… are stone-like garden containers you can make at home from common materials. They are great for shallow-rooted hardy perennials, dwarf alpines, herbs or annuals. Examples of these versatile troughs can be seen in the English Walled Garden and Heritage Garden. Trough-making and other garden workshops are …
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… Iris cristata ‘Tennessee White’ is white with yellow crests on the falls. The flowers stand only 6” high but they are 3” wide, which is huge for such a low growing plant. Iris cristata is found in floodplains from Maryland to Oklahoma. It thrives in shade and spreads rapidly and is resistant to deer and rabbits. The …
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… Earth stars are among the smallest of bromeliads. These are terrestrial, with about 20 species, found only in Brazil, but with many cultivated varieties. They grow into rosettes with very stiff, toothy leaves five to ten inches across. Small white flowers are not the real attraction for these bromeliad …
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… Striking, soft apricot double flowers with extended dark brown stamens perfume the surrounding landscape with the scent of Easter lilies; one of the parents of this hybrid. … resulted with fewer insect and disease problems. Plant this lily where it will receive full to partial sun for most of the day; "head in the sun with roots in the shade" are ideal conditions. It's prone to damage from rabbits and …
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… Pale pink flowers flush to bright reddish purple at the tips. each flower features a rich reddish brown 'eye' surrounded by yellow. All of the blooms face the same direction. Grow in bright windowsills in winter, outdoors on the patio during growing season. Grow in very well …
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… Quamash is a bulbous perennial with 8- to 20-inch-long linear leaves and racemes of blue flowers on leafless stems in late spring. The native American plants resemble loose hyacinths; they will naturalize if planted in moist …
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… is unusually tall, reaching 5 ft, and is sweetly fragrant. This daylily is nocturnal, opening in the late afternoon and closing around midmorning the next day. Although each flower lasts only … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… Steeple Jackie daylily has bright yellow flowers with yellow throats late in the season. The blooms are small, measuring only 3.5 inches. They sit on top of unusually … and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… 'Gladstone' has lovely white sprays on top of dark green foliage. It is one of the first astilbes to bloom in late spring. The fluffy upright panicles are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers which …
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… Grassy-leaved goldenrod is an attractive native perennial with a shrubby habit, growing to about three feet tall. The little yelow flowers grow in flat clusters near the ends of the branches. The leaves are narrow, untoothed and a fresh …
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