… evergreen, mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 6 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white to pale pink blooms that attract butterflies … August. It is a ground cover. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shaped leaves that grows to a maximum height of 18 inches. It thrives in partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From late June to September it produces white powderpuff flowers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… creeping perennial that grows to a maximum height of 4 feet. It requires partial to full shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant does not bloom. It is used mostly as a specimen, … a ground cover, or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or exterior use that needs little care. Long placed in the Agavaceae, the Dracaenaceae and by some in the Ruscaceae families, this genus is now considered to be correctly placed in the Asparagaceae. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tall (70’) tree is found only in central and west China. Its needles are blue-green. Due to its rarity, it is seldom seen in private … with well-drained soil. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… They also provide a prolonged display in spring. This species prefers consistently moist soils and a slightly shaded environment for best flower production. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a pink bird in an evergreen in winter is quite a sight. The crossbill also has white wing bars and a slightly crossed bill, which enables it to extract seeds from cones. Wherever there are stands of spruces and other conifers, a flock of crossbills may be feasting. They always seem to be on the fly, so finding them at the Garden is more difficult than finding siskins and redpolls. This rare member of the finch family has a bill specialized for extracting seed …
Type: Birding
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… during a drought. A. Water your most valuable plants first, especially the newly planted trees and shrubs that must have adequate moisture their first year to become established. Each week, … water directly toward the roots. Overhead sprinklers waste valuable water through evaporation and improper aim. Established turf grass can survive with just 1/4 to 1/2 inch of water every two to four weeks. The grass will brown, but the crown and roots will remain alive. Grass will green up when normal watering resumes. …
Type: Plant Info
… Q: Ants are all over my trumpet vine and garden in general. Is there an environmentally safe way to remove them? A: Wet weather is … pattern of behavior in the ants around your home. Frequently saturated soil drives ants up and out of their colonies. They are attracted to the trumpet vine because it produces abundant … be used to spray them off the plants. Ants are beneficial because they keep the soil turned and add organic matter back to it, which will improve soil structure over time. …
Type: Plant Info
