… elegant petal formation helped this variety win a Gold Medal from the American Peony Society in 1993. Full sun in moderately fertile soils provides this plant the growing environment it needs to survive and thrive for decades if not centuries (an abandoned family cemetery in eastern Missouri dating to the 1830’s featured peonies around some of the oldest headstones – …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… panicles of oversized florets start out lime green and quickly change to a pure white that in fall, with cooler temperatures, turn to pink. This hardy shrub will reach medium height of 14 feet in size if left unpruned. Pruning, to remove dead wood or to control height, should be done in late winter. Plant this hydrangea in full sun to partial shade, and water it during periods of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Are there any vegetables I can plant in September that can be harvested in fall? A. If you would like to plant vegetable seeds in September, you can safely try lettuces, radishes or spinach. If you choose to plant vegetable …
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… Small densely rounded umbels of greenish-yellow flowers appear in June. This bulb will form a clump of about 18 inches high and 12 inches wide over time as daughter bulbs are produced. Bright sunny locations in soils that dry slightly in summer are ideal. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This unusual bulb will reach 3 feet in height. It flowers in mid-summer with a small purple ball covered with twisting, fine, green petals that look like unruly hair. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun and should be deadheaded to minimize self-seeding. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can reach a height of 6’ with a spread of 1½’. It blooms in late summer/early fall with trumpet shaped flowers in dark pink. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. It may take a couple of years for the plant to flower so be patient. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Masses of white bottlebrush style flowers cover this deciduous shrub in spring followed by deep red leaves in fall. Ideal for a partially shaded location in rich, moist, acidic soils. This selection from the native species features shorter internodes …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers with white throats appear sequentially up the tall spikes about 6 weeks after planting in warm weather. The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies and honey bees to the garden. Stake if planted in windy locations and enjoy the flowers in the garden or cut to enjoy indoors. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cup that has a yellow ring at its base. It reaches a height of about 2 feet and blooms in mid spring. Narcissus should be planted in average, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. They are deer and rodent resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dark purple small snapdragon flowers cover the willowy stems from spring into mid-summer. Use in containers and directly in flower beds for their eye-catching color and motion in even slight breezes. The flowers are very attractive to pollinator insects searching for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
