… The cultivar 'Ever Again' is a lovely lavender blue with white streaking on the standards and a very thin white edge on the … adaptation of the iris flower. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. …
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… between a hybrid tea and a floribunda parent). Strike It Rich has a spicy fragrance and is noted for its long, elegant, pointed buds. The deep green, disease-resistant leaves are … accented with red stems. Plant this rose in full sun and provide room for good air movement to decrease the incidence of foliar diseases. Strike It Rich was a 2007 All-America Rose …
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… BISHOP'S CASTLE™ is an English shrub rose from the breeder David Austen, who's famous for combing the very full … disease may be a good idea, especially if you can't give it full sun or it's crowded too close to other plants for good air circulation. In addition, most growers recommend using fertilizer. …
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… 'Budlight' is classified as a lily-flowering tulip, with a narrow flower that flares out at the tips. … growing conditions are met. They require full sun and moist soils in winter that are allowed to dry out in summer. Foliage should not be removed until it turns yellow. Protect from deer, …
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… you can’t plant a shrub in a two-foot-wide border, a vine scrambling up a trellis brings color to eye level. An obelisk placed in a slender bed creates a focal point and an interesting support … a mail box? Annual vines like moonflower and painted lady runner bean are useful if you want to quickly cover a structure or fence. Because they’re annuals, they flower, set seed and die at … and hummingbirds. Some serve as host plants for egg-laying butterflies. For example, pipevine is the only host plant for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly. Hops vines are host plants for the …
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… Lapis Trio is an acoustic group featuring the compositions of Chicago-based jazz guitarist Casey Nielsen. … Records. Through The Travelers, Casey imagines what he might write if his occupation was to perform a composition every evening for the rest of his community upon their return from work. Every piece would need to immediately engage the audience, by being unique and entertaining. The music, like the …
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… in painting, sculpture, and other art forms. These design elements are the tools artists use to communicate with the viewer. In his lecture, "Elements of Design," Aarin Packard, curator of … in Federal Way, Washington, will discuss how each element of design functions and how it is applied to bonsai. The lecture explores line, shape, form, color, and space to establish a foundation for …
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… know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Michigan State' kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus … on the fence of a tennis court at Michigan State University. It's vigorous and hardy down to -35, And it's happy in full sun or part shade, though you'll get a better crop in full sun. … vines are large and heavy and bear about 100 pounds of berries a year. A note of warning to cat owners: this vine smells like catnip to cats, and they may harm foliage or dig at the …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Pink Parachutes Lenten rose grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Regal Ruffles hellebores grow into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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