… weeping to mounding, 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 … so often that many are just described as Malus x ‘Cultivar Name’ because their origin is unknown. The Garden is home to more than two dozen crabapple cultivars. Some of the best include Donald Wyman, a …
Type: Plant Info
… Although some cultivars can reach a height and width up to 15 feet, a more typical size is 6 to 8 feet tall and wide. There are many new compact cultivars, such as ‘Little Lime’, ‘Bobo’ … green, cream to strawberry pink in late summer. If you currently have a panicle hydrangea that is too large for its space, you can cut stems back by about one-third or so, preferably before … However, breeders have created some newer cultivars that will bloom on old and new growth. Site plants in part shade in soils that are moist, but well-drained. Plants will tolerate full …
Type: Plant Info
… Everyone can use a little privacy in their garden from time to time. After all, a garden is a place to retreat from the outside world, a place to sit and sip coffee, read a book, do some yoga, bird-watch, or simply rest and relax. The garden is a place to rejuvenate. A tall solid fence can block views into a garden, but it can also make … ‘Green Giant’ There are many arborvitaes that are used for screening, but Western red cedar is a bit different—it’s deer resistant. The cultivar ‘Green Giant’ is a narrow, fast-growing …
Type: Plant Info
… from as early as the second week of May through mid-June. Syringa vulgaris , the common lilac, is the oldest lilac in cultivation and was brought to this country from Europe before 1700 by the … on their leaves. A neutral, fairly alkaline soil composted with plenty of organic material is necessary for good growth. After their first few years of regular watering, lilacs become … oldest canes are cut to the ground, taking care to leave the main trunk or stem. This process is repeated over a few years until all the oldest canes are removed. All lilacs will produce more …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This state-endangered species is rarely seen and difficult to spot. If here, this chicken-sized bird will be on a lake edge or …
Type: Birding
… Description: As its name implies, this western species is rarely seen in the Great Lakes region. It may be seen with flocks of common gull species. …
Type: Birding
… Description: The less common of two species of nuthatches seen at the Garden, it is usually seen in winter in wooded areas and at bird feeders. …
Type: Birding
… The Victory Garden is gaining ground again, 70 years after redefining gardening in America. Check out our …
Type: Plant Info
… feet in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy green blooms year around and is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… May to June. It requires moderate soil moisture and full sun to partial shade. Bloom color is blue and it attracts butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
