… Free of most insect and disease problems. A relatively short lived perennial, allow it to mature and scatter seeds in the fall to keep it returning to the garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The mauve purple ray petals transition to golden orange tubular florets at the center of each bloom becoming slightly laciniated at maturity to create an anemone form Dahlia 'Wannabee'. A 2004 introduction, 'Wannabee' is a striking addition to a container or bedding location. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago region, and must be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hardy to East Asia, Clematis tibetana is a deciduous vine, blooming from late summer throughout the … 2-inch lantern-shaped yellow flowers and bluish-green finely divided foliage. It grows to 10 feet and prefers full sun to partial shade and rich, well-drained soil. It can be trained on a trellis or shrub or grown as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… echeveria ( Echeveria 'Red Glow') features spikes of pink-tangerine flowers with yellow edges to the petals rising up from the center of mounds of blue-green foliage with ruffled pink-and-red edges. This plant grows well in well-drained soils, in full sun, with moderate-to-low levels of fertility. This is a selection from Monrovia nursery, featuring unique, wavy, colored edges to its leaves. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bearing white or purplish-white flowers in late summer and early fall which are attractive to many butterflies. Selection grows to about 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It is prone to attack by mildew so planting in a sunny spot with good circulation would be ideal. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the United States, mountain mint is an erect, many-branched perennial that grows 2 – 3 feet … narrow, tapering leaves and flat-topped clusters of small, white flowers that bloom from July to August. The plant prefers moist soils and grows in swamps and along streams and ponds. When crushed, it produces a strong, mint-like aroma and is often used to make tea. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moist, but not water-logged, acidic soils in partial shade, protected from strong winter winds to thrive. When provided with these conditions, it is covered with purplish-pink flowers that shade to a lighter pink in the center from late May into early June. Each ball-shaped truss …
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… Transform a tranquil river scene and make it come to life with creative dyeing techniques. Wrap simple objects like sticks and stones in silk, paint with vivid colors, and watch your scarf come to life. You will leave with an exquisite 14 x 72-inch habotai silk scarf to wear or give as a gift. All supplies included. Natasha Lehrer Lewis, Esther's Place Fiber …
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… This rose can be trained as a climber and grow to 10 feet, or trained as a shrub rose to 4 feet tall. It blooms from spring to fall with urn-shaped double yellow flowers suffused with orange-pink and red as the flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 interest to a garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
