… If you’re in Chicago this weekend, that means—like most of us—you didn’t get an invite to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a graduate of Northwestern University. Get in … younger sister. The occasion was fit for royalty, with a performance from a bagpiper, and an official dedication by the princess, who sported a lovely royal blue coat. You can find a plaque … I have given birth to perhaps a thousand gardens.” The English Walled Garden in May The garden is divided into six “rooms,” and one was made as a nod to the working class. The least formal of …
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… This is a mat-forming veronica that grows best in rock gardens, where it forms a series of plants with flowers that grow along the ends of the stems. It is useful in the front of borders where the mats can be seen and their flowers can be appreciated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… wiry sturdy stems top the finely divided leaves on this marigold cultivar. Mixes are an easy way for garden designers to provide breadth of complimentary colors to the landscape without having to specify each cultivar (and ensure they all bloom at the same …
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… Golden Prairie Fire dogwood is a cultivar of Cornus alba , a multi-stem shrub which is native to Asia. The foliage emerges … the season progresses, then turns orange-red in the fall. Creamy white flowers in spring give way to white berries that ripen in midsummer. The stems are a brilliant orange red throughout …
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… Horsford white pine is a dense, slow-growing dwarf conifer with short, lime green needles that grows to 1 foot in 10 years. Best in full sun, it will tolerate part shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil. Use in the …
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… The onset of fall brings pale blue flowers to grace the top of this mounding shrub with striking green-and-white variegated foliage … while this particular cultivar appeared in a garden setting. Full sun brings out the best foliage color. This plant is fine in average soils; it is disease- and deer-resistant. …
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… 'Maryl') features pink tubes ending in red spoons surrounding a golden yellow disc. It is a strong upright grower and is best grown as a spray (none of the lateral buds are removed). Plant this mum in full sun and provide staking as needed or pinch back the growing tips in June and early July to produce a bushier, shorter plant. …
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… with a single stem as a small tree. In May it produces abundant white flowers. These give way to fruit that change from pink/rose to blue/black fruits with multiple colors persisting at the same time. Viburnums are a versatile …
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… Big bluestem, ( Andropogon gerardii ) is a dominant grass of tallgrass prairies in the Midwest. It forms deep-rooted clumps and is best used for naturalizing or soil retention. When in bloom, the flowering stems reach to 6 feet or taller. The flowers are 3- to 5-part spikelets that resemble turkey feet. The …
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… Native to Japan, the vine-leaved maple is a small, deciduous tree that typically grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet. Although it is … climates. The tree is dioecious (there are separate male and female plants) and is known best for its compound trifoliate leaves that resemble those of some ashes and ivies. …
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