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  • … The Molly Fordham rhododendron is a small (5’) round shrub that blooms in early April with clusters of white flowers. In deeper …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … tubes are a brilliant yellow. A favorite of hummingbirds, this 2010 Proven Winners release is a favorite of gardeners in the Deep South. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … growing season in well drained soils are important. In naturalized settings, a drier dormancy is required. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … of the Collectors Conifers of the Year by the American Conifer Society in 2014, Schwerin pine is a hybrid of Eastern white pine and Himalayan white pine, combining the cold-hardiness of its …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This midseason flowering tulip with red, elegant pointed petals flamed in yellow at the edges is a member of the lily-flowered group of cultivars. Plant this tulip in full sun and in …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … way they are clustered at the nodes on the upright stem. This distinctly upright prayer plant is topped by bright red showy bracts surrounding the small white flowers. Like other members of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This welcome season, with its bird song, fragrant blossoms, and gentle zephyrs, tempts us all to step outside and enjoy the warming days. The Arrival of Spring In the northern hemisphere, we … expose tiny treasures. Follow the Garden’s loyal cadre of early morning exercisers in March to monitor flowers. They know the route— Bulb Garden , Regenstein Center, and Landscape Gardens . … leaf compost before blooming in magnificent clumps of yellow, white, apricot, and orange. This is a bulb the Garden highly recommends to local gardeners for its reliability, showmanship, and …
    Type: Walks
  • … ), oaks ( Quercus ), birch ( Betula ) and others Description & Symptoms Anthracnose refers to a group of fungal diseases that cause discolored spots on leaves and, occasionally, on other … follow the leaf veins. Leaves, which may become curled and distorted, often drop prematurely to the ground. On sycamores, the disease often infects branches, causing girdling cankers and dieback. Timing & Life Cycle Anthracnose is most prevalent in cool, wet spring weather. Fungal spores overwinter on cankers on infected …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … or on the lawn. Unlike many woodland birds, the northern flicker produces a sound that seems to come from the jungle. Its loud, laughing, rapid “kick-kick-kick-kick-kick” song echoes through … flies, you can see a golden yellow color in its under wings, indicating that the bird belongs to the yellow-shafted race. Flickers with red beneath their wings belong to the red-shafted race … courtship rituals. They dance, bow, sway, and sing facing their intended mate. Once a pair is established, nest-building begins. Flickers carve a cavity in a dead or dying tree and then …
    Type: Birding
  • … This plant forms a dense mound in the garden, growing about 12 inches in height. Site lady's mantle in the front of a shady border. Tiny yellowish-green, starry flowers are … foliage in late spring. With its beautiful, velvety, grayish-green leaves, this perennial is a real star in the shade garden. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant