… New! Do you wish you could admire poppies year-round? Learn to craft your own paper Shirley poppies using hand-dyed crepe paper. These magnificent blooms are a heritage strain of poppies developed in the 1880s and are guaranteed to brighten up your home. Practice new crepe paper skills …
Type: Item Detail
… Take advantage of winter’s lemons, oranges, and limes by preserving them. In this cooking class, learn how to make orange jam and supreme citrus. Explore different orange varieties beyond the navel. The class also covers the basics of water-bath canning, a safe and easy method of home …
Type: Item Detail
… This round tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From March through June it has showy white blooms that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in an understory or on the urban street. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with pinnately compound leaves and large showy yellow flowers marked with red. It reaches 1 to 3 feet tall and thrives in full sun. Seedpods are eaten by birds and deer, and the plant is attractive to butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… into early fall on this hybrid of two Midwestern natives. Full sun, moist soils, average to good drainage are keys to success in the garden. Attracts a number of pollinators, including hummingbirds, honeybees, and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: A long-winded songster, this tiny member of the wren family tries to avoid being seen while on its stop-overs in McDonald Woods during migration. …
Type: Birding
… The Victory Garden is gaining ground again, 70 years after redefining gardening in America. Check out our infographic to learn more. …
Type: Plant Info
… Red-orange flowers are produced above the velvety red foliage on this nonhardy succulent. Plant 'Red Velvet' in full sun and water sparingly to prevent diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming ornamental grass grows to a height of 18 inches with partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It produces inconspicuous green blooms in the summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… mounding, deciduous shrub. It tolerates a wide range of soil and light conditions. Over time, the foliage will remain dense close to the ground and not become more open. Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in April. Fall color is a dull yellow. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant