The app features an interactive map, tour guide, event calendar, What's in Bloom, Garden plant finder, and general plant guide, among other fun and useful things.
June
Could your landscape use a little lift this summer? A few new plants? A trellis or two? How about a small water feature or a painted...
June
There is something wonderful about a plant that gives you color, pizzazz, longevity, reliability, and style. Many varieties of the...
Q: Our home landscape is still in the planning stage, but I’d like to create a temporary pollinator garden. Are there annuals that will attract pollinators?
A: Annuals can definitely be used to attract pollinators to your yard. The following table lists a baker’s dozen of annuals suitable for the Chicago region. All are attractive to bees and half also attract butterflies. As a bonus, if the flower heads of cosmos, marigolds, and sunflowers are allowed to go to seed, they will attract wild birds as well.
All of these...
