… Plum colored flowers fade to creamy yellow at the center with a bright yellow stripe on the lip of this non-hardy ground …
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… Lenhardt Library LEGO ® bricks will be available throughout the exhibition for you to create your own dream garden. Wednesday – Sunday, noon – 4 p.m. at Lenhardt Library Any LEGO …
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… Each month, we will visit a different section of the Garden and learn about the trees unique to that area. Dress for the weather. Mark Zampardo, Ph.D., horticulture educator Meet at …
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… Each month, we will visit a different section of the Garden and learn about the trees unique to that area. Dress for the weather. Mark Zampardo, Ph.D., horticulture educator Meet at …
Type: Item Detail
… Each month, we will visit a different section of the Garden and learn about the trees unique to that area. Dress for the weather. Mark Zampardo, Ph.D., horticulture educator Meet at …
Type: Item Detail
… Purple Fountain European beech is both a weeping and columnar form of the species and thus suitable for narrow spaces in the … of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …
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… Q. What is a soilless potting mix, and when do you use it? A. Soilless mixes are combinations of peat … sterilized and well-suited for the common foliage houseplants. Regular garden soil is not recommended for houseplants since disease and insect problems often accompany this soil … soilless mixes also include a slow-release fertilizer. If none is included, you might want to mix a very dilute liquid solution of a balanced houseplant fertilizer into the plant’s regular …
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… The Nordmann fir is native to the mountains west and east of the Black Sea. It has bicolored needles that are dark green on top and blue green on the underside. It is favored as a Christmas tree for its shape, and color of the blunt needles, which remain on the …
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… This plant is a small version of a plant found growing naturally in the swamps of eastern north America. Robert Fleming hardy hibiscus is a compact perennial that bears large crimson flowers in the summer months. It reaches a height of about three feet with a width of about two feet so is perfectly suited to small urban gardens. As a form of the swamp rose mallow it prefers moist, and even wet, soils …
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… ( Filipendula koreana ), a 3-foot-tall perennial from eastern Asia. The attractive foliage is palmate and resembles large maple leaves. It is similar in appearance to its American cousin queen-of-the-prairie ( Filipendula rubra ) but smaller in stature. Its new …
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