… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants almost year round. They are actively hybridized for flower color, leaf color, fruit size/color, shape and, most importantly, disease resistance. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… As this small, graceful tree ages, it becomes more rounded in habit. It is recommended for a naturalistic garden. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. The fruits, nutlets that … Related to birches but without the insect and disease problems, this tree is best known for hoplike papery seed pods that dangle from its branches in early autumn. It is a worthy native …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… it will tolerate droughts. It will naturalize easily and is suitable as an understory plant for native or woodland gardens and for stabilizing slopes. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in a container. In the tropics, the leaves of passion flowers are the preferred food plant for butterflies. Plant the passion flower in full sun and well-drained, moist soil, and provide a trellis or support for the plants to clamber over. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Although often grown for its flowers, the foliage of yellow waxbells ( Kirengeshoma palmata ) is stunning. The bright … these flowers are followed by unusual horned seedpods. This plant is best used as a backdrop for other perennials, in a shrub or perennial border, under trees, or in a woodland garden. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plants. You will learn about creating “soft landings” under trees, establishing an oasis for pollinators, and putting together containers that attract pollinators. A Garden walk is included. Dress for the weather. Prerequisites: Botany 1 and one Ornamental Plant Materials core course. The …
Type: Item Detail
… spotted and then the petals rimmed in dark chocolate brown to stunning effect. Originally bred for the cut flower trade they have also proven their worth in the garden. Newly planted bulbs … of flowers as the plants age in the garden. Plant in full sun to at least half day full sun for best flower production and protect from rabbits, chipmunks, deer, etc. who find the foliage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… above the leaves in 4" to 6" racemes in March and April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few weeks. If you amend your soil with peat and provide winter protection, you too can grow pieris in the Midwest. A lovely broadleaf evergreen for spring bloom …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look for this common migrant warbler in any wooded habitat at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this common migrant warbler in any wooded habitat at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
