… Dark green ruffled foliage and a columnar growth habit are the featured attractions on this small scale (matures at 5' x 2') … sun, moderately moist soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This dwarf, weeping tree has the same smooth dark copper-colored bark and green, heart-shaped leaves as the full-sized species. It will attain a height of 4’ at 10 … well-drained soil in full sun. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… selection of the Canadian Hemlock will take on a pinkish tint in winter. Matures at 3' in size and in hot summer climates a partially shaded location will decrease the incidence of leaf … sandy, moist, acidic soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial bulb blooms with lightly fragrant salmon petals with bronze feathering in midspring and will grow to a height of 12”. The salmon color provides a nice contrast to its gray-green … removed until it turns yellow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: My children and I want to plant a butterfly garden. Can you suggest flowers that will attract butterflies? A: … plant host plants for the larvae or caterpillar stage. Butterfly gardeners allow for feeding and damage caused by the caterpillar stage in order to complete the life cycle. Gardeners should refrain from using insecticides that may be harmful to visiting butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Some plants for attracting butterflies include: Yarrow, Achillea Butterfly …
Type: Plant Info
… to soil before having a soil test. Most Midwest soils contain high levels of potassium and phosphorus and don’t require additional amounts. Take cues from your plants. If plants grow poorly, are late … early fall. Avoid heavy nitrogen use if water runs off your lawn into a body of water. Trees and shrubs. Fertilize established woody plants with a slow-release balanced granular only if they …
Type: Plant Info
… fungal infections. Some of the more common fungal problems affecting hostas are anthracnose and botrytis. This season, Plant Information has seen many cases of hostas infected with … wet weather. Botrytis on hosta first appears on foliage as water-soaked spots that begin small and increase in size. As the spots enlarge, cinnamon to dark tan rings can sometimes be seen … may be applied to healthy foliage as a preventative. Please contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or [email protected] for accurate diagnoses and appropriate … Type: Plant Info
… historic 21-bell chime. He held leadership roles in that organization for two years, and he still returns to Cornell every year as a member of the Chimes Advisory Council. As a … Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" in Belgium. He concluded that year with a diploma cum laude and a prize as one of the finalists of the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition. … then, Cantilina has been active in the GCNA as a current member of the board of directors and a juror on the GCNA's exam committee. He is also a member of several other committees in both …
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… Green, red and yellow cascading twisted leaf. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I always look forward to giving and receiving plants of the holiday season. One plant I would like to keep year-round is the … the pot in bright, but indirect, light. Water only when the soil dries out. Rotate the pot and stake extra-tall varieties to prevent lopsided growth. After the plant flowers, remove faded blooms, but do not cut off the flower stalk until it has yellowed and withered. Within a few weeks, new foliage will begin to grow. Fertilize the plant with dilute …
Type: Plant Info
