… Consider applying fertilizer this month to trees or shrubs that have not received any fertilizer this year and/or have demonstrated need — for example, stunted growth, failure to fully flower or leaf out, undersized fruit, off-color foliage, recovery from disease, or … spread garden netting or snow fencing around abused trees. Creation of physical barriers is more effective than sprays. Deter rabbits and rodents from overwintering in gardens by cutting …
Type: Plant Info
… than upright. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The Garden's lone swift species is exclusively seen flying overhead in small groups while chasing insects. In the evening, they …
Type: Birding
… into early September because it produces a second wave of flowers as soon as the first is finished. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… possibility of a fungal pandemic of human zombies. We’re here for the show, but how plausible is a fungus-induced human zombie apocalypse, really? Greg Mueller, Ph.D., the Garden’s chief scientist and Negaunee Vice President of Science, is a mycologist—meaning, a person who knows a lot more about fungi than The Rest of Us. So in our …
Type: Blog
… Min fir is a conifer from the mountains of China and Tibet that is known for its fine, stiff needles that curve downwards and are typically one inch in length. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Showy milkweed is the western counterpart of common milkweed, found on rocky slopes and waysides. Showy milkweed … during summer, with 3-inch spheres of starry pink flowers. The structure of the tiny flowers is complex, with 5 reflexed pink sepals and 5 forward-pointing petals. Each petal has a hood at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mental Health Day, Barb Kreski, director of Horticulture Therapy , demonstrates a technique to relieve stress at work in the following video. #WMHDay #WorldMentalHealthDay … In honor of … Mental Health Day, Barb Kreski, director of Horticulture Therapy , demonstrates a technique to relieve stress at work in the following video. #WMHDay #WorldMentalHealthDay …
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… Description: A colorful duck, the wood duck is commonly visible in lakes with its tail end sticking up, perched in trees, or using nesting …
Type: Birding
… conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink, red and white blooms. It is a specimen in a border or as a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
