… shrubby, conical, globular, upright, and treelike. These evergreens are adaptable to most soil conditions, and some can even tolerate salt spray. They make excellent screening for … are perfectly at home in hot, dry rock gardens. And for gardeners in wooded areas, here's the best feature of all — the deer leave them alone! Do you recognize these plants as junipers? Most … here are merely meant to whet your appetite to the large number of junipers available today. A visit to the newly renovated Dwarf Conifer Garden will provide more inspiration for how to use …
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… Q: How do I control Japanese beetles? A: The best way to control Japanese beetles is to knock them into a jar of soapy water. Allow them to sit … them. Severe infestations can be chemically treated. Please contact Plant Information Service for the most current recommendations. Japanese beetle traps are not recommended, as they will …
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… Creamy yellow to pale-orange flowers are produced atop sturdy stems on this tulip belonging to the Darwin … trade in 1980 from the Netherlands. It is a sport of 'Yellow Dover'. Darwin Hybrids are the best adapted tulips for naturalizing in the Chicago area if planted in full sun and well-drained soil that stays on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… oval tree that can reach a height of 100 feet when mature. It is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring before the leaves emerge. The … samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. A favorite maple for fall color, it is one of the best known trees of eastern North America and is as prized for its ornamental value as for the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are produced in round masses at the ends of the stout flowering stalks. Wonderful plant for low light and low humidity indoor conditions in the winter. Flowers best if provided slightly cooler temperatures typically found in unheated basements in winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun in well drained soils as soon as night time temperatures are 60 degrees F or warmer for best results. A native Brazilian land race, some of the fruits will mature yellow as well as red. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When holiday flowers like poinsettias and amaryllis start showing up in the stores (or come to you as holiday gifts), will you know what to do with them? Learn ways to keep flowering holiday plants looking their best for a long time. We’ll also look at the possibility of re-blooming some of them next year. Sharon …
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… produce large elegant white flowers backed by a long light green nectar spur on this large (to 4 feet) orchid. This hybrid combines the size of Angraecum sesquipedale with the more compact … warm humid conditions with good air movement and avoid letting water stand in the leaf axils for best results. …
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… along the leaf veins. Plant in partially shaded locations that can be kept continually moist for best results. The tropical look these plants provide to a landscape can not be denied. Not hardy, the tubers should be dug and overwintered in a frost …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… whose foliage is not grazed by deer, rabbits, etc. Lemon-yellow newly opened flowers mature to pink with a yellow throat. Plant in full sun in the hottest location in your garden for the best flower displays. Shrugs off heat, high humidity, and drought. Pest and disease resistant in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
