… available to the public with 250,000 plants in production. And a star was born. Knock Out is a four-season winner that will endear itself to gardeners eager for the beauty and versatility … with cool weather. Orange rose hips arrive later, providing a final display. This plant is tough, crown-hardy to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and resistant to black spot, the foliar … bare root in April, or from a container later on, make sure the graft union is planted 1 to 2 inches below soil level. This helps preserve its cold hardiness. Broadcast a slow-release …
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… weeping to mounding, wide-spreading and upright. Besides the spring flowers, the display is followed again in late summer with colorful fruits, providing for two seasons of outstanding … so often that many are just described as Malus x ‘Cultivar Name’ because their origin is unknown. The Garden is home to more than two dozen crabapple cultivars. Some of the best include Donald Wyman, a …
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… Although some cultivars can reach a height and width up to 15 feet, a more typical size is 6 to 8 feet tall and wide. There are many new compact cultivars, such as ‘Little Lime’, ‘Bobo’ … green, cream to strawberry pink in late summer. If you currently have a panicle hydrangea that is too large for its space, you can cut stems back by about one-third or so, preferably before … However, breeders have created some newer cultivars that will bloom on old and new growth. Site plants in part shade in soils that are moist, but well-drained. Plants will tolerate full …
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… Everyone can use a little privacy in their garden from time to time. After all, a garden is a place to retreat from the outside world, a place to sit and sip coffee, read a book, do some yoga, bird-watch, or simply rest and relax. The garden is a place to rejuvenate. A tall solid fence can block views into a garden, but it can also make … ‘Green Giant’ There are many arborvitaes that are used for screening, but Western red cedar is a bit different—it’s deer resistant. The cultivar ‘Green Giant’ is a narrow, fast-growing …
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… from as early as the second week of May through mid-June. Syringa vulgaris , the common lilac, is the oldest lilac in cultivation and was brought to this country from Europe before 1700 by the … on their leaves. A neutral, fairly alkaline soil composted with plenty of organic material is necessary for good growth. After their first few years of regular watering, lilacs become … oldest canes are cut to the ground, taking care to leave the main trunk or stem. This process is repeated over a few years until all the oldest canes are removed. All lilacs will produce more …
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… Although this brilliantly colored bird nests regularly in the restored woodland, it is most often seen on migration early in spring and late in the fall. …
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… This is a vigorous late vine producing small, open, bell-shaped, single yellow flowers with red …
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… This is a vigorous late vine producing small open, bell-shaped, single yellow flowers with red anthers …
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… 15 feet in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It blooms from November to February and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… feet with partial shade and moist soil conditions. From May to August it has white blooms. It is a specimen. …
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