… Mock Orange ‘Blizzard’ is an upright growing oval perennial that reaches a maximum height of 7 feet. It requires full … moisture conditions. In spring and early summer it produces showy white blooms that give way to brown fruit. The plant can be used as a specimen or in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… heat- and drought-resistant perennial from the mountains of Syria. The olive-green foliage is rabbit and deer resistant. Plant this perennial in full sun and avoid excessive water and fertilizer to keep the plants compact. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Masses of light lavender-pink flowers fade to white with a pale yellow blotch in their centers from late spring through early fall. The … in full sun, moderately fertile, moisture-retentive soils, and water during droughts; it is insect and disease resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Transylvanian sage is an upright perennial that can grow to 3 feet tall. A native of the Transylvanian Mountains in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Niagara Falls' is a dense cultivar of the classic weeping eastern white pine. Typically it has long, soft … slower growth habit. Like other cultivars, its ideal conditions are acidic soils, bright light to full sun, and well-drained, consistently moist soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This state-threatened, migrating species is locally rare, and is associated with old-growth forest that is declining throughout its range. …
Type: Birding
… Description: The Garden's largest member of the swallow family is the purple martin. Look for them flying around or perched on the large, aluminum birdhouses on … locations around the Garden. Anyone walking the Garden perimeter in spring and summer is sure to notice the mini apartment complexes filled with purple birds flying in and out of their homes and calling “pew-pew.” These purple martins, fascinating to watch, would not be here if it weren’t for the man-made apartments carefully tended by Garden …
Type: Birding
… represents a moment of quiet and dormancy. After the first day of winter, the days begin to lengthen again, and with the returning sun comes the promise of new life. The solstice … winters impacted daily life, represent a new beginning. Winter Solstice celebrations continue to be a reminder of how nature’s rhythms replenish and sustain us. Below, read descriptions of … Key Sweden: The Feast of Juul was an ancient Scandinavian solstice tradition. Peru: Inti Raymi is Quechua for “sun festival,” an Incan tradition celebrated on June 24 just after the Southern …
Type: Blog
… Even if your community has not posted water restrictions, there are sensible guidelines to follow when watering your plants. Read on so that you and your plants can "weather" a dry … later on the list. These plants will die at the end of the season, and it does not make sense to waste valuable water on them, especially in time of restrictions. Houseplants that are … that distribute water close to the ground, reaching the entire root zone. The root zone is a circle that runs around the tree, extending from the trunk directly outward to the end of …
Type: Plant Info
… If not done in late March, there is still time to sow seeds indoors for warm-season vegetables like tomato and pepper plants and summer-blooming annuals. Most seeds take six to eight weeks from germination to outdoor planting. Continue to bring houseplants inside at …
Type: Plant Info
