by Communications Coordinator | Dec 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
December 2023 Snapdragons Antirrhinum majus Snapdragons are an old garden favorite for many. Growing up on a dairy farm, there was not much energy devoted to having a flower garden but my parents always planted snapdragons to brighten up special places around the...
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
November 2023 Ornamental Kale Brassica oleracea ‘Nagoya Pink’ Fall weather brings on lots of changes in the garden with summer color slowing down and cool season plants starting to show what they are made of. One of those cool season plants is Ornamental kale. It is...
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
October 2023 Candlestick Plant Senna alata Candlestick Plant is also known as emperor’s candlesticks, candle bush, candelabra bush, Christmas candles, empress candle plant, ringworm shrub, or candletree. A plant with so many common names you would think you...
by Communications Coordinator | Sep 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
September 2023 Turk's Cap Mallow Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk’s Cap, as we commonly call it here at BGO, has many common names which include, Turkcap, Turk’s Turban, Wax Mallow, Ladies Teardrop and Scotchman’s Purse. No matter what you call this...
by Richland Group | Aug 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
August 2023 Giant Swan Milkweed When someone mentions milkweed, most of us think of the common milkweed (Asclepia tuberosa) which is found along roadsides and hay meadows in the Ozarks. Here at BGO, we plant several different types of milkweed to provide a varied...
by Communications Coordinator | Jul 1, 2023 | What's In Bloom
July 2023 Dara Here at BGO, we experiment with planting different types of plants just like you do. A plant which I have not seen but in one home garden of the thousands of gardens I have visited over my gardening career. I encountered ‘Dara’ in a home garden in...
