… This beautiful shrub grows up to 90 inches high with full sun and moist soil conditions. From May through August it produces fragrant purple blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Seed Savers Exchange Board Director Jovan Sage is a creator, food alchemist, herbalist, grower, wellness coach, and restauranteur through her … and community building she does on her land and in her regional Georgia coast community to the larger international work that Seed Savers Exchange does. Don’t miss an opportunity to meet Jovan and experience the passion she has for the mission of Seed Savers Exchange and her …
Type: Item Detail
… October 16 - 18, 2014 9 am to 4:30 p.m. Japanese garden experts and devotees will convene at the North American Japanese … wellness while contributing toward a more beautiful and humane society. Preregistration is recommended. Single-day registration is available. Members of the Association of Professional … Education Units (CEUs) for selected sessions. Visit najga.org for conference information and to register. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Chirita ( Chirita 'Aiko') is an interesting member of the African violet (Gesneriaceae) family, an excellent choice for the … light garden. A hybrid of C. eburnea and C. subrhomboidea , it reaches a compact height of 6 to 12 inches with yellow flower sprays clustered on the ends of the outreaching stems. The … and is propagated by leaf cuttings. Genus Chirita contains 77 species, all of which are native to the Indo-Malaysian region. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Miss Satomi kousa dogwood is a small tree notable for its large deep pink bracts that provide a display around the … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lomariifolia at the Donard Nursery in Northern Ireland. This statuesque evergreen shrub is an outstanding specimen during the winter, when it produces an explosion of sprays of … in late summer and fall, when it attracts birds and butterflies. The beautiful foliage and 10- to 15-foot upright growth habit (if not pruned) make Charity Oregon grape holly a strong focal point in the winter garden. Unfortunately, it is not hardy enough to be grown outdoors in the Chicago region. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Kinshikou' is a pseudata iris with a lovely blend of unusual colors. The falls are a soft rose over yellow … irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. Although they are vigorous growers, they are sterile and will not spread in waterways. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris 'Warl-Sind' is a lovely combination of white, violet and yellow with a chocolate and yellow pattern on the tips of the falls. It stands 12 inches high and blooms in early spring. Warl-Sind belongs to a group of bulbous irises known as Juno irises which are characterized by their thick fleshy … foliage in late winter or spring and are dormant in the summer Most Juno irises are native to the Middle East and Central Asia. Iris is the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SCENTLANDIA™ sweetspire is a variety of the native Virginia sweetspire. Virginia sweetspire is a native of the stream … SCENTLANDIA™ sweetspire bears showy racemes of fragrant white flowers that are attractive to pollinators and hummingbirds. In fall the leaves turn various shades of red and purple prior to falling. SCENTLANDIA™ sweetspire has a relatively compact growth habit reaching only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… LITTLE HENRY® sweetspire is a variety of the native Virginia sweetspire. Virginia sweetspire is a native of the moist … LITTLE HENRY® sweetspire bears showy racemes of fragrant white flowers that are attractive to pollinators and hummingbirds. In fall the leaves turn various shades of red and orange prior to falling. When given optimal growing conditions of partial sun, and consistently rich, moist, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
