… Spring is here and with it come wildflowers—trillium, mayapples, and spring beauties. Take a stroll or … parts that makes a garden a garden.” — Elements of Design by Joe Eck By May, it’s tempting to visit the local garden center and go gaga over all things in bloom. We load up the shopping cart with plants, perhaps without giving much thought to what will go where in the garden. It’s easy to get swept away. Flowers, with all their …
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… in late spring and early fall. Use precaution: Handle with care and protect from deer applies to all Eremurus . This is a prized florist flower. …
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… This clump-forming grass can grow to a height of about 4 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. In mid summer and early fall it produces insignificant yellow and purple blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
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… This tall (145’) tree is native to . It has no tolerance for shade, salt exposure, or air pollution, but it can …
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… New! Gouache is an opaque watercolor medium traditionally used in botanical art. Learn how to use gouache to capture the textures found in spring bulbs from lush petals to textured roots. Students will …
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… Learn a variety of techniques to make homemade chicken stock. Students will prepare and take home a sample of stock to use in recipes at home such as wild rice with ham, roasted pumpkin with apple and chipotle, and shrimp wonton. This class is a great precursor to the Sauce class offered on October 20. Mary Kay Gill, professional …
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… BUZZ™ Sky Blue Butterfly Bush From June to October Buddleja ‘TOBUD0615’ has blue flowers in shades from lavender to light blue. These blooms are loved by bees and attract clouds of butterflies. A dwarf plant as buddleja go, It will grow to a height of 47 inches with full sun or partial shade and is perfect for a container or a small garden. …
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… perennial wild carrots features large flat umbels ranging from white with red-violet speckles to completely red violet at maturity. It thrives during the cooler growing seasons and is always a powerful attraction for pollinating insects. The flowers work well in cut-flower arrangements in addition to use in the flower border. Lends itself well to the English Cottage garden style. …
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… Spikes of pale pink shading to white flowers are produced in profusion just above the 3 foot tall mounded foliage. Noticeably more compact than other cultivars this variety is also sterile which allows all of the energy of the plant to be devoted to flowering. Plant in full sun dryish locations where pollinating insects can …
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… of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens. It stands 10 – 14 inches high and blooms from late spring to early summer with ruffled gold flowers that have orange and red markings. The flowers are semi doubles that measure 1 – 1 ¼ inches across. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and is resistant to deer. …
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