… This hardy waterlily produces 6- to 8-inch rich pink flowers that are fragrant and float on the surface of the water. It was named … the end of a long lax stem floating just above the water surface. In the center of each flower is a cluster of showy stamens. Waterlilies have been cultivated since at least 2000 B.C. and are … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming, and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and must be anchored in mud as they are not free floating. Archived Copy: This content …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this vine growing in the outfield. It's also the ivy of the Ivy League. Fenway Park Boston ivy is a fast-growing deciduous vine of the grape family from eastern Asia. It has deeply toothed, … in shady locations. It has excellent fall color. The vine climbs by attaching adhesive disks to surfaces but these disks are very damaging to wooden surfaces, shingles and masonry and tuck-pointing. The leaves often drop off before the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cottonwood is a tree people love to hate. This fast-growing poplar grows throughout North America, except in … will find that the buds are sticky. In autumn, the leaves turn a blotchy yellow and are quick to drop. Seedless cultivars are available. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This welcome season, with its bird song, fragrant blossoms, and gentle zephyrs, tempts us all to step outside and enjoy the warming days. The Arrival of Spring In the northern hemisphere, we … expose tiny treasures. Follow the Garden’s loyal cadre of early morning exercisers in March to monitor flowers. They know the route— Bulb Garden , Regenstein Center, and Landscape Gardens . … leaf compost before blooming in magnificent clumps of yellow, white, apricot, and orange. This is a bulb the Garden highly recommends to local gardeners for its reliability, showmanship, and …
Type: Walks
… Of all the flowering shrubs and trees, the most evocative of spring is Magnolia. An ancient woody plant, with a fossil record that dates back 100 million years, … are yellow, purple, and wine cultivars, plus near-orange and near-red. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias Magnolias for fragrance…magnolias for small spaces…evergreen magnolias…plant expert … Andrew Bunting sorts through the world’s magnificent magnolias in The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias, a book in The Plant Lover’s Guide series. More on Magnolias 12 Plants for a More …
Type: Plant Info
… Primula ' Supernova Pink' is the perfect primrose for borders, containers, and understory in shade to partial shade gardens. The low-growing (4-6 inches) compact perennial, one of the Supernova series, is fragrant, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Pink blooms are finely edged with white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is an irregular, vase-shaped, low-growing evergreen shrub with attractive soft gray-green foliage. It prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA Zone 4. It is a slow-growing juniper, only reaching 3 feet in height and 4 feet in width. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Japanese larch is a deciduous conifer that can grow to more than 100 feet in height. It needs full sun and … well-drained soil that will mimic its native mountainous environment in Japan. With wood that is tough and durable, the Japanese larch is an important forestry tree in Great Britain as well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pyramidal in shape with attractive black-green needles, Pinus nigra is one of the most popular landscape pines in the Midwest. It is tolerant of clay soils, heat pollution and urban conditions and can be used as a specimen tree, a screen or a windbreak. It is susceptible to diplodia tip blight which can cause shoot dieback and pine nematode. Archived Copy: This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Follow the distinctive call to spot this bird flying over in large numbers late in the fall just before cold weather sets in. …
Type: Birding
