However, if what we saw when we walked through the nearest Wal-Mart on Mother's Day Sunday, May 11, 2003, is representative of the typical quality offered by the garden centers 20 minutes from here in Champaign, Urbana and Decatur, we can now clearly see that we missed a huge market o...
Basil is so popular that you can readily purchase plants at garden centers or nurseries in addition to growing it from seed. The plants may be sold in individual pots, six-packs or flats. Look for young, compact plants. Avoid tall, leggy plants—even though you can correct their growth ha...
Howard introduced it to leading garden designers “who have since used it to great effect in several show gardens. Its appeal has filtered down to garden centers” and it’s now a popular iris throughout the UK. We don’t offer ‘Rajah’ – yet – but you can order ‘David Howard’ ...
Orphaned years earlier in their teens, Teddy and Clara are heirs to the famed Wieland fortune and Vantage Point, a majestic cliffside island estate in Maine. Teddy is the steady older brother who has rescued Clara from self-destruction too many times to count. Clara's heart-wrenching struggle...
Our May Day program centers on the teenaged Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat a dramatic chamber work of almost symphonic proportions – inspired the supernatural proceedings said to occur on the night according to German folklore and as depicted in Goethe’s Faust –alongside striking contempor...
Sweet azalea is a June to July bloomer where clusters of white, tubular blooms emerge amongst deep green leaves. Flowers are highly fragrant with sweet, fruity notes. Red stamens punctuate flower centers. This azalea delights in the fall, too, when the foliage turns red to purple. ...
Howard introduced it to leading garden designers “who have since used it to great effect in several show gardens. Its appeal has filtered down to garden centers” and it’s now a popular iris throughout the UK. We don’t offer ‘Rajah’ – yet – but you can order ‘David Howard’ ...
Soil test kits are also available at garden centers, though the reading from an extension office kit is more detailed. Warning Do not work manure or compost into the potato bed, as the excess organic matter can lead to potato scab and other diseases. ...
Once each flower opened, the bees quickly began their pollination process. It was amazing to watch the bumble bees AND honey bees over the course of about 10 days navigate around and around the flowers’ centers to pollinate and bring the sunflower seeds to life. ...
To get the seeds, you’ll need to pledge to be one of the National Wildlife Federation’s Butterfly Heroes. Lots of people and organizations, like families, schools, scouts, nature centers, places of worship, and other community groups have pledged to help butterfly populations. ...