… alike. However, Darwin noted that the diversity of flowering plants was almost too great to believe, something he referred to it as the “abominable mystery.” The quest to answer why we have so many flowering plants is still ongoing and has made flowers a model group to answer important questions about …
Type: Research
… Botanic Garden in the Plant Health Care department for 25 years. In 1994, Tiddens was promoted to supervisor of the department. Since then, the department has significantly reduced its use of … collections from diseases, pests, and weeds in an environmentally sensitive manner. Tiddens is a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture and serves as the … representative in the Sentinel Plant Network, which unifies botanic gardens in an effort to monitor for and provide education on high consequence pest and pathogens that threaten the …
Type: Staff bio
… Q. I didn’t get around to planting my spring-blooming bulbs last fall. What should I do with them? A. Hopefully the … not freeze, preferably between 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The time that the bulbs will need to remain in cold storage will vary by bulb. Most bulbs need exposure to cold temperatures for an average of 10 to 12 weeks in order to force them into bloom. Potted …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to Europe, central Asia and northern Africa, the white willow can become an imposing tree or can be coppiced to a smaller, twiggier size. Named for its pale green leaves that are covered in fine white … known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Greenish-white flowers in racemes mature to purplish black berries attractive to birds on this woodland native member of the Ginseng family. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen shrub grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun to partial or full shade and moderate moisture conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accomodate the luxuriant spring foliage that provides a backdrop for the flowers in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin growth late in the season to accommodate the luxuriant spring foliage and provide a backdrop for the flowers in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
