 There is always music in the garden but our hearts must be quiet to hear it
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The Top 50 Wildflowers
It's a huge list, but worth checking out. Spoiler alert: the #1 item is Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which shouldn't be much of a surprise to anyone. If you're not growing it, you should! Scroll down this long list and you're sure to find something new and interesting that will inspire some future additions to your gardens. |
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How to Grow and Care for Angel's Trumpets
Prized for the huge, pendulous flowers, brugmansias are tropical shrubs or small trees that bloom from summer into autumn. Commonly called angel’s trumpets for the flared, trumpet-shaped flowers, these fast-growing plants are showstoppers in the garden, in containers, and indoors. |
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The Top Recommended Varieties of Angel's Trumpets
'Charles Grimaldi' is #1, of course. Your newsletter editor would have picked 'Frosty Pink' to be first, but the list is made by the members, not the staff. 😆 If you're never experienced the late evening fragrance of brugmansia, you are really missing out! |
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Preparing the Garden for Fall
Fall is a great time in the garden. In general, the heat of the summer is waning and many plants with fall flowers, fall color and ornamental fruits provide great ornamental interest for several months. Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, shares his ideas for fall. |
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Species X Iris (Iris x norrisii 'Dazzler.')
Year Of Registration: Not registered
Classification: Interspecies Hybrids---Species X
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
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Poppy (Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Poppy')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red, Bi-Color
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize, Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing, Sow in situ, Self fertile
Pollinators: Self, Bees, Flies, Beetles
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Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover, Medicinal Herb, Cut Flower, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light, Suitable for wintersowing, Start indoors, Sow in situ, Can handle transplanting, Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Beetles
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Wigged Out')
Hybridizer: Kropf-Sellers
Year of Registration or Introduction: 2001
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom size: 3 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: rusty orange rose blend with light midrib above yellow throat
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed |
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Stringy Stonecrop (Sedum sarmentosum)
Hardiness: Hardy - Can Handle Freezing Temps
Evergreen: Yes
Growth Habit: Ground cover, Mat Forming, Trailing
Soil Type: Dry, Well drained, Loamy / Medium, Sandy / light, Good draining potting mix
Plant uses and characteristics: Border, Containers, Pest resistant, Average water needs, Does not like wet feet
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry
Plant Height: 4 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen, Deciduous, Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought tolerant |
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 The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.
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