… favorite woodland wildflower native to much of the eastern United States. Its bright red fruit is inedible due to high concentrations of calcium oxylate crystals. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soil conditions. It has purple blooms that attract butterflies from March through June. It is a specimen in an understory. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It has showy purple blooms from July through October and belongs in a ground cover. It is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When gardening in the Midwest, it is truly a delight to discover plants that have saved their showier sides for the last months of … subtle beauty of the winter landscape. One plant whose shiny red berries sparkle in the snow is a deciduous holly, Ilex verticillata . Often called winterberry or coralberry, Ilex verticillata is the finest among the deciduous hollies for winter hardiness, berry display, and pest and …
Type: Plant Info
… are many fascinating facts we have learned about bees, but the most critically important one is their role in pollination. Busy Pollinators Smart gardeners know that it's the presence of … chance your food has been helped along by a bee. By pollinating more than 120 crop plants, it is estimated that bees pollinate approximately one-third of the world's food crops. Besides … has been used extensively for commercial pollination. The value of pollination service by bees is worth billions of dollars annually. Bees also pollinate our native plants that provide food …
Type: Plant Info
… A quick primer for successful combinations Every gardener is an artist. After all, you “paint” your garden with plants. Just as an artist moves paint from … coleus makes for a hot-colored tapestry that feels tropical and exotic. At the other extreme is a grouping of pale blue ageratum, pastel pink roses, and white sweet alyssum, which creates a … Your masterpiece can be as small as a pot filled with vibrant annuals or a “canvas” that is a sprawling suburban lot. Understanding how color combinations work can help you get the most …
Type: Plant Info
… and beyond. Find the Perfect Moment for Picking The most important step in drying hydrangeas is knowing when to cut them. “The best time to cut white flowering hydrangeas is when the top or center flowers begin to show a slight green tint,” said Heather Sherwood, … bloom in colors, such as pink, blue, purple, red, green-blushed, or multicolored, the timing is similar. “Wait until the flowers have a papery texture and their color begins to shift—often …
Type: Blog
… True gourmets know that salsa is much more than a medium for chip dipping; it adds flavor and color to a host of … describes its flavor and aroma as "irresistible" despite its searing heat. The jalapeno is still hot, but much less so. The 'Garden Salsa' hybrid is milder yet, developed just for salsa, offering the exact amount of heat the North American …
Type: Plant Info
… Foliage In any garden, foliage color is an important element. Flowers come and go, but leaves stay the season. Foliage is especially important in shady gardens, where flowers are usually more subtle and less showy. … in Plant Evaluation Notes #21 . Ligularia Desdemona ligularia ( Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona') is a shrub-sized perennial with large, dark green leaves with purple undersides. Standing 3 to 4 …
Type: Plant Info
… to a rich buttery gold. These carefree shrubs will grow in almost any soil type as long as it is not extremely dry. A bonus—deer tend to leave them alone. Meet Some of the Garden's … Forsythia The Garden’s collection includes many forsythia species and cultivars. A cultivar is a plant developed through breeding for particular characteristics such as color, scent, size, or shape Girald forsythia ( Forsythia giraldiana ) is a large species from northwestern China where it grows in open woodlands, rocky slopes, and …
Type: Plant Info
