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  • … Lightly fragrant trumpet shaped peach flowers edged in yellow appear at four feet in height from the end of June into early July. Plant bulbs among shrubs and perennials that will …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … honeysuckle is an evergreen vine with narrow, velvety, sea-green leaves. It is best grown in sun in moderate soil where it produces purple-red flowers with a hint of yellow during May and June. …
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  • … 'Morden Blush') is a beautiful, light pink shrub rose that grows up to 3 feet when planted in full sun and moderate soil. From mid-June through mid-October, it produces fragrant flowers followed by attractive orange red fruit in late fall and into early winter. …
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  • … This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in early April with light rosy purple flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves become a mix of yellow, orange and wine. It can tolerate full sun. Like …
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  • … This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with clear, light pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow and red. It can tolerate full sun. Like all rhododendrons, it …
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  • … This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with deep pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow to a bronze-red. It can tolerate full sun. Like all …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Double white trillium flowers are a delightful surprise in the spring woodland garden setting. Not a cultivated selection, these are a vegetatively … populations, also sometimes referred to as a "nativar." Dappled shade under deciduous trees in moist soils provide ideal growing environment. Unfortunately, deer are very fond of them. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … top the finely dissected leaves of this Russian sage cultivar. This cultivar thrives in soils that will dry between irrigations when grown in sunny locations with average soils. The flowers are butterfly and hummingbird magnets. Not …
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  • … Just in Time for Halloween This is the month for ghosts, goblins, and witches, and for tricks and … health care department. “It has long, dangling branches and I like to put purple lights on it in October—it looks pretty cool.” On a fall night, the bare limbs look like big straggly arms … (Monotropa uniflora) is ghostly white because it lacks chlorophyll. It’s often found growing in dark, spooky sites on the forest floor in the shadiest of places where few other things grow. …
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  • … provides an elegant earth-to-earth closed system. Nutrient-rich scraps from vegetables grown in your garden are diverted from the landfill, instead going into the compost bin. Within a few … for purchase. The simplest systems are just as effective as the more high-tech versions—in fact, a simple compost pile works fine or you can easily make a bin yourself. Situate your compost bin or pile in a shady outdoor area with access to rain/snow. Some sunlight is fine, but the pile should not …
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