… Lemon Drop bluestar is named for its lemon-yellow fall foliage and not for the color of its flowers, which are steel …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Midway to Montana bluestar is known for its fine textured foliage, pale blue flowers and golden yellow fall color. Members …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Northwind Select Arkansas bluestar is a cultivar selection made by Roy Diblik of Wisconsin's Northwind Farms and found to thrive in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hybrid amsonia is a cross between two species of bluestar: Amsonia hubrichtii and A. tabernaemontana. Members …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fontana bluestar is notable for its red stems, willow-like foliage and darker blue flowers. Members of the genus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… altar honoring the dead. My dad was so skillful with paper. He was an accountant, so this is where I would see his artistic side. But to be completely honest, it was a festivity that I … in Mexican history and dates back to the days before Spanish conquest. According to UNESCO, it is an ancestral celebration recognized on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Pre-Columbian … with harvest time and the Catholic observances of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Mexico is multiethnic and multicultural, and this richness has allowed diverse expressions of the …
Type: Blog
… uses thistle down, which isn't available until midsummer, to construct its nest. Thistle down is a soft, feathery material that protects the fruiting part of a thistle plant. Many varieties … wings and give high-pitched sounds to attract their parents' attention. The American goldfinch is a true acrobat when it comes to feeding. Watch as it flies to a thistle, clings to the stalks …
Type: Birding
… woodland, and wetland ecosystems of the Midwest and beyond. The Seed Bank’s primary goal is preserving native plant species diversity. By collecting seeds from many different wild … in abundance, and reflect the genetic diversity of an entire plant population, seed banking is an efficient and cost-effective way to preserve the diversity of many plant species into the … to determine potential viability, and photographed. The Seed Bank’s Preparation Laboratory is visible from the atrium of Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. …
Type: Research
… the ground freezes — which in some winters may not be until after Christmas. "Winter kill" is the term horticulturists use for the patches of dried-out foliage often seen on evergreens in … for example, normally drop their oldest needles in late summer. "As long as the newest growth is green," Bell says, "it's okay if you see needles shedding further back on the branch." … a small salute for the green and enduring trees and shrubs that work all winter. Beth Botts is a garden writer and speaker who lives and gardens in Oak Park, Illinois. …
Type: Plant Info
… day, Steffen said. They hunt spiders, earthworms, and beetle larvae under the snow. Winter is a great time to observe a number of bird species at the Garden. Cedar waxwing eating … potentially fierce full-grown squirrels, Steffen said. Instead, the squirrels' chief enemy is the weather. They must huddle against winter storms in the nests, or dreys, they build from … and an observant eye. The signs of life in winter are there to see and hear. Beth Botts is a garden writer and speaker who lives and gardens in Oak Park, Illinois. …
Type: Plant Info
