… native range, landscape uses, and other noteworthy facts. Participants will learn how to best incorporate native trees and their cultivars into landscape designs and the ecological … the Garden’s native trees of Illinois area and Native Plant garden. Participants should dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=3 hours OPC elective Phillip Douglas, curator of woody plants, …
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… This snakeroot has 3- to 5-inch-long leaves that are sharply toothed on the margins. Best of all, they are a subtle brown-maroon color. Late in the summer, many small heads of tiny … It is also attractive as a focal point in the perennial border. A uniquely colored plant for shade gardens …
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… showy. With its reddish-purple fall color, it provides three seasons of interest, but it is best known for its hairy flower panicles in late summer. …
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… in pots to achieve earlier blooming. They require at least eight hours of sun to be at their best. Dahlias are ot hardy in the Chicago area, and tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored for the winter. …
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… ends of long arching flowering stems to 8'. Grow in full sun, moderate water and fertilization for best results. Like other members of the Solanaceae (Potatoe family), the leaves, stems, flowers …
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… Bronze Wave Alumroot is a great plant for fall flowering and shady areas. A large Heuchera villosa selection with white to tan flowers … appear in late summer, increase the height and had create a hallo effect of tiny bell flowers. Best planted in shady areas, sunny hot locations cause leaf scorch and damage. It makes a great …
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… by 1750. Its white, semi-double flowers have the fragrance old-fashioned roses are prized for. There's no repeat bloom, so no need to deadhead, with the result you'll get you'll get bright red rose hips come fall. It's self-supporting, disease-resistant, and best of all, tolerates some shade. In other words, this rose doesn't demand much of the gardener. …
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… disease-prone, so a regular protection program against black spot and mildew may be needed. For best bloom, give it full sun and fertilize in spring and again mid-summer. …
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… blooms with just a hint of fragrance. This cultivar produces 16-inch long stems and is perfect for cutting and bringing indoors. The parents of this cultivar are two of the best red hybrid tea roses, 'Olympiad' and 'Ingrid Bergman'. Site this heat-tolerant cultivar …
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… plant, are violet blue, yellow, or white. The name Pasque is derived from the Old French word for Easter and patens means spreading. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade – best suited to rock gardens or prairies. …
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