… Switch Grass 'Prairie Sky’ is an upright ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. Between August and February it produces …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory Towers false indigo is notable for the striking contrast between its ivory white blooms and its deep purple stems. … North Carolina. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A free virtual program celebrating the language of flowers. The Language of Flowers genre is at the intersection of botany, horticulture, natural history, art, poetry, and women’s … prose, offering a sentimental view of natural history. A properly arranged bouquet was said to convey a “secret message” for the recipient. The “social media” of its day, this Victorian fad, led to many editions of works published, with multiple titles by successful authors. About: The …
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… of my earliest memories are of my grandmother setting big pots of collard greens on the stove to stew—and then taking in their earthy, vinegary, peppery fragrance. A nutritional powerhouse, … of the Heirloom Collard Project , a community of seed savers, farmers, and academics dedicated to preserving heirloom collard greens. Through the collective, I realized that there are tons of … this variety for more than a hundred years and that his mother used it to make a dish that is similar to sauerkraut. Ellen Felton Dark As a Chicagoan, I have always appreciated that …
Type: Blog
… This hawk prefers wet woodlands and floodplains. It may be seen in the Garden's woodland, but is more likely to be spotted flying overhead during late fall migration. …
Type: Birding
… This is a small deciduous tree or large shrub that can grow to a height of 20 feet with a spread of 15 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Arabella clematis is a compact and shrubby form that blooms from late spring into early autumn. The flowers are 3 inches and are a deep blue to mauve and have mauve veining. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In the spring it produces showy pink, purple, and red flowers that attract butterflies. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This low-growing evergreen shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 3 feet. It is a deer resistant ground cover, and its fruit attracts birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 8 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant red blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
