… Q. Should I remove snow from my shrubs? A. It is not necessary to remove light amounts of snow from trees and shrubs. However, heavy snowfalls threaten to break branches, especially on evergreens because they collect large amounts of snow. When … Mother Nature delivers winter storms, gently brush off the snow off by hand or use a broom to very gently remove it. Do not shake branches because they are brittle at this time of year and …
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… This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of only 8-12 inches in full sun to partial shade and with dry to moderate soil. From late spring to early fall it blooms repeatedly with blue, lavender, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Globemaster is an upright bulb that grows to a maximum height of 30 inches. It requires full sun and well-drained soil with dry to moderate moisture. In May it produces long lastig globes of 6- to 10-inch lavender blooms that attract butterflies. This ornamental onion is resistant to deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris has lovely pink flowers measuring up to 6 inches across. It stands 3 to 6 feet high and blooms from July to September. It is native to the eastern and central United States where it grows in wetlands. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… speckles and marks surrounding the lime green throat. Like other amaryllis, an ideal selection to purchase dormant and bring into flowering six weeks or so after watering the bulb to bring it out of dormancy. Place in bright light as the flowering stalk begins to grow and stake if it begins to lean. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… American species has produced an exotic shaped flower featuring wine red petals with green to cream midribs to produce a distinctive star shape. Force like other amaryllis to come into flower by watering the dormant bulbs about six weeks before flowers are desired and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Switch Grass 'Prairie Sky’ is an upright ornamental grass that grows to a maximum height of 6 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. Between August and February it produces showy dark red blooms. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dark red, non-fading double flowers feature petals that come to a point, resembling the bracts of Bougainvillea , a genus of tropical vines. The glossy, deep green foliage is resistant to powdery mildew and rusts, and moderately resistant to black spot. This cultivar grows well on its own root system, which eliminates concerns related …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 18 inches in partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has green and tan blooms from March to June. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen shrub grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
