… This perennial grows to about 1 foot with full sun to partial shade and dry to moderate moisture … From May to September it produces lavender and purple blooms that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer and can be a ground cover or used in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are covered in honey scented masses of small white flowers from late spring into early summer. This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a maximum height of 8 inches. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 25 inches with full sun to partial shade and dry or moist … attract butterflies from May through October. It belongs in a border or a ground cover and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a lot of meaning into that name: Cyprus was the sacred island of Venus’s birth, pedilon is the word for slipper, and calceolus means little shoe. The lady’s slipper orchid is native to a broad … have since been re-introduced into the wild in an attempt to re-populate the species there. This modern-day love story has devotion and commitment and conservation at its heart. At the …
Type: Blog
… Description: This is one of two visible woodpecker species with red highlights on its head. Oak woodland restoration has helped to increase their numbers in recent years. It is most often seen in McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Dwarf English yew 'Amersfoort' is a strikingly different looking yew. It prefers full or part sun, with moderate moisture and is hardy to USDA zone 5. Its un-yew like foliage has unusually short dense flat dark green … open branching. It is a unique specimen plant that adds interest to a garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hybrid painted fern 'Branford Rambler' is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 2 feet with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ghost painted fern is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 30 inches with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Loma Linda' is a broad, pyramidal pine with soft silver-blue foliage. It prefers full sun in well-drained soil, where it will reach 6 feet tall by 3 feet wide in 10 years. It is hardy to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… My research and training programs focus on the systematics, biogeography, ecology, and conservation of higher fungi, especially mushrooms … China, and past geological events like the Great American Interchange. Fungal conservation is currently a major focus of my efforts. This includes capacity building, raising awareness, creating tools, and leading efforts to assess …
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