… My work is focused on breeding novel ornamental cultivars that are well-suited for the harsh …
Type: Staff bio
… and are normally planted outside in fall to bloom in early spring. This normal cycle of growth is disturbed when they are forced to bloom indoors in winter. Although many people discard them …
Type: Plant Info
… offspring will be more or less the same as the parent plant, unlike hybridized varieties. This is an advantage for home gardeners because seed from favorite vegetables can be saved from year …
Type: Plant Info
… develop spots, turn brown, and drop off the tree by midsummer. What can we do? A. Apple scab is a fungal disease that attacks non-resistant crabapple and apple trees. The infection first …
Type: Plant Info
… lavender, pansies, violets, apple or crab apple blossoms, geraniums ( Pelargonium , that is), calendulas, tulips, tuberous begonias, honeysuckle, nasturtiums, lilacs, dianthus and …
Type: Plant Info
… The inland serviceberry is a North American native that can reach 25 feet tall. It can be grown in a wide range of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cumulus Allegheny serviceberry is an introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… As the common name suggests, Texas bluestar is native to Texas and Oklahoma. It has the slender fringed needle-like leaves of the A. ciliata …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Mist amsonia is a cultivar selection of the native Arkansas amsonia noted for its deep green foliage. Its blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Rockspray cotoneaster is a low and slow growing shrub with a fishbone branching pattern that can become tiered over …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
