… rumors swirling around the Rosaceae family. “Our goal of presenting plants at the Garden is to disabuse everyone of the myths out there that roses are hard,” says Soulsby, senior … for.” Krasberg Rose Garden For your spring inspiration, here are myths he is busting Myth 1: Roses are too much work. That might have been true 20 years ago, but not … the Knock Out ® rose, introduced in 2000 by plant breeder William Radler (who, by the way, is the Garden’s consulting rosarian). “It transformed the market in terms of disease-resistance …
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… world celebrated soil: the United Nations proclaimed it the International Year of Soils. Soil is perhaps the least understood—and therefore least considered—part of gardening. And yet soil is, next to water, the most precious resource that a gardener has. In this edition of Smart … dirt? Start fresh with a raised bed garden, and heatlhy, nutrient-laden soil. Don't fight your site! If your soil is simply too difficult or contaminated to work with, don't fight it! Consider …
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… Is your garden fragrant enough? Gardeners often focus on color and design in their beds, borders, and yards and forget to factor in fragrance. Yet scent is keenly important to humans, as it is capable of triggering powerful reactions in the human brain. Information about scent not only …
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… This class is for homeowners and beginning gardeners who want a more hands-on landscape design class. Val …
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… New! Learn to capture the brilliant colors of autumn with gouache. Gouache is an opaque water media perfect for the bright colors of fall leaves and foliage. Some supplies …
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… and other specialty bulbs. Members are encouraged to come and shop before the Fall Bulb Sale is open to the public. …
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… in July and extend into August. This plant thrives in full sun and in well-drained soils and is a pollinator magnet. Easy to grow once established, it's free of most pests and diseases. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This native of northwestern Mexico is columnar in growth habit reaching 50 feet in height with side arms expanding the width of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produced throughout the summer on this ornamental annual poppy with bluish-green leaves. This is a pollinator magnet. Plant this flower in full sun and in moderately moist, rich soils and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… foliage on this nonhardy perennial. This plant thrives in heat but does not like drought; it is indifferent to soils. It's a great pollinator plant in the garden, attracting both insects and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
