… This small (30 feet) deciduous tree is a member of the pea family. It has showy, fragrant white flowers in June. It can tolerate some …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Forest juniper ( Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest') is a dwarf conifer to 12 inches in height whose blue branches are upright in habit, giving the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Morden Blush shrub rose ( Rosa 'Morden Blush') is a beautiful, light pink shrub rose that grows up to 3 feet when planted in full sun and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… feet wide. This vigorous grower blooms over an extended period from mid-June up to frost. It is highly resistant to black spot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Related to the American elder, 'Guincho Purple' is grown mainly for its bright leaves. This cultivar has dark green leaves, turning blackish …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fawns in the spring and summer. Deer seek out plants in their most nutritious stages, which is often when they are flowering, fruiting, or undergoing rapid growth. Damage Deer eat the buds, … antlers by rubbing them against tree trunks, which shreds bark and breaks branches. Velvet is the hairy skin that nourishes antlers while they are soft and growing. Bucks shed their … with sticky, aromatic, or hairy leaves. They rarely eat ornamental grasses. However, no plant is truly deer-proof because deer will eat any plant if they are hungry. Single fences must be at …
Type: Plant Info
… like ours where fires were natural and many species require fire to survive, burning regularly is critical to the health of our natural areas.” That’s because periodic fires—ignited by … with so much working against them,” said Jim Jabcon, prairie ecologist at the Garden. Fire is an effective tool for keeping natural areas healthy because, over time, the cycle of burning, … of invasive species that didn’t evolve with fire. “McDonald Woods—our restored oak woodland—is so rich in native wildflower, grass, and sedge species because burning leaf litter and …
Type: Blog
… Espalier is a method of training and pruning a tree or shrub, forcing it to grow flat against a wall or a … commercial apple trees are grafted onto roots from selected hardy apple trees. Some rootstock is dwarfing and will produce small trees; other rootstock produces full-size trees. If you … M27 or the mini-dwarf MAL27. You will begin with a 2- to 3-foot sapling, or whip, that is still very pliable and has not yet grown any side branches. It can be planted against a wall, …
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… many years. Challenges In the erratic midwestern climate, the biggest danger to all bulbs is a treacherous thaw in mid- or late winter that tricks them into blooming too early. Not every … grasslike, and unobtrusive, most gardeners can stand to leave them alone after the bloom is done. That's a good thing, because any bulbous plant's leaves are the energy factory it … By April, they have already done their job as the heralds of spring. The most popular species is Galanthus nivalis, including a double-flowered cultivar, 'Flore Pleno'. Snowdrops multiply by …
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… – Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa ) is a favorite of Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager. Growing about 1 to 2 feet … tuberosa ) and Coreopsis . Purple love grass ( Eragrostis spectabilis ) Purple love grass is another native plant that's useful in the front of a sunny flower bed. It forms a clump about 1 to 2 feet tall, grows in average soil, and tolerates a drought once the plant is established. The light purple flowers appear in midsummer and when several plants are grouped …
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