… Lilium martagon is a light to deep pink, but may also have shades of yellow or red. This species is also known as turk's cap lily because of the shape of the flowers. The stems stand 5 feet tall … they resent being moved. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… infected sites with a strong spray of water (aphids catch cold). Control of Japanese beetles is more problematic, however, and they have to be hand-picked from the plant. Adult Japanese … the applications of spores to turf areas that feed upon the developing larvae. This cultivar is a sport (bud mutation) that produces more flowers than the parent plant, Rosa ‘Iceberg’. … through bio-engineering. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Something amazing is about to happen in the Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden: dozens and dozens of witch … Cream', and 'Purple Ribbons'. The rare opportunity to compare them — all in bloom at once — is a gardener's dream when it comes to choosing a finalist for your yard. Andrew Bell explains … stay wet," he says (an important note for those with automatic irrigation systems). "The idea is to plant witch hazels against a background of dark evergreens or contrasting brick, so the …
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… fawns in the spring and summer. Deer seek out plants in their most nutritious stages, which is often when they are flowering, fruiting, or undergoing rapid growth. Damage Deer eat the buds, … antlers by rubbing them against tree trunks, which shreds bark and breaks branches. Velvet is the hairy skin that nourishes antlers while they are soft and growing. Bucks shed their … with sticky, aromatic, or hairy leaves. They rarely eat ornamental grasses. However, no plant is truly deer-proof because deer will eat any plant if they are hungry. Single fences must be at …
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… pollutants poison the water and choke plant and animal life. Planting a rain garden is a way to enhance your landscape's aesthetic while absorbing and cleaning rainwater. The garden … as it replenishes groundwater levels. Visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden's Rainwater Glen is a good way to see how the process works and to gather ideas for your own rain garden. DIY Rain … great place to create your own rain garden. Before planting, be sure the rain garden location is at least 10 feet away from your home's foundation, and be sure to avoid underground utility …
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… like ours where fires were natural and many species require fire to survive, burning regularly is critical to the health of our natural areas.” That’s because periodic fires—ignited by … with so much working against them,” said Jim Jabcon, prairie ecologist at the Garden. Fire is an effective tool for keeping natural areas healthy because, over time, the cycle of burning, … of invasive species that didn’t evolve with fire. “McDonald Woods—our restored oak woodland—is so rich in native wildflower, grass, and sedge species because burning leaf litter and …
Type: Blog
… Espalier is a method of training and pruning a tree or shrub, forcing it to grow flat against a wall or a … commercial apple trees are grafted onto roots from selected hardy apple trees. Some rootstock is dwarfing and will produce small trees; other rootstock produces full-size trees. If you … M27 or the mini-dwarf MAL27. You will begin with a 2- to 3-foot sapling, or whip, that is still very pliable and has not yet grown any side branches. It can be planted against a wall, …
Type: Plant Info
… plants, whose trailing stems are trained to grow around, up, and through a wire form. This is truly hands-on gardening, since the plant’s new growth is not allowed to go where it wants to go, but must be coaxed into a predetermined shape. The … personal set of growing preferences, and gardeners must make a good match between their home site and a suitable plant. Ivy is shade tolerant and loves cool conditions, but will crisp up in …
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… many years. Challenges In the erratic midwestern climate, the biggest danger to all bulbs is a treacherous thaw in mid- or late winter that tricks them into blooming too early. Not every … grasslike, and unobtrusive, most gardeners can stand to leave them alone after the bloom is done. That's a good thing, because any bulbous plant's leaves are the energy factory it … By April, they have already done their job as the heralds of spring. The most popular species is Galanthus nivalis, including a double-flowered cultivar, 'Flore Pleno'. Snowdrops multiply by …
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… – Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager Japanese forest grass ( Hakonechloa ) is a favorite of Richard Hawke, the Garden's plant evaluation manager. Growing about 1 to 2 feet … tuberosa ) and Coreopsis . Purple love grass ( Eragrostis spectabilis ) Purple love grass is another native plant that's useful in the front of a sunny flower bed. It forms a clump about 1 to 2 feet tall, grows in average soil, and tolerates a drought once the plant is established. The light purple flowers appear in midsummer and when several plants are grouped …
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