… Continue to deadhead annuals and perennials to encourage additional flowers. Allow certain dried flowerheads to remain standing for fall and winter interest, including astilbe, coneflower, globe thistle, and others. Remove …
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… The shadblow serviceberry grows 6 to 20 feet in height and tends to be upright in habit but spreads by suckers. White, 5-petaled flowers that bloom in mid-spring … attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… RENAISSANCE REFLECTION® is a cultivar of the iconic paper bark birch tree reported to be resistant to bronze birch borer, which is known to infect the species in the southern portion of its native … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… remember the first time you encounter a crown imperial Fritillaria imperialis . On a stalk up to 3 feet tall, a flashy cluster of orange bells is surmounted by an odd-looking topknot of green … Fritillaria meleagris , actually comes in a variety of checked and solid cultivars. It's hard to grasp that this headline-grabber is related to the shy, charming checkered fritillary ( … reminiscent of the dots on dice. The same reasoning gave us "fritillary" as the common name for some spotted butterflies. The pattern is most obvious on the flowers of the checkered …
Type: Plant Info
… Iris histrioides 'George' is among the first of the very early spring flowers to come into bloom in the Chicago area. George is actually a hybrid between Iris reticulata and … yellow, known as a nectar guide. Close observation on a sunny day will provide an opportunity to see bees and other nectar-gathering insects landing on the blotch and following the yellow … Very close observation will reveal pollen stuck to the backs of the insects, which provides for pollination of the flowers as the bees move from one flower to another. The genus name is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This course is for individuals seriously considering or already in the process of aquaponic food production on a …
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… the carillonneur at Berea College in Kentucky. “In Memoriam” will be followed by a bell toll for each person who perished. James Fackenthal has been the assistant carillonneur at the …
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… with the location. Unsatisfactory locations result in a swift death; this is not a plant for slow, lingering farewells. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with its location. Unsatisfactory locations result in plant death; this is not a plant for a slow lingering death. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this New Zealand coastal native is a creeping vine with tiny toothed round leaves, suitable for a hanging basket in a constantly warm, moist environment. The half-inch flowers, a botanical …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
