… stems produce sprays of exotically shaped white flowers variously speckled with burgundy spots and tinted in lavender surround the lavender stamen and styles. Toad lilies thrive in shaded locations in soils that are continuously moist throughout the year. They are prone to nibbling by rabbits and deer but are well worth the trouble to protect when their flowers reassure gardeners that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wavecrest siebold viburnum has larger and thicker leaves than the species and can be trimmed up and treated as a single stem small tree. New spring growth emerges dark red. White flowers in May …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wisteria is a perennial vine native to both Japan and America. While Japanese wisteria can grow as much as 50 feet tall and can take years before it blooms, American wisteria is much more restrained, growing 15-25 feet, and its flowers appear at a much earlier age. The hardiest wisteria is a fast-growing, twining, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cattleya orchid shaped flowers, usually two or more per flower stalk begin to appear in fall and carry through early winter. The flowers originate from the creeping stem instead of from the … do. Often referred to as a "blue orchid", the flowers are actually lavender with a darker lip and yellow blotch below the nectar guides. The search for a "blue orchid" consumed a number of 18th and 19th century plant explorers. Cattleya walkeriana var. coerulea was discovered by Mr. Walker …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb needs full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white and lavender blooms year-round. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Alpines and Rock Gardens Perennials Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… During long stretches of hot days with no rain, it’s tricky to figure out how and what to water. Our experts have some watering tips for your summer garden and containers. Know what you are watering weekly A general watering rule of thumb Plants need 1 … mid-70s Fahrenheit. If temperatures soar into the 90s, double the amount to 2 inches per week, and add more if a heat wave persists. How to keep track? —Set a day of the week that you prefer …
Type: Plant Info
… be a disappointment in the home garden after that first glorious year. Why does this happen and what can you do about it? Adam Dooling, director of plant collections, responds to this gardener’s question. My tulips looked great the first spring, but there have been fewer and smaller plants every year since, and many of them have no flowers. What am I doing wrong? To grow tulips that remain in the garden …
Type: Blog
… deep winter, there are many images of great beauty — some of them overlooked by nature lovers and gardeners alike, simply because “it's just too cold to go outside.” Perhaps that's true when … the windchill dips to threatening levels or the snow blows sideways; but when the air is clear and calm, and the sun gleams off the snow, it's time to take pleasure in the private world of plants in …
Type: Walks
… The Journal of Katherine Mansfield (1927) The magnolia, redbud, katsura, birch, maple, and ginkgo have all disrobed—shedding their beautiful fall canopies as they settle into the quiet … sits low in the sky. At sunset, their elegant silhouettes are often backlit by fiery skies. And when the snow arrives, it cloaks their outstretched limbs in a layer of white that gleams on … so many things to distract me in the garden—dragonflies, bluejays, coneflowers, bumblebees, and weeds—winter is a time to redirect my observations and reflect on nature, especially trees. …
Type: Plant Info
