(Radish)

The beauty of radishes is they are easy to grow and fast. Like many crops in the cabbage family, these natives of Europe and Asia grow best in mild, cool weather, so they are best grown in spring and fall where summers are hot.

This annual root vegetable is best known in its round, red-skinned form, but radishes may also be elongated and pink, white or very dark in color. They have a crisp, juicy texture and a mild and sweet or hot and spicy flavor. Hot flavor can be cultivar dependent but...

(Himalayan Rhubarb)

Pretty with green and red foliage and tall, irregular spikes of red flowers and red fruits, the ornamental rhubarb is a great addition to gardens with wet soils. An herbaceous perennial with a mounded habit, it is native of the higher-elevation forests of western China and the Himalayas.

The coarse-looking, heart-like leaves rise on purple-red stem from the roots. Each blade is medium to dark-green with prominent veins, and reddened on the underside. In midsummer, a tall stem rises well above...

(Apricot Surprise Azalea, Deciduous Azalea)

Rhododendron ‘Apricot Surprise’ is a late season blooming deciduous azalea. It is one of the Lights series developed by the University of Minnesota and is very cold-hardy. Its fragrant, small, abundant flowers are tubular-funnel-shaped and single. The color is brilliant yellow with vivid orange-yellow markings.

These azaleas have upright, rounded and open habits. The leaves are elliptical, olive green and exhibit showy fall color. Clusters of blooms emerge near the ends of the branches....

(Apricot Surprise Azalea, Deciduous Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The fragrant, apricot-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers of 'Apricot Surprise' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. The petals are somewhat ruffled and curled at their margins. This compact rounded shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full to partial sun in acidic...

(Berryrose Azalea, Deciduous Azalea, Exbury Hybrid Azalea)

Deciduous Azaleas are unlike other Rhododendrons in that they perform better in sunny locations rather than shade. In general, they produce fragrant flowers predominantly in shades of yellow and oranges, although pinks and mauves are also available. Nearly equal to the beauty of the mid-spring blooms, is the intense display of yellow to red foliage in autumn. Flowers appear before foliage.

Exbury strain of Hybrid Azaleas was derived from the Knapp Hill Azalea group, in the first quarter of...

(Deciduous Azalea, Golden Lights Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The fragrant, golden-yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers of 'Golden Lights' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. The petals are somewhat ruffled and curled at their margins. The oval olive-green leaves turn maroon in fall. This cultivar gradually forms a compact rounded shrub.

Plant this azalea in full to partial...

(Deciduous Azalea, Lemon Lights Azalea)

The hardiest of the deciduous azaleas, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. The slightly fragrant, lemon-yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers of 'Lemon Lights' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. The petals are somewhat ruffled and curled at their margins. This compact rounded shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full to partial sun in acidic humus-rich soil. Excellent drainage is required....

(Deciduous Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The fragrant, rich orange blooms of 'Mandarin Lights' appear in dense spherical trusses from mid- to late spring. The ruffled, broadly trumpet-shaped flowers bear a bright orange blotch on their upper lobe. This prolifically blooming cultivar gradually forms a dense upright shrub with oval olive-green leaves that are slightly...

(Deciduous Azalea, Northern Hi-Lights Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers of 'Northern Hi-Lights' are creamy white with a bright yellow upper petal. The clustered blossoms open from yellow buds from mid- to late spring. This dense broadly rounded shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full to partial sun in acidic...

(Deciduous Azalea, Orchid Lights Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The lavender-pink trumpet-shaped flowers of 'Orchid Lights' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. The sterile blooms produce no seedpods and require no deadheading. This compact rounded shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full to partial sun in acidic humus-rich...