… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 1 foot with full sun and dry soil conditions. It bears showy pink blooms from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dwarf mounds to 12 inches are covered with bright purple flowers produced in short spikes above the foliage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Slightly twisted cream to white flowers feature lavender veining and patterns on the lip of this cultivar that requires …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 10 inches with partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has yellow-green blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy yellow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy white blooms …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Have you been to the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden lately? If you have, you probably saw some of the … think of niwaki as big bonsai, but that relationship isn’t exactly right. Bonsai translates to “tray (or pot) planting.” While we may think of niwaki as big bonsai, we should try to think … last year and where you expect the new growth to emerge. The result of breaking these candles is that the new growth spreads more horizontally than vertically, and the density of the pads …
Type: Blog
… some 12-inch-long soft strings of light-colored yarn put out by humans, she may snatch them to make her nest. A common breeding bird of open woodlands, natural spaces, gardens, and … Photo © Carol Freeman By May, Baltimore orioles have arrived in the eastern United States to set up breeding territories. To get her attention, the male hops around the female, spreads … Life Histories of North American Birds series, Arthur Cleveland Bent noted that the oriole is “perhaps the most skillful artisan of any North American bird.” Those lucky enough to see an …
Type: Blog
… summer or early fall container gardens looking tired? Change out your container gardens to extend your displays well into the fall. Gardening in containers can offer us year-round seasonal interest, and we can extend the garden seasons to create vibrant container gardens. I’m a huge fan of fall container gardens with a rich variety … the first frost. A container garden that changes its appearance from one season to another is the definition of a seasonal “change-out” concept. Change-outs can be done by simply removing …
Type: Blog
… Barbara Raue is the Plant Production department's nursery supervisor. Many of the Garden's more unique and difficult-to-source plants are grown in the nursery. Raue started working at the Garden in 1986, as a … Landscape Garden, Native Plant Garden, Graham Bulb Garden, and Aquatic Garden. She transferred to Plant Production as a grower for indoor floriculture in 1996 and then to the nursery as a …
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