… The Agave filifera , in bloom in the Arid Greenhouse, is one of the few known to flower in cultivation. The threadlike appendages to the leaves are the reason the specific epithet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bellevalia pycnantha is a little known bulbous plant named after Pierre Richer de Belleval, who founded the Montpelier Botanic Garden in 1593. It resembles a larger grape hyacinth, growing to 12 inches high. From March through June it produces beautiful dark bluish purple flowers edged in greenish-yellow. Plant in a dry, sunny location in a bed or border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rubinberg said of his job with the Garden’s Veteran Internship Program (VIP) that started in May. “But being able to step in one toe at a time really helped me. [I could] build up to the point where I was fully capable … said working with the veterans “has changed my life as well.” “I think the main thing is, the program creates a soft spot to land, learn, grow, and make mistakes in a safe environment …
Type: Blog
… Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls', or Snake Willow, is a lovely small willow tree with a weeping corkscrew growth habit. Although the trunk and larger branches are upright, the younger branches truly weep downward in graceful curling gold and green tresses. The younger new branches and leaves are a golden-green color in spring and mature to bronze-gold branches in summer with soft willow green leaves. The leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: More often heard than seen, this member of the mimidae family of birds is usually found in shrubby areas and woodland edges. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: The snipe is a common, medium-sized shorebird, most often seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or …
Type: Birding
… This mat-forming perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its blooms in May and June attract butterflies. It is a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of less than 6 inches. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
