… Wim Ruitenbeek learned to play the carillon from Freek Bakker, city carillonneur of Nijkerk. In 2005, he obtained his master's degree at the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort, where he studied with Arie Abbenes and Bernard Winsemius. He then took master … Utrecht Conservatory. Wim worked for many years as a music teacher and choral conductor. He is a regular player of the unique glass carillon in Leidsche Rijn and city carillonneur of …
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… EASY ELEGANCE® My Girl can be a reliable, season-long shot of bright pink in a mixed border, or a a carpet of color in larger spaces. The ruffly roses are quite double (petal count 28 - 30) and borne in clusters … bred to be particularly easy care - hardy to zone 4 and highly resistant to black spot. This is a vigorous, disease-resistant plant that's hardy in our area, and even up into Canada. Just …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright-red double flowers up to 4 inches in diameter are features of Rosa ‘Hi, Neighbor’, a hardy, disease-resistant grandiflora rose created by the Buck Rose breeding program in Iowa. Glossy green foliage covers this shrub that can reach 4 feet by 4 feet in size. It is very hardy, with survival documented at minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. This rose features a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are sharply toothed on the margins. Best of all, they are a subtle brown-maroon color. Late in the summer, many small heads of tiny white flowers open on top of the erect stems. The flowers resemble annual ageratum in shape and texture. After blooming, the plant develops seedheads with soft white hairs. This … shade, making it indispensable in the woodland garden with its bright white flowers. It is also attractive as a focal point in the perennial border. A uniquely colored plant for shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… frost. Unique to this cultivar are the slightly pointed tips of the flower petals. Introduced in 2010 by Swan Island Dahlias, it flowers best in full sun and well-drained, moisture-retentive soil. This dahlia is insect and disease free. Plant tubers or potted plants outdoors after the danger of late …
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… small hyacinth-shaped, fragrant, blue tubular flowers that are ½ to 1 inch across, beginning in early summer. Unlike the climbing clematis, tube clematis forms a small shrub reaching 2 to 3 feet in size. It is a member of clematis pruning group 3, which includes species and cultivars that flower on the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Delft Blue hyacinth ( Hyacinthus orientalis 'Delft Blue') is a beautiful, soft lilac-blue flowered, short-lived perennial for Chicago-area gardens that flowers in early spring. The dozens of florets clustered around the central flower stalk are all … fragrant. A favorite for forcing indoors for winter bloom, this cultivar was introduced in the waning years of World War II by the noted Dutch flower breeder J.W.A. Lefeber. Plants …
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… In 1926 when Eva Kenworthy Gray of California launched her at-home hybridizing of fibrous … with thick canes or stems, often brilliant foliage and heavy clusters of dangling flowers in cherry red, orange, salmon, pink and white. They can be easily identified by the folded, often … they offer the home gardener outstanding foliage plus a long bloom time, learning their ways is well worth the time. Most of the 1,500 species and 10,000 begonia hybrids share a few common …
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… I overwinter coleus plants so I don’t have to buy new ones each spring? A: The easiest method is to pot up stem cuttings. Most growers and home gardeners use this method in late fall to overwinter coleus plants or in early spring to increase their stock of hard-to-find cultivars. To overwinter coleus, cut 3- …
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… 18 inches. From May to September it produces showy blue flowers that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer and useful as a ground cover or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
