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  • … fertile, constantly moist (not wet) soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade. Deadhead to encourage additional bloom. After bloom, it may be cut back to provide a tidy ground cover. …
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  • … moisture-retentive soils, and water only during periods of drought (when the leaves begin to wilt). This plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees to the garden, but the foliage isn't favored by rabbits and deer. …
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  • … This evergreen ground cover grows to a height of 6” and will spread to 18”. It blooms from May through June with light blue flowers rather than the lavender-blue of …
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  • … The yoga flow series combines movement linked to the breath, working your body while engaging your mind. If you have already taken Yoga Flow Beginner, or have comparable experience, you will find this course to be a more exhilarating, challenging flow series where you can develop stamina and build …
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  • … The yoga flow series combines movement linked to the breath, working your body while engaging your mind. If you have already taken Yoga Flow Beginner, or have comparable experience, you will find this course to be a more exhilarating, challenging flow series where you can develop stamina and build …
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  • … Q. When is the correct time to prune evergreen hedges? A. March is actually a fine time to prune junipers or arborvitae that have been shaped into hedge forms. Before the plants put out … shear your arborvitae, if necessary. Junipers can be tip-pruned instead of sheared in order to maximize their feathery qualities. Most dwarf conifers require very little, if any, pruning …
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  • … Plant Science Center Seminar Rooms A/B Since 1989, Alan Meerow has made a dozen field trips to Brazil to study the country’s sizable inventory of species in the Amaryllis family—his main taxonomic … emphasis on two amaryllid genera found only from Pernambuco state in the northeastern region to northern São Paulo state in the southeast—two of only three genera in the family that express …
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  • … The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North … name is Yellow Hedge Maple because the young foliage emerges golden yellow in spring maturing to yellow-green or green by summer. It may be grown as a hedge. It was discovered in Postel, Silesia and was introduced into commerce in 1896. It prefers sun to part shade in well-drained soil kept evenly moist and is Zone 5 hardy. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … known as Appalachian or American bugbane is found in wooded areas from the Virginias west to Tennessee. If it's really happy, the white spires of bloom can reach 6-feet, though 3 - 5 feet … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Red baneberry is a tough Illinois native. In fact, it can survive temperatures to 30 below on the one hand, and wildfires on the other. And it looks great throughout the … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant