… Q. I would like to plant varieties of tulips and daffodils this fall in addition to smaller bulbs. Any suggestions for planting techniques? A. Most tulips and narcissi can be planted throughout autumn until the ground freezes. Pick a sunny, well-drained area and plant your bulbs three times as deep as the height of the bulb. If the soil is heavy clay, …
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… A. Gourds belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes utilitarian gourds (lagenaria) and vegetable-sponges (luffa) . Harvest ornamental gourds after they have matured on the vine, in late summer or early fall. A hard, glossy, brightly colored shell and a withered vine indicates maturity. The stems should be tough and the necks on long-handled types should be stiff and not bendable. Mature gourds with hardened …
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… Jim Fackenthal has worked many years at the University of Chicago as a cancer researcher and served as Associate University Carillonneur. Fackenthal began carillon studies with David Caldwell at the University of Rochester in 1984, and two years later became a Carillonneur Member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America … recitals throughout North America. He is currently an active member of the piano program and the Early Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago, where he plays various string and wind …
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… one of several cultivars of noble fir with intensely turquoise-blue needles. It is not a dwarf and can reach 60 feet in height, with a narrow pyramidal form. Noble firs, which can live to 300 … trees native to a small area from northern California to Oregon, in the Cascade Mountains and coastal ranges. It is valued as a Christmas tree because of its densely set needles and branches, its perfect conical form, and the fragrance of the resin. Five-inch cones, vivid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Encore Coral Bells is a lovely pink and silver Heuchera villosa hybrid introduced by Thierry Delabroye of France in 2008. It matures to a 12 inches tall by 14 inches wide mound of medium sized pink and silver leaves. New leaves emerge dark rose pink with a silver overlay and deep purple veins. The leaf color transforms to lighter pink shades, retaining the dark …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… nuttallii developed by Rutgers University. This small tree is notable for the very large size and abundance of its creamy white flowers (actually bracts), its cold hardiness and low branching habit. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… The orange jessamine or mock orange is native to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, where it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers that open prior to rain as a … In its native environments it is frequently cultivated as an attractive hedge or screen and is pruned accordingly. However it can be grown as a tree or standard form for a specimen. It can grow to about 20 feet high and about 8 to 10 feet wide and prefers well-drained, moderately watered soil. The flowers are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mid spring with small 1 ½ inch flowers which have a strong fragrance. The flowers are doubles and there are multiple flowers on each stem. The petals are white and occur in multiple whorls. The corona segments are very short and yellow. Some of the corona segments are interspersed among the petals. The bulbs are toxic …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The flowers are 1 ¾ inches wide with 4 – 6 flowers on each stem. The flowers are scented and downfacing. The yellow petals are strongly reflexed and overlap at the base only. The corona is yellow, slightly paler near the rim, and cup shaped with a straight mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 11a. It blooms late spring with 2 – 3 flowers per stem. The flowers are 2½ inches wide and yellow. The petals are broad and blunt and may be slightly reflexed. The corona is split to two thirds of its length with the six …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
