… This dwarf, weeping tree has the same smooth dark copper-colored bark and green, heart-shaped leaves as the full-sized species. It will attain a height of 4’ at 10 years. It should be planted in well-drained soil in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large masses of pinkish-lavender flower are so heavy they cascade from the tips of the branches. This tropical shrub hails from the Philippines and features large leaves with the characteristic Melastomaceae patterns i.e. veins running parallel to the central vein from the base to the tip of each leaf and the flowers with the typical …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… White moth orchids feature a blush of pink halo around the cup and are heavily dotted in maroon towards the tips of the petals. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. I have been spraying an insecticidal soap solution on my garden plants and houseplants to control insects. How long does this product last on the plants? A. Soap solutions are designed to target soft-bodied insects on contact or as the solution begins to dry. Once the product is completely dry, it has very little effectiveness …
Type: Plant Info
… sized upright clumps of greenish bronze leaves are topped by spikes of tan colored seeds in fall. As the temperatures cool and daylengths shorted the foliage turns tan-bronze and holds that color going into winter. Plant in sunny locations and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is called Snow Hill wood sage because its white flower spikes on top of the plant resemble the snow on a hill. Snow Hill wood sage can flower continuously throughout the summer if care is taken to remove spent blooms. It grows to about two feet tall and about eighteen inches wide and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Striking rippled bars of burgundy and silver provide color throughout the year while the red and yellow flower spikes add interest during the flowering season. Grow in full sun and replenish the water within the central cup periodically. Bring indoors before the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: If this state-endangered owl is seen at the Garden, it is either flying over, or roosting on the ground, in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Possibly visible in the lakes or flying with flocks overhead, this bird resembles the trumpeter swan, but with a small yellow spot near the eye. …
Type: Birding
