… ‘Green Thumb’ is a relatively large shrub with a round habit that grows to a height of about 8’. Oblong leaves are initially yellowish-green then green encircled by yellow changing to yellow in the fall. The flowers are small, fragrant thread-like pale yellow petals that emerge …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hardy to East Asia, Clematis tibetana is a deciduous vine, blooming from late summer throughout the fall, and featuring 2-inch lantern-shaped yellow flowers and bluish-green finely divided foliage. It grows to 10 feet and prefers full sun to partial shade and rich, well-drained soil. It can be trained …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This rose can be trained as a climber and grow to 10 feet, or trained as a shrub rose to 4 feet tall. It blooms from spring to fall with urn-shaped double yellow flowers suffused with … and red as the flowers grow older. Its flowers reflect the season of growth. This rose is handsome as a climber with its dark green leaves and changeable flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moist, but not water-logged, acidic soils in partial shade, protected from strong winter winds to thrive. When provided with these conditions, it is covered with purplish-pink flowers that shade to a lighter pink in the center from late May into early June. Each ball-shaped truss …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or on a porch a few days before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, move it into a large container (to facilitate watering) and bring it indoors. Make sure the rootball stays moist while the tree is in the house. Avoid decorating it with heavy ornaments or lit candles. A few days before New Year’s, move it back to the garage for a few days. On New Year’s Day, you can plant it outside in an already prepared …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. What shrubs can be grown in the shade? A. It is best to determine the level of shade in your garden prior to purchasing plants for that area. … plants, observe and record your conditions so that you can select items best suited for your site. Some examples of shrubs that perform well in full shade include bottlebrush buckeye ( …
Type: Plant Info
… Flowering dogwood is the showstopper member of the genus Cornus -- for its elegant layered habit, stunning white … and inconspicuous, they are surrounded by four large flat white bracts that appear to be petals. This small native tree is the state tree of Virginia and signals the arrival of spring in much of the southeastern U.S. Alas, it struggles to maintain bud hardiness in northeastern Illinois. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Malagasy tree aloe ( Aloe vaombe ), a member of the Asphodeliaceae family, is one of the most beautiful large tree aloes, which makes it a stunning centerpiece specimen for … Poisson in 1912. Its specific epithet comes from the indigenous name “ vahombre .” Native to southern Madagascar, Aloe vaombe is an unbranched succulent that grows to 12 feet or taller, with large single rosettes of 5 feet in diameter. It has long, smooth, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… he has for rose gardeners. As the senior horticulturist at the Rose Garden, Tom knows how to deal with roses at every stage of their lives: young and old, tended and in need of pruning, healthy and not. For this month's Smart Gardener , we asked him to address a common issue that every gardener eventually faces—tending to overgrown roses. … want to be open at ground level—the better to get a good dose of sunshine. An overgrown rose is thick and congested at ground level, which results in lots of fuzzy tip growth instead of …
Type: Plant Info
… in a flock of common redpolls or goldfinches and siskins. In winter, this rare visitor is most likely to be found in alders or birches while feeding on seeds in cones and catkins. …
Type: Birding
