… Blue Shag white pine is a dwarf, densely rounded conifer with short bluish-green needles. Effective in rock gardens or in a foundation planting with grows to 4 feet tall and prefers well-drained soil in full to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue and white blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mounded evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions to reach a size of about 3 feet. Use in the landscape where an evergreen mounded shrub of limited height and spread is desired. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Variegated starburst shrub ( Clerodendrum quadriloculare ‘Brandonii’) is a large evergreen shrub featuring masses of starburst-like pink-and-white flowers that begin … The broad, variegated leaves provide interest throughout the rest of the year. The genus name is derived from the Greek kleros (lot or chance) and dendron (tree), referring to the variable medical properties of some of the species. Like other members of the verbena …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Beryl’ is in Division 6. This a dwarf narcissus that blooms in mid spring. The flowers are 3 inches wide … mature. The petals are reflexed with a small point at the tip of each petal. The yellow corona is cup shaped with a band of orange at the mouth. The bulbs are toxic and will 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. When he …
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… The Epiphylla Ginkgo is an unusual female cultivar more commonly grown in Japan. When reaching maturity it will … the strong smelling Ginkgo fruits and the fruits have unusual winged stems. This Ginkgo oddity is sometimes known as Ginkgo biloba var. epiphylla , Ohatsuki Ginkgo, Ohazuki Group RHS, and in Japan as Ohatsuki Ichou. The discovery of the epiphyllous form has been credited to Mr. Shirai in 1891. It rarely reaches a height over 13 feet and has an unusual wide open oval …
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… This plant is called an Orchid Lights azalea because the pink flowers are an orchid pink. This plant was one of a group that were developed to survive very cold winters and were called the 'Northern Lights' azaleas, so this one is the … of about 3 feet and a width of about 4 feet. Like most azaleas, it prefers a partly shaded site with protection from afternoon sun, such as on a northerly or eastern frontage. It requires …
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… Over the last few years, our horticulturists have been working with Cognitive Gardens, Inc., to install a state-of-the-art “smart garden” network. Cognitive Gardens specializes in applying artificial intelligence technology to improve performance in living systems. Last year, technicians strategically installed an array … and amazed us,” said senior horticulturist, Davina Bowman. “It was like knowing your child is waking up from a nap! We can go and take care of the plants right away and know they will look …
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… This clumping perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and dry to medium moisture conditions. In July and August it produces green and purple flowers that attract birds. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions It has showy purple and rose blooms that attract butterflies from May through August and belongs in a border. It is native to the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
