… an upright oval tree that can reach a height of 70 feet with a 35 fot spread. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The tree's … color are shades of red. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as for the syrup produced from its sap. It is a favorite …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana is monotypic - meaning it is the only species in this genus belonging to the Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family). Native to … surround the bottlebrush like mass of white stamens. The flowers are scattered along the stems and are best appreciated if a dark background is provided. Semi-shaded light levels with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Growing only 3' to 6' in height, this spreading shrub is ideal for mass plantings. Fragrant sumac is not grown for its flowers. However, its small fruit, a hairy red drupe borne on the female … leaves. When the leaves are rubbed, they emit an interesting aroma reminiscent of lemon and pine furniture polish. Although fragrant sumac is actually related to poison ivy, most people …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The kalanchoe is known as felt bush because of the heavy covering of indumentum (hairs) on all surfaces of the large, triangular leaves. This species is native to some of the drier parts of the island of Madagascar, where the indumentum helps … flowers are marked with maroon nectar guides that direct pollinating insects to the nectaries and past the pollen that sticks to the insect until it rubs it off on the next plant it visits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ring in the holidays with this woodland reindeer; he’s so cute and so simple to create. Learn how to take wool and shape and sculpt it into felt. Perfect for the novice crafter, needle felting is an easy-to-learn technique that is both creative and relaxing. It uses a special needle to …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 3-5 feet in full sun and moist soil conditions. It has tiny flowers in various shades of pink and white and attracts butterflies in July and August. The leaves are narrow, lanceolate, and … silky tufted seeds airborne. It can be used as a specimen in a border or butterfly garden and is resistant to deer. Swamp milkweed is a native plant found growing through much of eastern and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Ken's Red' hardy kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus taste, maybe a little sweeter. But they're bite-sized and smooth skinned so you can pop them in your mouth like grapes. In fact, with 'Ken's Red', the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, … used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, … used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, … used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
