Would you love to be able to harvest fresh berries from your own backyard? If so, this class will show you how easy it is to successfully grow berry fruits. You will learn how to choose the best varieties, select and prepare a site, and use proper planting and pruning techniques, as well as understand other maintenance requirements. Dress for the weather, as part of the class will be outside. …
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Generation brings it all to the stage! It’s a rock show of iconic, popular hits not defined by decades, but by some of the best groundbreaking music of our time. Beatles to Stones, Bowie to Led Zeppelin, Aretha to Sly Stone. These songs are always sure to bring smiling faces in the crowd. The band is powerful, the songs are unforgettable, as Generation brings a performance that makes the audience …
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Fragrant (fruity) flowers in shades of soft, light pink adorn long, graceful stems on this hybrid tea rose that performs best in warmer, dry climates. Pink Promise™ hybrid tea rose Rosa 'Coi05R211' is a disease-resistant selection adopted by the American Breast Cancer Foundation to raise funds and promote their cause. Plant this rose in full sun, in moderately fertile and moist soil, and …
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Smooth sumac is very much like staghorn sumac, with large attractive compound leaves and an irregular growth habit. However, it lacks the velvety fuzz found on staghorn sumac. The large spreading branches grow in a picturesque irregular form. In July large upright clusters of greenish-white flowers appear. These are followed by red berries with small hairs. This large native shrub in the cashew …
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Orange Princess tulip ( Tulipa 'Orange Princess') is a double late tulip, featuring bright orange flowers with a reddish flame on the outside of the petals. Strong, sturdy stems keep this 18-inch-tall beauty from toppling over during spring storms. Tulips grow best in sunny locations in well-drained soils that dry slightly after the foliage yellows in late June. Deter damage from rabbits and deer …
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Deep purple flowers are displayed above deep green leaves from August through September on Southern Cross ironweed ( Vernonia 'Southern Cross'), a hybrid native ironweed that is relatively short (3 feet tall). This cultivar grows best in full sun, with moderately fertile soils, and only needs water during its establishment period. The flowers attract pollinating insects and hummingbirds, while …
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Balsam firs are usually prized as Christmas trees because of their fragrance and elegant pyramidal form. This curious mutation found at Edwin Carstens Nursery in Germany is a miniature evergreen best used in a rock garden. The tightly packed spiky branches bear very short needles adorned with brown buds during the winter. It will not exceed 20 inches in height and grows very slowly. It needs good …
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This pyramidal evergreen conifer can reach 30 feet in height with full sun and moist soil conditions. The flat needles curve upward and are a startling shade of pale blue-gray. It makes a fine specimen for a lawn. This slow-growing cultivar originated as a chance seedling found in France in 1929. The white fir withstands city conditions better than any other fir and is more resistant to heat and …
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Native to Japan, the vine-leaved maple is a small, deciduous tree that typically grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet. Although it is rarely seen in cultivation, it is easily grown in average, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade but is happiest in cool summer climates. The tree is dioecious (there are separate male and female plants) and is known best for its compound trifoliate leaves …
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Oeschberg Amaranthus Deep red to maroon flower/seed spikes top off the burgundy leaves and stems on this annual that thrives in the heat and humidity of summer. Song birds (and people) find the amaranth seeds tasty in the fall while the colorful flowers and foliage provide a pop of color in the landscape throughout the growing season. Plant in flower beds for best results or stake plants in …
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