… The 'Sherwood Compact' mugho pine has medium green needles and forms a tight globe shape. This slow growing form needs little pruning to retain its shape and has a mature size of 2 feet high by 2 feet wide. Hardy to USDA zone 2, it prefers moderate moisture and can be placed in full sun or partial shade. This shrub is ideal as an accent plant or for use …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Clove currant ( Ribes odoratum ), a native of eastern Canada and the United States, produces intensely clove-scented flowers all along the branches in spring. … by yellowish fall color. Plant in any reasonably well-drained soil in full to partial sun and provide room for the plant to slowly spread by suckers. It attracts butterflies and is deer resistant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 8 feet high with full sun and moderately moist soil conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, it produces fragrant … red blooms. It is one of many hybrid rugosa roses bred for their increased hardiness and insect and disease resistance. Bred in Canada, this rose is named for the noted Canadian fur trapper who …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… intensify in warmer weather, an unusual characteristic for a rose. Plant this rose in full sun and in moderately moist, fertile soils in a location that receives full sun and good air movement. Protect newly planted roses from nibbling by deer and rabbits. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… atop this tall, nonhardy perennial from July up to frost. Plant this salvia in full sun and water to establish the root system—thereafter, it will be drought tolerant. It provides a blue-flowered height component to containers and in the landscape. This is also a great annual for attracting pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to the garden from summer through to frost. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Foliage In any garden, foliage color is an important element. Flowers come and go, but leaves stay the season. Foliage is especially important in shady gardens, where flowers are usually more subtle and less showy. In many cases, leaves, with their texture, shape, size and color, contribute more to a shade garden than flowers. Hostas Shade gardeners know and …
Type: Plant Info
… vegetables rely on heat-loving, summertime favorites, like tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, and cucumbers. They plant them in May and by Labor Day, they’ve finished harvesting. But if you only grow warm-season crops, you’re missing out on cool-season edibles that can be grown in the spring and again in summer for an enjoyable fall harvest. Cool-season crops include lettuce, spinach, …
Type: Plant Info
… Susceptible Plants Broadleaved evergreens (boxwood, rhododendron, azalea, holly, etc.) and needled evergreens (yew, arborvitae, spruce, pine, etc.) Description & Symptoms Winterburn is … that affects plants that do not lose their leaves over the winter. Leaves turn yellow and then brown in response to specific weather conditions. Leaves do not actually burn but rather … dry up. Timing & Life Cycle Symptoms of winterburn typically appear first in late winter and accelerate in early spring. Various conditions combine to cause leaves to dry out. Mild …
Type: Plant Info
… When mature, the sweet birch has an open, rounded habit and can grow 40 to 50 feet tall. It is successful in naturalized areas or used as a shade tree. … bloom of catkins just before leafing out in May. It has reliable yellow color in the fall and handsome dark, reddish-brown, glossy bark, with horizontal lines that make it attractive in the winter landscape. The twigs are fragrant and are a source of oil of wintergreen. Sweet birch is native to the eastern U.S. The primary …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This large black-and-white diving duck is often seen on the lakes in winter and early spring. …
Type: Birding
