… Description: The only visiting raptor may be seen in the woodland in summer, or more likely, flying over in September in large flocks or kettles of at …
Type: Birding
… This small evergreen cactus from New Mexico only grows to a height of about 2 feet. It requires full sun to partial shade with moderate moisture conditions. In the spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to purple fruit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Parrotia persica or Persian ironwood is a small, single trunk, deciduous tree eventually growing 20-40 feet tall (but typically 10 … dense, red stamens surrounded by brownish bracts appear in late winter to early spring before the foliage. Flowers are attractive on close inspection, but are generally considered to be … and provides good winter interest. No serious insect or disease problems. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Bountiful summer fruit is a blessing, but what do you do when it piles up faster than you can eat it? Preserve the flavor of summer through jams, preserves, and canning. Delight your taste buds and fill your …
Type: Item Detail
… all summer. Join horticulturist Nina Koziol to learn how to keep your veggies thriving until the first fall frost and beyond. Take away tips on interplanting, succession planting, season … extension, and more to help you sustain a beautiful and productive edible garden long after the tomato and pepper plants hit the compost pile. Nina Koziol, garden writer Classroom 4, Learning Center …
Type: Item Detail
… Bronze Giant garden mum ( Chrysanthemum 'Bronze Giant') was released to the gardening public in 1956, and since then it has proven to be hardy as far north as Minnesota. … in height and 15 inches in width. To increase winter hardiness, avoid applying fertilizer once the flower buds reach the size of peas. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Vanda It’s the blue orchid everyone covets, discovered in Burma in 1837 and famously illustrated in lush, full-size color in The Orchid Album, published between 1882 and 1897. …
Type: Plant Info
… Bright yellow flowers with red centers come into bloom from mid-summer to frost on this sterile hybrid specifically adapted to cold Midwestern winters. Plant Red Chiffon in full sun and well-drained soil; it thrives during the heat of summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Purchase a few mixed bouquets, several individual flowers, and/or foliage bouquets from the grocery store before class and follow along step by step. A supply list will be sent. Please choose either the on-site or online class attendance option. Please choose either the on-site or online class attendance option. The online class will be taught via Zoom. All …
Type: Item Detail
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria ‘Lono’ has flowers with violet-red … leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
