… New! Enjoy the sweet and savory flavors of summer in this stunning dish. Mouthwatering ahi tuna is paired with crunchy macadamia nuts, creamy guacamole, juicy mango salsa, and crispy tortilla strips to create the ideal late-summer meal. Meg Dhamer, private chef and …
Type: Item Detail
… Description: This goose is a rare visitor on our lakes or feeding on the lawn. It is similar in appearance to the white snow goose but slightly smaller with a shorter bill. …
Type: Birding
… Description: The cheerful song of this common migrant and occasional winter resident is easy to recognize. Large flocks are often encountered in the McDonald Woods. In fall, when … migratory white-throated sparrows sing from brushy areas in the Garden in October, November, and December, and again in March, April, and May. As beautiful as the song is, so is the plumage …
Type: Birding
… Q. Quite a few trees on my property are chlorotic. Is there a particular fertilizer I can use to eliminate this problem? A. Chlorosis, the yellowing … in the soil. It also can be caused by alkaline, compacted or waterlogged soils, pollution and other environmental causes. The plants in our area most susceptible to iron deficiency are the white and pin oaks, hollies, certain azaleas and rhododendrons, black and white pines and magnolias. …
Type: Plant Info
… Lilium ‘Miss Feya’ has large rosy red flowers with a white edge and a speckling of black dots. The flowers are fragrant and measure 3-6“ on stems that stand 6 to 8 feet tall. After it is established it will produce multiple stems with a mass of blooms in late July and early …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Golden pole cactus ( Hildewintera aureispina ), a member of the Cactaceae family, is a branching cactus that forms tangled mounds of long stems that spread, arch, and trail fairly rapidly. The very appropriate common name refers to the stems, which can grow up to 3 feet long and 1 inch wide with multiple branches covered with short, bristly, golden spines. Its showy, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Gauguin’ is a tree peony with semi-double blossoms combining an impressionistic blend of orange, red, and pink tones surrounding a yellow center. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing blooms and, once established, will grow to mature size in five to eight years. Plant in sun to part …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Golden Vanities’ is tree peony with single blossoms of light yellow with pink shading and purple flares. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing blooms and, once established, will grow to mature size in five to eight years. ‘Golden Vanities’ grows …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… as part of a program to develop disease tolerant lilacs for warmer climates. Betsy Ross is an early bloomer and features abundant fragrant white panicles. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SUMMER CHARM® Pekin lilac is a tree form of lilac known for its fine textured foliage and abundant creamy white blooms in … the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
