… I am interested in how organisms’ environments and own natural histories come together to support or limit their …
Type: Staff bio
… evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a shorter flowering sport of Allium 'Summer Beauty' with lavender flowers at 12 inches in height. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'White Beauty' is a vigorous plant with rust-red basal ring in each white flower. Leaves have wavy margins. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… now, plants are responding to increased sunlight, a signal that the growing season has begun in earnest. As the light grows longer each day your houseplants sense the change. The sun is warmer and stronger as it streams in the windows. Plants are awakening to the growing season and this is the time to take stock of … another. They, too, suck plant juices and cause damage. Remove them with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol or use an insecticidal soap and spray the insects every 7 to 10 days to kill …
Type: Plant Info
… and vegetables. Timing & Life Cycle Deer browse for food year-round. They more feed heavily in the fall as they prepare for winter and as females recover from the stress of raising 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 …
Type: Plant Info
… Many garden centers also sell and deliver mulch by the cubic yard. Beware of colored mulch in shades of red, black, and brown that contains chemicals that can leach onto nearby pavers and … mix from your containers when you empty them this fall. Benefits When the garden “sleeps” in winter, mulch helps define beds and borders. But there are other ways that mulch helps plants … bare soil is a welcome mat for seeds—just look at any empty lot where weeds fill the cracks. In the summer, a layer of mulch helps to suppress some weeds and may deter weed seeds from …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This large black-and-white diving duck is often seen on the lakes in winter and early spring. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a rare black-backed gull species most likely seen on the lake ice in spring or winter. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This raptor is likely to be seen year-round in any location at the Garden or flying overhead. …
Type: Birding
