… New! The morning begins with orientation to this magnificent 1929 manor house and grounds, where students receive suggestions for photo venues and camera settings. Students may then take pictures at locations of their choice. After lunch on the terrace and discussion of photographic techniques, we will explore other areas in the afternoon. Students …
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… Q: I have a bed of double zinnias in red, yellow, and white colors. Butterflies love the white and avoid the red and yellow flowers – why? A: Different butterflies are attracted to different colors and nectars. …
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… Crawford was the first city carillonneur for the Millennium Carillon in Naperville, Illinois, and is currently the senior university carillonneur at the University of Chicago and resident carillonneur for the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is the past president of the World Carillon Federation and recently became the president of the Sarasota Carillon Foundation, Inc. With an undergraduate …
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… invasive in wetter parts of the U.S. south, such as Florida, although it is frost tender and therefore not a threat to colder parts of the U.S. In the absence of native pests, the weeping bottlebrush can reach sizes and ages not typical in Australia, growing to 30 feet high and 20 feet wide. The cylindrical, bright red flower spikes, reminiscent of a bottle brush, are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in the southwestern Pacific where it thrives in the warm humid climate, light sandy soils and partial light conditions under palms. This ornamental ginger is prized for the dramatic green and white chevron patterning of its leaves. The lovely pink bloom is rare but impressive with … inflorescences that can reach 10" long. Marbled ginger can reach a height of about five feet and will form clumps up to five or six feet wide in warmer locations. however it is not hardy in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a new hybrid elephant ear that gets its dramatic coloring from its father, 'Black Velvet', and its upright growing habit and improved cold resistance from its mother, Alocasia odora . The leaves are a deep glossy green suffused with purple on top, and deep dark purple on the underside, both strongly marked with light green veins. Alocasias are …
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… Jackson aloe, or Aloe jacksonii , is native to Ethiopia and was first collected by T.H.E. Jackson in 1943. Since its discovery it has not been located … branches only four to eight inches long. The leaves are a dull green, with white spots, and the leaves tend to remain clustered toward the branch apex. This is a sprawling aloe, … known as a cremnophyte, or a plant that prefers to grow on cliffs. The inflorescence is simple and reaches about a foot tall. The flowers are laxly arranged on the stem and are a bright coral …
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… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded lobes. 'Postelense' …
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… Strawberry Candy daylily is a strawberry pink blend with a rose red eye-zone and a golden green throat. The blooms appear in early midseason measuring 4 ¼ inches and stay open for at least 16 hours. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are several buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will be in bloom for …
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… shiny green foliage. It is a medium to large hosta. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and texture; natural mutations or “sports” are also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
