… FALSTAFF® is dramatic. Its flowers are a rich crimson, deepening towards purple over time. The roses are packed with petals, about 110 in each one, with the classic quartered center and fragrance of old-fashioned roses. You can prune it to fit in a border, or grow it as a short … to enjoy the fragrance. Rose breeder David Austin is famous for bringing together the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and disease resistance of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Here in the North, we tend to think of bromeliads as somewhat rare and exotic. In Brazil, this one grows on trees. The most notable feature of Quesnelia marmorata , or Grecian urn, is its foliage. The tall, narrow leaves have mottled horizontal bands of green and white and curve outwards gracefully at the top, like the lip of a vase. The bloom, though …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mexican petunia is a bushy, semi-woody tender perennial that bears no relationship to the petunias we know except … from May through the heat of summer until frost. It’s native to South American, the Caribbean, and Mexico where it’s truly evergreen. It’s often found wild growing by streams or lake s in full … are also surprisingly drought tolerant. Add to that the fact that it attracts butterflies and has proven disease and pest resistant, and you can see why it’s become increasingly popular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… an evening bird walk through the Garden’s Dixon Prairie as we search for songbirds, waterfowl, and raptors. No prior bird-watching experience is required, and binoculars are recommended but not necessary. Bridget Kiernan, birder and assistant …
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… This cultivar is noted for it's slender and upright growth habit to 40' tall by 10' wide and evergreen grey-green needles. Like other eastern white pines it prefers slightly acidic well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 7 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink and orange blooms that attract butterflies and birds. It is a specimen in a hedge or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are perkily held upright with a prominent white blotch in summer. This North American native is attractive to insect pollinators and hummingbirds and can be found in natural areas and gardens from the upper Midwest to southern Canada. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nutgall tree, also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular … huge panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers appear. These attract pollinators, however, fruit is not produced without a male plant nearby. 'September Beauty' is a clone with extra large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lily-of-the-valley is a groundcover with very fragrant, pendant, bell-shaped, white flowers that bloom in the spring. It is a perennial that can be vigorous, because it spreads through rhizomes, underground stems. It is best grown in a woodland garden or used as a groundcover in a damp, shady border. It reaches a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I had problems with grubs in my lawn this summer. Is there anything I can do this fall, or should I treat the lawn next summer? A. Chemical … population has reached 10 or more grubs per square foot of turf. Peel back the affected turf and count the grubs. If there are 10 or more, you can spot-treat damaged areas with an approved … the damaged areas with imidachloprid in mid-July of next year. Always water the turf before and after applying these chemicals. …
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