… small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a vigorous grower. Golden Tiara can be used as an edger, ground cover, or specimen. Many sports of this cultivar are available in the trade. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce … natural mutations or “sports” are common; and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The northern pin oak is native to the Great Lakes states. It is considered a good alternative to the more widely known … 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, … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The native Shumard oak is a member of the red oak group and produces acorns biennially. Like others in the red oak group, the lobed leaves have sharp, pointy contours. The Shumard oak has a … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arrowwoods were favored by native 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 … has dark green leaves which appear with pink tips, and bears clusters of small white flowers in June. These are followed by bunches of dark blue berries that are irresistible to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… up images of the famous prison, perched on a rocky scrap of land weathering the elements in San Francisco Bay, of Al Capone and the Birdman. But for the past 150 years there have also been gardens on the island. In 2003 the Garden Conservancy, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the National Park … compost and weed. This makes 2013 a significant milestone in the history of Alcatraz. It is the ten-year anniversary of this collaboration to resurrect, preserve, and amplify the …
Type: Event for Calendar
… the outer canopy distinguishes the fall webworm from the eastern tent caterpillar, which nests in webs in the crotches of trees. Timing & Life Cycle Webworms spend the winter as pupae in leaf litter … and visible. The larvae, which never leave the webs, consume entire leaves. Damage Damage is minimal because the most extensive feeding occurs in late summer when trees will soon drop …
Type: Plant Info
… Short Stop bluestar is a cultivar developed by Intrinsic Perennials in Illinois. It is notable for its purplish black … of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Magic lily ( Lycoris squamigera ) is a "pass-along" plant with a long history of cultivation in the United States. Originally a … lilies" or "naked ladies"—the latter common name referring to the habit of the plant to flower in fall, well after the leaves have died down, bursting as a leafless flower stalk from the soil, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Star magnolia, native to Japan, is one of the earliest magnolias to bloom in the spring, which makes the buds vulnerable to a late frost. Large, delicate white to light pink flowers with numerous strap-like petals open in April and are quite fragrant. The star magnolia's dark-green leaves turn yellow to bronze in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mme. Lemoine lilac cultivar of the common lilac produces double pure-white, fragrant flowers in mid-spring. Mme. Lemoine is named in honor of the wife of the foremost lilac breeder of the nineteenth century. While other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
