… Arching branches of golden foliage are the featured attraction of Hinocki false cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'), a broadly upright hardy conifer. The lateral (side) branches taper to a point at the tip somewhat reminiscent of fern fronds. Light shade in the heat of summer is recommended to prevent the yellow growth from sunburning. Plant this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The common name references the unusual venation of the leaves that resembles the platelet … smaller but more numerous fronds with a bushier habit than the wild species, which is native to Africa. Common in cultivation thanks to development of successful tissue culture techniques. This cultivar was …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… GRANDAISY® Red Margurite Daisy Bright red daisies cover the mounded gray-green foliage throughout the growing season on this non-hardy perennial. Use in hanging baskets, large containers or in annual flower displays in the garden. Pollinators are attracted to the bright flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory-white buds open to starburst-shaped flowers above crisp green leaves edged in yellow that fades to ivory over the season. Native to seasonally wet meadows in western North America, this species is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. When is the correct time to prune evergreen hedges? A. March is actually a fine time to prune junipers or arborvitae that … you can shear your arborvitae, if necessary. Junipers can be tip-pruned instead of sheared in order to maximize their feathery qualities. Most dwarf conifers require very little, if any, …
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… Mahogany Alumroot has dark red-brown leaves and tall clusters of white flowers. The leaves are highly ruffled and a shiny red brown, the dark leaves move from purple brown to a rich mahogany as the season progresses. 14 inch tall scapes bearing clusters of tiny white flowers appear in late spring and early summer. It would be suitable in containers, the front of shady perennial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 spreading habit. This Ginkgo has large leaves … and beautiful yellow fall color, and being a female tree, if pollinated, it will produce the distinctive smelly fruit in the fall. The Ginkgo nut is not edible raw. The hard seed inside …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rosy pink spikes shade to silver at the base of this warm season annual that thrives in full sun, moderate to dry soils, and moderate to low fertility. Protect young plants from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The alternate leaves of blue leadwort extend from branched stems that creep along the garden … or filler plant between bulbs or low-growing perennials. Tiny true-blue flowers are produced in clusters on the tips of each stem in late summer through fall. The buds have a tinge of … are an eye-catching combination. New growth emerges late in spring, so the gardener needs to take care not to accidentally dig or rake near the plants. This is an excellent garden creeper …
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… branching erect stems and showy white, pea-like flowers that bloom on 30-inch stems from May to June. This species is distinguished from the other white native false indigo, Baptisia leucantha , by its large stipules at the base of the leaves, which are in clusters of three, and also by its sprawling habit. Once the flowers form, the branches bend …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
