… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, … varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided into subgenera about which taxonomists …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of 'Country Girl'. Reliably hardy in the Chicago area, this is a mum that gardeners can plant and forget about; it thrives in full sun and average soils with moderate fertility. Not considered tasty by rabbits and deer, the foliage is sometimes troubled with leaf miner insects when grown near a night light …
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… 6 ft. The conical flowerheads are 6 to 12 inches with a mixture of showy but sterile flowers and smaller, fertile but non-showy ones. The flowers emerge white in July, develop pink overtones as they mature and continue blooms well into the fall. The name ‘The Swan’ may refer to the plant’s silhouette … flowers is not affected by the pH of the soil. The ’Swan’ does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought- tolerant.It blooms on new wood so the flowers are not susceptible to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Black Beauty’ has deep raspberry blooms with a thin white line along the edge of each petal and a green star in the center. Delightfully fragrant, the 3-inch flowers appear in late July to … a lovely fragrance, although some people find it unpleasant at best. The unsurpassed grace and beauty of this lily make it a lovely addition to the garden. Lilies love full sun, but will … their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long-lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after cutting. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
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… 'Fairmount' is a large tree which will mature to a narrow upright pyramidal form and has larger leaves than is typical. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive … would work well as a specimen or planted in rows. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is … leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… green butterflies. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit and is perfect as an accent for locations requiring a smaller tree. 'Jade Butterflies' will … by 10 foot wide small tree with a spreading habit. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is … leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… upright conical form. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will develop into upright narrowly pyramidal shaped tree. With increased age, it will mature … height, should not be planted under power lines. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is … leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and works well in the city. Insignificant green flowers appear in the spring. Ginkgo has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
