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‘Dick Weaver’ is a vigorous cultivar with an abundant floral display throughout July and August. The flowers are strongly fragrant and have a magenta color similar to ‘Robert Poore’. However, ‘Dick Weaver’ differs from ‘Robert Poore’ with a slightly shorter habit. Phlox ‘Dick Weaver’ photo courtesy of Mt. Cuba.
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Chef gardens are a growing trend. Gardens are sprouting up at restaurants across the country. Here in the Mid-Atlantic, with our booming culinary scene, we are seeing in increase in restaurants with on-property gardens where chefs pluck ingredients for immediate use in dishes and drinks.
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Aplectrum hyemale is native to the eastern United States and Canada. It produces a single leaf in the fall, which stays green throughout the winter. The plant flowers in the spring as the leaf starts to deteriorate.
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Phlox were some of the earliest plants discovered by European naturalists in America, and today there are a multitude of species available to gardeners for almost any type of garden environment. Mt. Cuba Center’s trial garden, managed by George Coombs, evaluates native plants and their related cultivars for their horticultural and ecological value. Visitors are welcome at the trial garden.
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Phlox ‘Jeana’ in the trial garden at Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE.
In our February 2018 issue:
2018 Garden Photo Contest Winners and much more...
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