… Dark burgundy, catkin-like inflorescences are held on long, thin stems well above the foliage on this handsome, clump-forming perennial. Well-established plants reach a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This plant is free of most insect and disease pests. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… This tree grows to a height of about 30 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In April and May it produces showy, fragrant, white blooms. These give way in the summer to purple, red, and black plums that attract birds. This is a good shade tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
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… Renewal of the Blue Garden Sarah Vance is director of the Blue Garden in Newport, Rhode Island, a Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., design that she helped restore. She will talk about how the team used Olmsted’s original plans and reinterpreted the design to create an accessible and …
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… Pampas grass is one of the most beautiful and imposing grasses of the plains of South America. Giant clumps of grass … that can reach 12 feet in height. Ivory Feathers® pampas grass ( Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila') is a dwarf selection that will produce clumps 5 feet tall, with feathery ivory flower spikes to 8 …
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… Also known as red barbery, redberry mahonia ( Mahonia haematocarpa ) is a medium-sized shrub with a profusion of fragrant yellow flowers during March and April, … and bright red berries, from which it gets its common name. Birds and small mammals love the fruit, which also makes a delicious jelly. It prefers full to part sun and is adaptable to a variety of soils as long they are well-drained. Redberry mahonia is native to …
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… The Blackburn cranberry cotoneaster is somewhat more compact and refined than the species but shares the same pinkish white small blooms and abundant red berries in the fall as well as the low …
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… Volo Bog is a 47-acre floating mat of sphagnum moss, cattails, and sedges surrounding an open pool of water. Class will begin in the Visitor Center then proceed to a photography session during a guided tour of the bog. Time … the entire bog. Students must be able to walk at least one mile. Limited to 16 students. Lunch is provided on June 21. A map will be sent with confirmation. The School’s CEUs=7.5 hours FPC …
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… 'Chuckles' is a floribunda rose, which means the flowers grow abundantly in clusters, starting in June. Introduced in 1958 in Canada, so you … white eye. It produces small but persistent rose hips in late summer to fall. Foliage is dark green and disease-resistant. Like all roses, it's happiest in full sun with consistently …
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… season-long shot of bright pink in a mixed border, or a a carpet of color in larger spaces. The ruffly roses are quite double (petal count 28 - 30) and borne in clusters of 5 to 30 buds. In … she's bred to be particularly easy care - hardy to zone 4 and highly resistant to black spot. This is a vigorous, disease-resistant plant that's hardy in our area, and even up into Canada. Just …
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… Children’s Learning Campus The popular Butterflies & Blooms exhibition returns. Visitors are immersed in a tropical habitat … butterflies interacting with plant life. Butterflies & Blooms features butterflies from around the world, including South America, Asia, North America, and Africa, as well as those native to … Volunteers are also on hand to answer questions. The 2,800-square-foot white mesh enclosure is located on the Annex Road, as you head out from the Visitor Center to McDonald Woods. …
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