… 'Stained Glass" is a sport of H. 'Guacamole' . It got its name from the variegation and large veins in its leaves forming a pattern like a stained glass window. It grows to a height of 15 inches and a width of 48 inches. It blooms in late summer with fragrant, lavender flowers. Hostas are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Whirlwind is a medium to large (20 inches tall by 40 inches wide) hosta featuring white-centered green … to hummingbirds appear in mid to late summer. 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 …
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… Climbing hydrangea is a clinging ornamental perennial vine that can reach 60 to 80 feet tall. Root-like, hold-fast structures facilitate its ability to climb and cling to almost any surface. It requires a sturdy structure and will cover trees, walls, rocks, or pergolas. Lateral branches that extend as much as 3 feet …
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… Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' is a lovely, dark-rose to pink peony that blooms toward the end of the peony season. It was named after a prominent French actress and is a time-proven standby in the perennial garden. The buds and open flowers contain a sugary nectar beloved by ants, bees, wasps, and some species of birds. …
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… White pine is one of our most beautiful native trees, with long, delicate, bluish-green thin needles that … were once the predominant forest species in large parts of Pennsylvania, upstate New York and Michigan, until they fell to timber production. The soft and fine-grained wood was valued for building ships, houses and bridges in the 18th century. …
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… The northern pin oak is native to the Great Lakes states. It is considered a good alternative to the more widely known … palustris ) due to its adaptability to a greater pH range. They share an appealing habit and leaf shape. The northern pin oak's acorns are elliptical (oval) in shape and mature biennially. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The willow oak is native to the southeastern U.S. Its leaves somewhat resemble the willow and its preferred siting is along streams and rivers like the willow. It has a relatively shallow root system, which makes it more easily …
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… Americans for their use in making arrows as the branches are very straight. This arrowwood is called PAPOOSE™ arrowwood because it is a much smaller version of a larger arrowwood shrub. PAPOOSE™ grows to only about four feet tall and wide and has a rounded form, making it a truly compact and versatile shrub. It has dark green leaves …
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… The dramatic Hawaiian sunset flower ( Stictocardia beraviensis ) is a stunning sight to behold. Native to Africa, its intense tricolored, sunset-hued, 2- to … flowers bloom on a fast-growing vine. Related to the morning glory, with its thick stems and fleshy leaves, this evergreen climber produces scented, cup-shaped flowers that emerge at the leaf axils in clusters of bright crimson with yellow and orange streaking. Its large, heart-shaped, velvet-textured leaves can grow as wide as 1 foot …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… garden melts, there appears to be something wrong with my evergreen shrubs. They look broken and trampled. Is this snow damage and what can I do about it? A. As the snow begins to melt at this time of the year, plants in …
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