… Late lilac takes its common name from the fact that it blooms a bit later than the common lilac. It is a large shrub suitable for … pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain …
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… warmer climates (Zones 7-8) than most of the species. Pale blue fragrant blossoms emerge from rosy violet buds. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or … pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Royalty lilac is a cultivar selected in 1936 for its exceptional cold hardiness from a cross between the nodding lilac and the Hungarian lilac. Its fragrant purple-lavender … pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a few outliers as far east as the mountains of North Africa. The generic name derives from the Turkish "turbend" (turban), which they somewhat resemble. The earliest known cultivation …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… persist into winter. Native to China, Korean, and Japan, linden viburnums derive their name from the leaves, which resemble those of the linden tree. It is an upright deciduous shrub that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… floor. It happened while I was dumping another withered plant—this time, a sad collard green—from its pot into the trash. The mess, and the funeral, is for a good cause though. Today, I … He even keeps an Excel spreadsheet to track the Latin name of each plant, where it came from, its parentage, care preferences, and age. An Excel spreadsheet, you guys. This man is not … neglect. They’re independent teens who don’t like too much attention. When you pick them up from school and ask them about their day, they say, “Fine.” With help from Wheatley, I plan a …
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… Everyone can use a little privacy in their garden from time to time. After all, a garden is a place to retreat from the outside world, a place to sit and sip coffee, read a book, do some yoga, bird-watch, or … woody plants that tend to be less than 20 feet tall. They produce multiple branches from the base of the plant. While evergreens like boxwood, yews, and junipers provide a …
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… to be able to grow these lovely small trees; in more exposed USDA Zone 5 sites farther from Lake Michigan, they may not be hardy. The walls of the English Walled Garden are cloaked … which will cloak a house or a fence almost too enthusiastically. It is neither a true ivy, nor from Boston (it's native to China and Japan), but it can call itself anything it wants as long as … Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, if you venture across the new Trellis Bridge from Evening Island. Winterberry ( Ilex verticillata ) can be found in the Sensory Garden. And if …
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… updating your home’s curb appeal, enlarging a patio, or increasing privacy. Take a look from the windows in your living room, dining room, kitchen, and other spaces. After all, gardens are meant to be enjoyed from indoors as well as outside, and throughout all the seasons. Evaluating these views allows … evergreens and plant something more in scale with the house? Take a few photos of your home from the front sidewalk or street to get a clear idea of what others see. Moving About A path …
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… explains that clivias are slow-growing and difficult to propagate. "If you grow clivias from seed, it takes three to five years for them to bloom for the first time," he says. "The big, … technique used to propagate plants, allows commercial growers to produce hundreds of plants from a single bud or even cell, knowing that each new plant will be an exact duplicate of the … Unfortunately, clivias, like other plants resistant to tissue culture, can be propagated only from seeds or division. IN THE WILD According to Dr. Ault, clivias are native to the subtropical …
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