enough in the spring to avoid frost damage. Repeat flowering has been reported. This cultivar is named after Brooklyn community and environmental activist Hattie Carthan, who was instrumental in saving and planting trees in Brooklyn NY from 1964 until her death in 1984. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moths are a serious pest of forest and urban trees. Newly hatched larvae chew tiny holes in leaves in spring. Later in the season, mature larvae skeletonize leaves, and in severe cases, entirely defoliate trees. …
Type: Plant Info
… Library acquired its Rare Book Collection from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 2002. These approximately 2,500 volumes represent primary sources in the world of botany and horticulture and give us a glimpse into the history of plants all the … choose five of her top books from the Rare Book Collection—no easy feat. Below are her picks, in no particular order; each book is uniquely beautiful and impactful. The Illustrated …
Type: Blog
… crabapples highlight the spirit of spring. Prized for their profuse display of flowers in April and May, these ornamental trees boast a variety of sizes, shapes and forms from dwarf … wide-spreading and upright. Besides the spring flowers, the display is followed again in late summer with colorful fruits, providing for two seasons of outstanding interest. And, … another attractive sight. These versatile trees are effective planted as a single specimen or in groups. There are smaller varieties suitable for urban sites as well as for foundation and …
Type: Plant Info
… At a party, it's the red dress that turns heads. On the highway, it's the red sports car. In the prairie, it's the rare cardinal flower in a sea of goldenrod. And when the woods take on a golden glow, the flame of red is what makes … that red. The related Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia), which is native to the U.S., is often the first bright red flame in the woods in fall and can be just as boisterous as …
Type: Plant Info
… In Greek mythology, Iris is the Goddess of the Rainbow. She’s a messenger from the gods to … habitat ranges from North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia where some grow on mountain tops, in meadows, deserts, alongside streams, and on hillsides. Depending on the species, they range in height from a few inches tall to several feet. Flowers Iris blossoms are represented in …
Type: Plant Info
… and bilingual vocals, they play a wide spectrum of the traditional music that is at home in New Mexico. The musicians of Lone Piñon learned from elder musicians who instilled in them a respect for continuity and an example of the radicalism, creativity, and cross-cultural … solidarity that has always been necessary for musical traditions to adapt and thrive in each generation. In 2014, Lone Piñon was founded as a platform for creativity around the …
Type: Event for Calendar
… as the snow melts, before winter finally retreats. These are perfect wherever you want color in very early spring—ideal when planted in rock gardens, tucked between perennials in the border or under trees and shrubs, or interplanted in ground covers. The bulbs are good for …
Type: Plant Info
