… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms, the traditional Yang-style long form, and … and have previously taken tai chi classes at the Garden. Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two …
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… Some are perennial, spreading by rhizomes; others are annual. While they're generally happiest in part shade, they're fine in full sun with enough moisture. However, as natives of rocky areas and hillsides, they do …
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… or dwarf century plant ( Agave desmettiana 'Variegata') displays succulent green leaves edged in bright yellow, making the plant look backlit by golden sunlight no matter where it is sited. … 10 to 15 years Agave desmettiana produces yellow flowers on tall spikes growing to 8 feet in height. As the stalk matures and blooms, it turns bright red. Agaves are monocarpic, which …
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… to its size, it is not suited to indoor gardening. It cannot withstand freezing temperatures. In its native Jalisco area, it grows in deserts at an elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet. …
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… where it provides refuge for birds and other small mammals. Yellow-green fiddle-heads emerge in early spring and mature into dark green leathery fronds 2-4 feet long. At maturity each plant … from freezing and drying winds. It is adaptable to clay soil as long as it is not sitting in pooling water and is not preferred by rabbits. Planted as a massed grouping or a specimen …
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… high, with leaves up to 5 feet wide. For added drama, the deep purple of the stem is continued in the purple veins of each leaf. While it's not cold hardy in our climate here, it can tolerate temperatures down to about 15 degrees, which is unusual for …
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… are smooth rather than pubescent, with a bright pink central vein. The tiny pink flowers are in looser clusters. Their structure is complex, with 5 reflexed pink sepals and five … to disperse little brown seeds attached to white silky tufts of hairs that become airborne in the wind. Like common milkweed, it is a favorite of monarch and other butterflies. …
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… If you are here in April or May then you'll see the thick, edible spears of asparagus shooting up from the soil. … Knight asparagus grows to about 4 feet high and 2 feet wide and is usually planted as a root in the early spring. After two or three years, thick edible spears up to 3/8 inch wide appear. …
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… director, Kris Jarantoski. Kris gathered together a large number of species and cultivars in his breeding plots then let the pollinators do their work. Over time, thousands of seedlings … a formal cultivar name. Beautyberries tolerate soil pH's close to neutral and can be grown in full sun or shaded conditions where their bright shiny berries are easily appreciated. …
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… Snow Tower Chinese dogwood gets the "snow" in its name from the abundant large white bracts and the "tower" from the upright narrow habit. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest (flowers, fruit, foliage, or bark) and their …
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