… Dwarf English yew 'Amersfoort' is a strikingly different looking yew. It prefers full or part sun, with moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA zone 5. Its un-yew like foliage has unusually short dense flat dark green needles 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length. Mature size is 8 feet high by 5 feet wide, with open branching. It is a unique specimen plant that adds …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree is a dense, conical to narrow-pyramidal evergreen tree that is native to much of the northern and eastern parts of North American. Scale-like, aromatic … mature branches and trunks. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Blue Grosbeak is a richly-colored blue bird with rusty wing bars and a large, wedge-shaped beak. About the size of a cowbird, it is a southern species that is expanding its range. …
Type: Birding
… This Norway Maple cultivar is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 40 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. It is also tolerant of street pollution. It has pointed, lobed leaves which are a "typical" maple …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dre’s Dagger lady fern is a clump-forming fern that is non-blooming. It requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dry soil conditions. It has pink blooms that attract butterflies from July through October. It is a ground cover that is resistant to deer and is also attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moisture conditions. It has showy white blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. It is also attractive to birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… RSH Award of Garden Merit in 1994. It has been moved to its own genus, Aristaloe , where it is the only species. Recent genetic studies have shown that this species is actually not an Aloe but a closely related genus, it is now called Aristaloe aristata . It is considered half-hardy, it will overwinter in an unheated …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ohazuki Ginkgo is a female selection that will produce fruit. This selection is slow growing and will mature in ten years to a small sized tree 6-13 feet tall with a broad … tree, if pollinated, it will produce the distinctive smelly fruit in the fall. The Ginkgo nut is not edible raw. The hard seed inside the fruit, if properly roasted, is considered a delicacy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
