… It will bloom intermittently until fall. It prefers moist, humusy soils, but will grow in average, well-drained soil in full sun, part shade, or full shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a neat twist at the end of the petals are produced on three foot tall plants that thrive in sunny locations and well drained soils. Provide space in between plants and their neighbors for good air movement which decrease the incidence of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the warmer months of summer and early fall. The moderate size expands usage to containers in addition to flower beds. Many different species of insects find the pollen and nectar irresistible during the summer and songbirds are very fond of the seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Casey regularly performs as soloist, bandleader, and sideman in various groups throughout the United States. As a classical guitarist, he has given solo … and Musical Offering’s Music on Madison concert series. As a jazz guitarist, Casey performs in local jazz venues such as Andy’s, Fulton Street Arts Collective, Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Merriman’s Playhouse, and The Whistler. Since forming in 2014, his group, Lapis Trio, has played many venues including University of Southern …
Type: Event for Calendar
… features variegated foliage (medium green with a creamy white margin) and strawberry red stems in winter. Clusters of small white flowers in late spring are followed by whitish fruit with a tinge of blue. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blue style arms. The base of the falls blends into brown. It stands 28 inches high, blooming in early to mid season. It may re-bloom. In 1992 it received Honorable Mention from the American Iris Society. Siberian irises lack the … at the base of each fall that other iris groups have. Typically these irises grow together in thick clumps which keep out weeds, while the thin, grass like foliage remains a highlight …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features multiple inner segments that can vary from neat and uniform size to very irregular in size and shape. The fragrance of honey fills the air when these come into flower in very early spring. While the honey- scented nectar feeds bees and other insects, the doubling … trees leaf out. A member of the Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family), 'Flore Pleno' has compounds in the sap and plant tissues that repulse deer and rabbits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Marta’ has large flowers with tubes … The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after flowering. They do well in sunlight from a south-facing window or bright artificial lights. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… new cultivars, along with several wonderful yet underutilized species for both container and in-ground plantings in sun and shade. Focus on what makes each unique and ideal, including morphological …
Type: Item Detail
… dark bib, yellow bill, and sometimes rosy pink on the breast. Redpolls are able to store seeds in their esophagus for later eating. In winter, look for small flocks of this little, vocal finch around alders and birches where they …
Type: Birding
