… The white buds of Jack crabapple open to fragrant white flowers and are followed by purplish fruit in the fall. This variety is noted for its deep green foliage as well. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… “There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the … Great Spring Migration. Whether in your garden, in a park or while on a walk, you’re likely to spot some of the colorful migrants on the ground, in the bushes, and in the tree tops as they … birds. They can be enjoyed each spring at the Garden—from the woodlands and the prairie to the many display gardens and in the wetlands. Their melodious courtship calls—twitters, peeps, …
Type: Plant Info
… Buckthorn Bush Honeysuckle Garlic Mustard Would you be surprised to learn that ornamental plants in your yard may be causing natural areas to suffer? Some of the more aggressive plants common to backyard gardens are escaping to natural … and economy. In fact, the threat they pose to native plants, animals, and ecosystems is second only to habitat destruction. Nearly half the threatened or endangered species are at …
Type: Plant Info
… 400 years old) cultivar features doubled flowers, the amount of doubling varying from year to year. Its' origin is shrouded in mystery having appeared on the English gardening scene in the 1600's. Some years it resembles a golden powderpuff only to appear the following year as a hose-in-hose, split cup or some intermediate form between the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The cheerful song of this common migrant and occasional winter resident is easy to recognize. Large flocks are often encountered in the McDonald Woods. In fall, when … duller plumage than the males. The white-throated sparrow scratches leaf litter with its feet to kick up seeds and hiding insects. Berries also nourish this sparrow in fall and winter. This …
Type: Birding
… Golden Guinea Japanese kerria ( Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea') is a mounded shrub that grows well in moist soils and in partially shaded locations. In early spring, it is covered with golden-yellow flowers the size of a silver dollar. Fall color is a pale lemon-yellow, and once the leaves drop, the shiny green stems provide interest in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Moorhexe is an upright clump-forming grass that grows 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Moorhexe, a … word that means moor witch, has narrow green leaves that turn golden yellow in the fall and is topped by deep purple flower spikes from July through September. Plant in full sun as a specimen or mass planting; purple moor grass is very hardy and reliable. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This rare southern visitor is the largest warbler species in the area and is often heard before being seen. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This migrant species is very common throughout the Garden, but is often seen with yellow-rumps in open areas. …
Type: Birding
… New! You don’t have to stop canning and preserving just because it is winter. In this demonstration cooking class, cookbook author and home food preservation expert Emily Paster will teach you how to preserve using dried fruits. Paster will demonstrate how to make dried fig, apple, and raisin …
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