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Izel News
June 20, 2017
If you’re anything like me, the least utilized area of your lot is the front yard. The American Dream sold us single family homes with sprawling front lawns that ultimately have little visual appeal, serve no ecological purpose, and the maintenance of which is environmentally questionable and a chore that no member of the family wants to take on voluntarily.
November 19, 2016
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September 16, 2016
Franklinia alatamaha is probably the rarest of all trees native to North America. The species was discovered in 1765 along the Altamaha River, in southeastern Georgia, by famed botanists and horticulturists John Bartram and son William. Ultimately, they named the species in honor of their dear friend Benjamin Franklin. William went back a few years later to collect seed which was successfully propagated. Were it not for this fortuitous discovery, and the recognition of having found something exceptional, this species, last observed in the wild in 1803, would now be extinct. Franklin tree soon became an attraction at Bartram’s Garden; the oldest botanic garden in the country, on 46 acres along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. read more
Featured Plants
Rarely growing taller than 2', Asclepias verticillata is one of the shorter milkweeds. Its needle-like foliage is distinctive and gives the plant a delicate and airy appearance. The leaves are whorled - hence the common name - light green, and finely hairy. The whitish flower clusters develop along the leaf axils of the upper part of the plant's stem. In early fall, these give way to attractive seed pods that burst open when ripe, letting the wind disperse the seeds that are attached to white fluffy tufts of hair.
This deciduous species of fern is easily identified by its erect, central, cinnamon colored fertile fronds. These emerge first, followed by sterile, bright green fronds that can reach a height of 4 feet or more. The color and texture contrast between these two distinct types of fronds has made Osmunda cinnamomea a garden favorite.
Sporobolus heterolepis is one of the most versatile of all prairie grasses, not to take away from its ornamental value. It is fine-textured and grows into fountain-like well rounded mounds. The foliage turns attractive golden hues in fall, and the rigid blades maintain their form throughout winter, seemingly unaffected by the weight of snow. Perhaps its most unusual characteristic, among grasses, is its fragrant flowers with an aroma reminiscent of coriander.
