… Geum ‘Fire Storm’ grows 22 inches high and blooms from mid May to early June. The flowers are yellow-orange semi- doubles held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4- 8. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Asian native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’. It blooms in late March to early April with clear, light pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn yellow and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This North American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tall by 2½ 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
… With white to pink pea-like flowers, the Illinois tick trefoil grows to a height of 3 to 6 feet and thrives in dry to moderate soil types. The oblong seed pods are … clothing. In sandy conditions D. illinoense may have the potential to become aggressive. This is a legume species (member of the pea family), which harbor beneficial bacteria called rhizobia …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls', or Snake Willow, is a lovely small willow tree with a weeping corkscrew growth habit. Although the trunk and … tresses. The younger new branches and leaves are a golden-green color in spring and mature to bronze-gold branches in summer with soft willow green leaves. The leaves are also slightly … and wide with in a few years. It is a fun bit of living sculpture for a garden, but be sure to give it enough sun and space to develop its lovely form or give it a good trim in late winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… calyxes and sunset-orange petals that recurve gracefully. Each flower―and the entire cluster―is suspended by a long, wiry stem. An upright evergreen shrub that can reach 6 to 8 feet in height, its leaves grow in whorls of three with an interesting ribbed texture. … in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. When Breedlove returned to the same site in 1986, the plants were gone, victims of farmland development in the area; the species is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. What should I do to prepare my gardening tools for winter storage? A. After raking the last leaf and tossing the … final faded flower into the compost, one task remains before the home gardener can move inside to await the arrival of the first seed catalogs. Clean, maintain, and store the garden tools. … that your tools will be safe and ready to use come spring, and extends the useful life of what is often a significant monetary investment. Digging, cultivating, and raking tools should first …
Type: Plant Info
… red flowers cover the dark green foliage on this hardy deciduous hibiscus from mid-summer up to the first hard frost. This is a moderately sized cultivar suitable for smaller gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree grows to a height of 13 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Its white blooms from March through June are followed by pink and yellowish-green fruit. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
