… full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white and blue blooms in March and April and is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rumors swirling around the Rosaceae family. “Our goal of presenting plants at the Garden is to disabuse everyone of the myths out there that roses are hard,” says Soulsby, senior … for.” Krasberg Rose Garden For your spring inspiration, here are myths he is busting Myth 1: Roses are too much work. That might have been true 20 years ago, but not … the Knock Out ® rose, introduced in 2000 by plant breeder William Radler (who, by the way, is the Garden’s consulting rosarian). “It transformed the market in terms of disease-resistance …
Type: Blog
… world celebrated soil: the United Nations proclaimed it the International Year of Soils. Soil is perhaps the least understood—and therefore least considered—part of gardening. And yet soil is, next to water, the most precious resource that a gardener has. In this edition of Smart … dirt? Start fresh with a raised bed garden, and heatlhy, nutrient-laden soil. Don't fight your site! If your soil is simply too difficult or contaminated to work with, don't fight it! Consider …
Type: Plant Info
… Is your garden fragrant enough? Gardeners often focus on color and design in their beds, borders, and yards and forget to factor in fragrance. Yet scent is keenly important to humans, as it is capable of triggering powerful reactions in the human brain. Information about scent not only …
Type: Plant Info
… February is such an exciting month for gardeners—time for the first seeds to get started indoors, and time … seed germination test to help hedge their bets and get the most out of every seed. The process is easy—so easy that you can get the kids interested in it as a fun germination experiment . … a cookie sheet or tray in a single layer. Set the tray in a warm spot (top of the refrigerator is classic). Calculate your seed germination percentage Check the seeds every day. Re-mist if the …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: The Garden's lone swift species is exclusively seen flying overhead in small groups while chasing insects. In the evening, they …
Type: Birding
… <p>Korean cultivar is similar to 'Red Pygmy' but with narrower, straplike lobes. The young leaves are light red, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms from November to April and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. From March to June it produces blue blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with full sun and moist soil conditions. It belongs in a border or used as a ground cover and is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
