… The SEPTEMBER WONDER® Fuji apple is an earlier ripening cultivar with the Fuji apple flavor, which makes it possible to grow in areas that might otherwise be too cold. It is notable for a sweet taste and crisp … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Winesap apple has sweet, crisp flesh and is considered good for eating fresh, baking, or making cider. It is reported to keep very well in cold storage. The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of … and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance, and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Singapore Twist Ti plant is a tropical shrub with broad green leave with burgundy undersides and bright pink stems. The … stem in a flattish fan shape which highlights the vibrant coloring of this plant. It can grow to about 8 feet high and 3 feet wide but if branching is desired then a cane will need to be clipped. With care, this cutting can be rooted for a new plant. Good quality light is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sadie Ray' is a deciduous shrub that grows 3 to 6 feet tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and … which are either lacecap or mophead in structure. Sadie Ray is a mophead cultivar that is said to have bloomed for 50 years at a farmhouse in Indiana. The flowerheads are pink or blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Swamp aster is an herbaceous perennial that grows upright to a height of about 8 feet under full sun and medium to wet moisture conditions. In late summer and early fall, it produces blue and purple flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers tightly clustered together in large, flat-topped flowerheads. It blooms from early to late summer on stems that stand 18 to 24 inches tall with gray-green foliage. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds while resistant to deer and rabbits. It likes full …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lycoris longituba known as the white spider lily is a large handsome plant from China with flower stems reaching to nearly 3 feet. The large, regular, lily-shaped flowers are variable in color, and a pale yellow form, Lycoris longituba flava has been named. Up to 15 different colors and forms from white to yellow to pink and median shades have been …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Diervilla rivularis ‘Morton’ SUMMER STARS™ blooms from June and August. This is a dense, compact selection that will grow 3 feet tall and spread to 4 feet. It has a neat, mounded form that in summer is smothered with flowers. The foliage is … in the veins, and it turns red in fall. The wild species, Georgia bush honeysuckle is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. It is distinguished from the other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I have a lot of Creeping Charlie weeds in my lawn. When is the best time to apply a weed killer? A: Mid- to late autumn is an excellent time to apply post-emergent herbicides to control invasive weeds …
Type: Plant Info
… Plant 'Miss Mary' in full sun and in fertile, moist soil, where it will grow to 24 inches and produce brilliant red star-shaped flowers from July to August. It is highly resistant to powdery mildew. It is attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The x …
Type: Garden Guide Plant