… in mid-season with deep red, tart, pie-cherries on a bush maturing at 4' x 4'. Resistant to several of the fruit diseases common to cherries. Should be planted in a sunny, moderately fertile soil with good drainage (no standing water. Mixed fall color adds another season of interest to this versatile shrub. Developed by the late Elwyn Meader of Durham, New Hampshire, nurserymen …
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… This upright Asian shrub grows to a height of about 15 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May to June it produces greenish-white blooms. Its dense habit makes it a good candidate for a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This upright Asian shrub grows to a height of about 15 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May to June it produces greenish-white blooms. Its dense habit makes it a good candidate for a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the Grunsfeld Children’s Growing Garden: Naranjilla (pronounced nahr-ahn- HEE -yah). It’s easy to see why. You can find this naranjilla ( Solanum quitoense ) in Bed #10 in the Growing Garden. This attractive plant has large, thick, green leaves, is about 10–12 inches long and 8–10 inches wide, with deeply serrated edges, and is completely … (which are not really hairs—in the botanical world they are called “tricomes” ) . It is native to Ecuador and other South American countries. There is more to notice about this …
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… Local animals provide fun and engaging subjects for students to investigate NGSS life-science concepts at home or in the schoolyard. Watch squirrels and birds to study animal behavior, investigate pillbugs to learn about habitat preferences, and perform an experiment to learn about plant-animal …
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… As the sun sets, colors change and shadows lengthen. This class will take students to various parts of the Garden to capture the drama of the special quality of diminishing light in summer. Class limited to DSLR cameras. Tripod strongly encouraged. Students should have a working knowledge of cameras …
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… This Celosia was bred to continue flowering even during the hottest summer days; a significant improvement over earlier cultivars. Dark purple, feathered plumes arise above the green foliage from June to the first frost of fall. Plant 'Dark Purple' in full sun and in average soils, and water it to get the root system established; then only water it during periods of drought or when the …
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… pruning, it can look unkempt. Four-petaled flowers are borne on pyramidal panicles 6 inches to 8 inches long from mid July onward. They change from white to purplish-pink and finally turn to brown as the growing season progresses, persisting into fall. The triangular flower heads on …
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… flowers with just a slight lavender wash cover this disease resistant shrub rose from mid-June to the first hard frosts of the season, traditionally around mid-October. Full sun in moderately … fertile soils that never completely dry out are ideal. The rugosa parentage provides tolerance to salty soils, an advantage to roadside plantings subjected to salt spray during the winter. Honey bees and other insects …
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… Bronzy orange leaves form a water holding cup in the center of this bromeliad native to northern South America. The tip and leaf edges are edged in spines. Grow in bright to full sunlight in warm humid conditions and replenish the water supply in the cup as needed with non-chlorinated and non-fluorinated water to avoid leaf burn. Birds and insects are attracted to the plant because of the water supply in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
