… Claire Janezic studied carillon at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, through a fellowship from the Belgian American Educational Foundation. She graduated summa cum laude in June 2023, studying under Koen Van Assche. Previously, Claire played carillon for five years at the University of Rochester, graduating in 2022 with a music and history double major and an audio and music engineering minor. As a …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Red Velvet canna lives up to those standards. It can … lance-shaped leaves resembling those of a banana plant. Cannas love heat and humidity. Plant in a sunny location in rich, consistently moist soil and remove dead flowers to encourage reblooming. Cannas are not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In addition to the large, architectural foliage typical of so many Rodgersias 'Cherry Blush' adds striking color. The leaves start out bronze in spring, then mature to green bordered in bronzed burgundy. Those dark leaves form an effective setting for the airy spikes of pink …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The only visiting raptor may be seen in the woodland in summer, or more likely, flying over in September in large flocks or kettles of at 50 or more. …
Type: Birding
… Coral pink tubular flowers appear on an unbranched spike in winter in Chicago. Their coloration contrasts nicely with the grey-green leaves with spikes along their edges that recurve back toward the base of the plant so that, when not in bloom, it looks like a spiky ball—hence the cultivar name Hedgehog. It will be perfectly happy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lavender flowers are flecked with purple spots in June on Wolong Chinese roof iris ( Iris tectorum ' Wolong'), a handsome selection made by Jim Waddick from natural populations in Wolong, Sichuan Province, China, in 1989. Plant 'Wolong' in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soils, and avoid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Masses of mauve to lavender blue flowers are produced in clusters of two from late winter thru to early summer on this tropical vine native to Central America. In tropical climates the vines can get huge, making spectacular displays along roof lines, on arbors or trained up trees. In cultivation plants in large pots can be pruned to a more shrub like appearance. This plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produces large flowers with white centers spiraling out to the bluish lavender petals. Grow in large containers or in seasonal displays in the ground in northern gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial bulb blooms in early- to midspring with bright yellow, star-shaped flowers on 6” stems. It should be planted in full sun in average, well-drained soil. It should also be planted in an area that does not accumulate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Vanda It’s the blue orchid everyone covets, discovered in Burma in 1837 and famously illustrated in lush, full-size color in The Orchid Album, published between 1882 and 1897. …
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