… When gardening in the Midwest, it is truly a delight to discover plants that have saved their showier sides for the last months of … subtle beauty of the winter landscape. One plant whose shiny red berries sparkle in the snow is a deciduous holly, Ilex verticillata . Often called winterberry or coralberry, Ilex verticillata is the finest among the deciduous hollies for winter hardiness, berry display, and pest and …
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… has a bill specialized for extracting seed from spruce cones. Their appearance at the Garden is associated with variations in spruce cone abundance. Look for them around the conifers. …
Type: Birding
… Maiden Grass has deep green strap like foliage with an upright tan tassel flowers. It is a warmer season grass, low maintenance, and requires low water usage once established. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In mid summer and early fall it produces insignificant yellow and purple blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It has yellow blooms in July and August that attract butterflies. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It has white blooms that attract butterflies in March and April. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow and green flowers in May and June. It is best used as a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… evergreen shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 1 foot. It is a specimen in a hedge or a ground cover and resistant to deer. Non-blooming, its fruit …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and moderate moisture conditions. In April it produces insignificant greenish white blooms. It is best as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fall. Use precaution: Handle with care and protect from deer applies to all Eremurus . This is a prized florist flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
