… colors of nature. Using easily found bits of rocks, plants, and flowers, discover how to tease apart the colors of each object. A color theory review will help you understand how to re-create nature’s true colors. In this water-based painting class, you will create complex …
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… plant. Redbuds are a small-scale tree with big impact. A midwestern native plant growing 15 to 25 feet tall, eastern redbuds often have short trunks that begin branching close to the ground. Purple-pink flowers in March or April bloom directly on branches and mature trunks. After their early springtime show, glossy, heart-shaped leaves up to 5 inches give redbud its summertime appeal. In native habitats, redbud grows as an understory …
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… or Indian Ocean, but it has become widespread in tropical areas. Coconut trees can grow up to 80 feet tall and they start by sprouting from the deepest of the three holes in the de-husked … fruit. Everyone knows what coconut palms look like: tall gray trunks topped with fronds up to 15 feet long, with clusters of fruit tucked under them. The coconut fruit, botanically a … coconut water, coconut oil and copra. Coco fibers from the husk are called “coir” and used to make mats. Nutritionally coconuts are very high in saturated fat and fiber, with moderate …
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… cotoneaster has a more upright habit than most of the medium sized cotoneasters. It is native to Asia. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S. though a number of species and their hybrids and cultivars flourish in the northern …
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… cotoneaster derives its common name from its bright ruby-red fruit. This shrub is native to Asia. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense branching … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S., though a number of species and their hybrids and cultivars flourish in the northern …
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… Heuchera hybrid would be a lively feature in any shady garden. It can be used in full sun to part shade. As with many colorful alumroot selections, the variegation or spot color evolves … wide at maturity. The foamy white spike of late spring flowers will extend the height up to 24 inches and add additional interest. It will attract birds, bees and is resistant to deer. Beautiful in containers or as an accent in the front row of a perennial border, striking …
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… found in the wild along river banks and open areas with moist soil. Considering that it grows to over six feet tall and stands out in the garden, it is odd that every year people wonder what it is. It is native only in scattered counties in the Midwest, east to Vermont and Pennsylvania. It has large, palmate, toothed leaves with 5 to 9 lobes, getting smaller in size near the top of the plant. In July a large panicle of very …
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… A hardy waterlily with 6-inch peachy-pink flowers and leaves that emerge maroon, changing to grassy green mottled with a few spots. Flowers earlier in the season have more of a yellow … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. …
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… white waterlily with a more limited range than the species, found in the central United States to Eastern Canada. It is not as fragrant, and the undersides of the leaves are green, not purple. … hardy hybrids, tropical day-blooming, and tropical night-blooming. Waterlilies need full sun to flower and must to be anchored in mud as they are not free floating. …
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… maroon leaves that form a central rosette from which a dark red flower spike appears. It grow to be about eighteen inches high and wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America where they are found growing on tree branches and on rocks … and can support a range of fauna including insects and frogs. Good quality light is necessary to develop and maintain leaf colors. Since this plant is epiphytic it is essential that it be …
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