… The shadblow serviceberry grows 6 to 20 feet in height and tends to be upright in habit but spreads by suckers. White, 5-petaled flowers that bloom in mid-spring cover the plant with a billowy cloud of white. A sweet, dark purple fruit maturing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lemons, limes and lemongrass are just a few of the plants that can be grown in pots outdoors in the summer and brought inside when the cool fall weather arrives. They make attractive … winter, but they also provide some fun culinary ingredients for the kitchen. They can be used in lemonade, iced tea, cocktails and mocktails. You can find citrus plants and lemongrass at …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This tiny migrant is most often seen in wooded areas in very early in spring and late in fall. One day in early spring, two dainty birds, just 4 inches long, …
Type: Birding
… This plant forms a dense mound in the garden, growing about 12 inches in height. Site lady's mantle in the front of a shady border. Tiny yellowish-green, starry flowers are produced on masses of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Creamy white, bottle brush-like flowers are produced in profusion in spring, followed by blue green leaves during the summer. The honey fragrance from the flowers is wonderful. This cultivar returns to center stage in fall, when the leaves turn shades of orange, yellow and red. Plant this one in partially …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features powder-blue foliage to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide that turns a russet- golden color in fall. The mauve flower heads that appear in midsummer can reach 2 feet across and mature to reddish purple in fall before going to seed. Plant in full sun, in average soils, and ensure supplemental water …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This upright-facing Asiatic lily produces double lime-green flowers with dark red petals in the center in cooler weather conditions. Plant this lily in full to partial shaded locations and in moderately rich, moisture-retentive, well-drained …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Asia. The attractive foliage is palmate and resembles large maple leaves. It is similar in appearance to its American cousin queen-of-the-prairie ( Filipendula rubra ) but smaller in stature. Its new growth in spring is orange-ish in color. Moist soils in sunny locations are ideal for this species, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aureus sweet mockorange is mostly grown for its foliage which emerges as golden in the spring and darkens to charteuse in the warmer months. It bears fragrant white flowers in late spring to early summer which are attractive to pollinators. This shrub grows to about …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… RUTGERS SCARLET™ Strawberry RUTGERS SCARLET™ is a strawberry series that produces in June and has been bred to be superior in flavor and productivity. Developed for use in Jersey-area but is suitable for use in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
