… Natural willow furniture is the ideal rustic accent when you need a seat for that perfect spot in your garden or porch. Learn the basic techniques of making bent willow furniture. You will select one project to complete during the workshop. Projects are large, so bring a vehicle that can accommodate …
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… The Felderbach European beech is an extremely dwarf form with a columnar habit. Foliage is dark … of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American … Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast majority of cultivars used in landscaping. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collections contain three species but more than two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Rotundifolia European beech is so named after its small rounded leaves, which are dark green … of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American … Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast majority of cultivars used in landscaping. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collections contain three species but more than two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Tortuoso Purpurea European beech takes its name from its unusual twisted, spreading habit and … of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American … Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for the vast majority of cultivars used in landscaping. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collections contain three species but more than two …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Wallpaper: Birds Please select the images you would like by clicking on them below. Each image will open in a new window. Cedar waxwing Ruby-crowned kinglet Sparrow American goldfinch Ruby-throated … Please select the images you would like by clicking on them below. Each image will open in a new window. Cedar waxwing Ruby-crowned kinglet Sparrow American goldfinch Ruby-throated …
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… This member of the Actaea or bugbane family is particularly prized for it remarkably dark purple, almost black foliage. In late summer, bugbanes develop tall flower spires with heavily scented flowers that are repellent (or a bane) to bugs. In fact, in earlier times, they were used to repel bed bugs. 'Hillside Black Beauty' is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Chinese witch hazel is highly valued for its yellow flowers in late winter, rich green foliage through the summer and brilliant yellow color in autumn. A hybrid witch hazel, ‘Pallida’ becomes a vase … the base perfume the garden from January into March. The medium green leaves are oval-rounded to obovate in shape. It is a wonderful late winter-blooming shrub. …
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… ‘Advent’ is an upright, many-branched shrub, 9’-10’ tall that grows in sun to partial shade and is noted for its early blooms, starting in February, as soon as … petals with red tips emerging from a maroon-red calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the petals will curl up and then open again when warmer temperatures return. Large rounded leaves …
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… The frilly, double, bright yellow flowers of Double Trouble sneezeweed ( Helenium 'Double Trouble') are the first of known doubles in the genus. Each petal on the daisy-like flowers has three notches at the tip and droops … flowering season—from mid-July through October—is the result of the plant being unable to produce viable seed. Strong, winged stems make 'Double Trouble' a great selection for the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It's Crabapple Blossom Time! Great Basin. Where to begin? A beautiful spring walk designed to capture the crabapples, and other magical vistas and views, begins at the overlook, next to the English … of complementary flowering perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses, and ground covers, laid out in a tapestry of color and texture with the intention of blooming in sequence with the crabapples …
Type: Walks
