… smell them a yard away. And she does repeat, again and again. And when the flowering season is done, she has big, colorful rose hips for winter color. Like all rugosas, she's very hardy … to keep deer away but can be painful for the gardener who doesn't use rose gauntlets. Pruning is pretty much up to you. Cut her back to fit in a border, or let her stand tall as a specimen or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nymphaea 'Sulphurea Okechobee' is a hardy waterlily with large lemon yellow flowers that have long narrow petals. The leaves are … end of a long lax stem and floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2,000 B.C. and are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the trails in natural settings. Fee includes the $100 event registration fee. The course cost is nonrefundable and must be purchased by April 8, 2026. This class requires a DSLR or mirrorless camera, telephoto zoom lens (300mm or greater), and a tripod. Transportation is on your own. A map will be sent. Prerequisite: Experience with DSLR or mirrorless camera. The …
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… BALMY PURPLE™ beebalm is derived from a north American native plant and grows to about 12 inches high and around 12 … of flowers bloom in midsummer, and removing faded flowers will extend flowering. Beebalm is great for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. It's easy to grow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Mary Copeland’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid to late spring with 4 inch double flowers that are sweetly … not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… draw insects near enough to discover the watery fluid at the base of the cylinder. Alas, it is a one-way trip as slanted hairs covering the inside of the cylinders prevent insects from … a dormancy or rest period in order to thrive in cultivation. For temperate species, this is met by cooling temperatures in winter whereas tropical species depend upon a decrease in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mexican petunia is a bushy, semi-woody tender perennial that bears no relationship to the petunias we know except … for the form of its flowe Each petunia-like blue blossom appears only for a day, but bloom is non-stop from May through the heat of summer until frost. It’s native to South American, the …
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… It requires full sun and moderate soil fertility—use acid fertilizers, similar to what is used for rhododendrons—and needs to be kept moist. The very large, silvery, felted leaves on a … a container, but must be brought indoors before a heavy frost. A native to Brazil, glory bush is one of the plants recommended by famed twentieth-century landscape architect Roberto Burle …
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… <p>This is one outdoor plant you can enjoy year=round. The dense, fine-textured leaves of 'Oracle' … <p>The common name for <em>Sedum</em> forsterianum 'Oracle' and its immediate family is stonecrop, probably because these mat-forming perennials are native to rocky outcrops on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… color that gives this shrub its cultivar name. It will grow in full sun to partial shade and is not fussy about soil types or conditions. This is one of the oldest garden viburnum cultivars, originating in Holland in the 16th century. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
