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  • … of performances spanning the last eight years, The Box Band is experienced in making memories for audiences young and old. The quintet (drums/bass/fiddle/guitar/mandolin) plays a unique blend …
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  • … tubular, with five flaring petals that start with red buds that open to white. It is prized for its fragrance and may be used as a hedge. Glossy opposite leaves and loose arching stems make …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … or early summer. The flowers are tubular and red, with five flaring white petals. It is prized for its fragrance and may be used as a hedge. Glossy opposite leaves and loose arching stems make …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … the northeastern United States. The slow growth rate makes it an ideal low-maintenance plant for lawns in cold climates. In the Chicago area, it is prized as a Christmas tree because of its …
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  • … early. The plant grows 10 feet in height with a similar spread, and it is highly admired for its semi-weeping branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring …
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  • … late spring they will produce attractive white bell-shaped flowers on 30-inch stems. Watch out for the fragrance though; when bruised they produce an unpleasant aroma similar to onions. …
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  • … they will produce attractive white and pink bell-shaped flowers on 30-inch stems. Watch out for the fragrance though; when bruised they produce an unpleasant smell similar to onions. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … apparently a spontaneous occurrence in the garden of Mark McDonough—internationally recognized for his work with Allium . It strongly resembles nutans , a native of Siberia, the leaves of …
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  • … well with peonies and irises which bloom at around the same time. The flower head can be dried for flower arrangements. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
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  • … shallow and rocky soils and can grow under black walnut trees. This species is a larval host for the hairstreak butterfly; the flowers attract butterflies and bees that don’t mind feeding on …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant