… The blackjack oak is native to the south-central and southeastern U.S. It has a scrubby and irregular habit and is more likely to be found in the wild in poor sandy soil than in nursery stock. Acorns mature biennially. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I would like to cut back on pesticide use in my vegetable garden. Is there anything I can start to do as I plant this spring? A. Most insect pests attacking vegetables require controls specific …
Type: Plant Info
… sprouting prematurely. Will this hurt the bulbs or future blooms? A. Premature sprouting due to unseasonably warm weather is not unusual. This will not affect the bulbs themselves. However, subsequent below-freezing … and, if buds have formed, prevent flowers from developing properly. No action is necessary to protect the bulbs themselves, but if more than 1 to 2 inches of leaf and/or flower buds are …
Type: Plant Info
… You can see why the common name for this Aconitum is giant monkshood. In its native environment in mountainous areas of Russia and China it can send up spires of bloom reaching 7 to 8 feet tall. This is an impressive back of the border plant, and a tough one. It can take … and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Viburnum farreri 'Candidissimum', also sold as 'Album', is a naturally occurring white form of this fragrant species, native to the northern provinces of China. It is one of the treasures made available to gardeners through the efforts of Reginald Farrer, British plant explorer extraordinaire, but …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Chenault’ is a burkwood viburnum cultivar. It is a rounded shrub with shiny dark green leaves that are … are very light pink, almost white, blooming from May through June; red berries maturing to black berries are sparsely produced in late summer. The plant can reach 8 to 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… its white flowers from late winter into summer. When grown as a house plant, it’s more likely to reach about 6’ and bloom is rare, so it’s grown primarily as a foliage plant. It has large palmately compound leaves up to a foot across. Each leaf is divided into 9-14 finger-like lobes, connected at the base to a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The yellowwood is native to the southeastern United States and gets its common name from the wood which is yellow, heavy, and very hard. A low-branching species, yellowwood grows 30 to 50 feet tall with an equivalent spread and a rounded crown. Use it as a shade tree or specimen …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Gunsmoke' is a very large (30 inches tall, 65 inches wide) metallic-blue hosta. Besides the color, leaves … blooms in late spring with lavender flowers on 3 foot stalks. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… June forms a medium mound of gold centered foliage of good substance with green margins. It is a sport of H . 'Halcyon' and was named Hosta of the Year for 2001 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
