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  • … 'Chuckles' is a floribunda rose, which means the flowers grow abundantly in clusters, starting in June. … The moderately fragrant flowers are semi-double (averaging 11 petals), 2.5-3 inches across, and bright pink a with a prominent white eye. It produces small but persistent rose hips in late summer to fall. Foliage is dark green and disease-resistant. Like all roses, it's happiest in full sun with consistently moist soil and
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … A quick primer for successful combinations  Every gardener is an artist. After all, you “paint” your garden with plants. Just as an artist moves paint from palette to canvas, the gardener’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and foliage that harmonize and complement one another.  A planting of burgundy-leaved canna lilies, orange zinnias, …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Fragrant white lilies are the stars of a moon garden. Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'   “And still within a summer's night        A something so transporting bright,       I clap my … Dickinson (1830-1886) The reclusive American poet, Emily Dickinson, was devoted to gardening and no doubt spent evenings wandering her family's gardens and meadows for inspiration. There's … in June, you'll hear the birds singing as the sun sets late in the evening. The birdsong is slowly overtaken by a chorus of crickets and cicadas. The rising of fireflies from the shrubs …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … January ushers in the deep winter when arctic winds howl and the temperatures plummet. Any day could bring a thick layer of snow. This is the season when our gardens sleep and gardeners dream of spring. Perusing seed catalogs in print or online provides …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Description: A common bird throughout the Garden, this year-round resident is most often seen in wooded areas and at bird feeders. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This is one of the most common, year-round birds at the Garden, and can be seen in all settings. …
    Type: Birding
  • … This tree grows to a height of more than 40 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This round evergreen perennial grows to a height of 10 inches with partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a ground cover. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This specimen tree rises to about 6 inches in height with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is resistant to deer. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This weeping evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 1 foot. It is a ground cover. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant