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Pretty Partridgeberry—A Native Groundcover With Lots of Star Potential
... bears two "dimples," telltale depressions that mark where the two flowers joined. Ripe by late summer, the fruit may persist through the winter to provide a welcome jolt of color while ... moist but well drained. Once the plant's root system is well established, usually after two growing seasons, it will tolerate some drought. It prefers partial to full shade; too much sun will cause ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Splendid Salvias—14 Tender Perennials for Summer and Fall Bloom
... CATERED EVENTS Home » Gardening Information » Great Plants Splendid Salvias—14 Tender Perennials for Summer and Fall Bloom Plants & Gardens News Volume 18, Number 3 | Fall/Winter 2003 by Bob ... diverse in fragrance, habit, and flower color, they are well worth the effort to replant each year. I give my salvias full sun and well-drained soil, and they are happy, undemanding plants. Salvia ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Deer-Resistant Plants—Shrubs and Trees for the Deer-Plagued Gardener
... three feet tall, prefers a moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, and likes full sun to partial shade. It's hardy from Zones 5 ... to flat-topped appearance. Black tupelo's tiny greenish-white summer flowers and its small bluish-black fall fruits are nothing to ... about. Its foliage, however, has few rivals among woody plants. During summer, the plant's simple two to three inch leaves remain ...
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A Bird Habitat Garden—Plant Choices and Design Tips
... U.S. and appeal to humans as well as birds. Grow them in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade, unless otherwise indicated. Amelanchier canadensis (shadbush, serviceberry) This deciduous multistemmed tree produces white spring flowers, edible blue-black summer fruits ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Butterfly Gardening in Fall
... birds looking for an insect meal also flock to goldenrod. As the extravagance of the summer garden winds down, some perennials bridge the gap into fall. Purple coneflower and globe thistle ... , purple coneflower, rose verbena, and blue gramma grass. Most of the plants require full sun and well-drained soil of moderate to low fertility. They’re all fairly drought tolerant, though the blazingstar ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Native Perennials in Pots: A Colorful Low-Maintenance Design
... Perennials in Pots—A Colorful Low-Maintenance Design Plants & Gardens News Volume 18, Number 2 | Summer 2003 by Joan McDonald Looking to try something different in your outdoor containers this year ... species in all three containers have roughly the same cultural requirements: moderately fertile, well-drained soil and full sun. Be aware that if the growing medium is too fertile, some plants may rot ...
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Native Plants in the Formal Border—A Wildly Elegant Design
... summer flowers a bonus. This native plant combination not only provides interest in fall but in spring and summer as well, when butterflies, bees, and moths flock around the flowers in bloom. Perhaps best of all, the plants are easy to care for, requiring neither pesticides nor fertilizers but only reasonably drained ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Annuals—Six Unusual and Versatile Flowers
... Unusual and Versatile Flowers Plants & Gardens News Volume 14, Number 2 | Summer 1999 by Meghan Ray For too long, annuals have suffered ... Annuals Annuals usually are not fussy and will grow in any well-drained garden soil. They benefit from deep, regular watering. (As with ... in the season if not trimmed back. It likes full sun and well-drained soil. Where to Find Unusual Annuals Park Seed Company 1 ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Asters—Stars of the Show in Fall
... happier denouement to our usual tales of gardening woe. Asters! Our hardy, sun-loving native asters cruise through the summer swelter and build to a crescendo of late-season blooms. What's ... a fairly dry environment. The 2-foot-tall cultivar 'Raydon's Favorite' flourishes in full sun and well-drained soil. Its blue-purple daisy flowers explode in early fall above fragrant foliage. 'Prince ...
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Awesome Agastache—Fruity Fragrance and Sorbet Colors for Summer and Fall Gardens
... winters in other regions of the country. Agastache Culture Plant Agastache in full sun to light shade in fertile, well-drained garden soil. If you periodically deadhead spent flower spikes, you'll extend ... fragrance. Stunning deep violet-blue flowers bloom atop two-foot stems all summer and fall. This East Asian species is well adapted to wet temperate climates. Zones 5 to 9. Agastache rupestris ...
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