… is covered in bright pink flowers. Rebloom isn't as strong as the initial flush, but you still get the benefit of on-going color...something few bushes offer.</p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a native plant that doesn't get much respect. Altough it is a verbena, it does not produce pretty or fragrant flowers. This perennial grows three to five feet tall and is found in shady margins of woods. The opposite leaves are lanceolate, … most of east and central North America. While it is not attractive, it does provide pollen for native bees and seeds for fall migrating birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The post oak gets its common name because its wood was often used for fence posts. It is a drought resistant member of the white oak group and produces acorns … The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak tree, of which 90 are native to North America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long lived, hard wood trees that produce fruit we all know as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Rotlaub' means red leaf in German. Now the podophylla group of Rodgersias is noted for its colorful emerging foliage, but even in that group 'Rotlaub' stands out. New leaves hold … straight well into October. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many shade plants in our area. The leaves of certain … and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. Slugs, rabbits and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… every branch of SONIC BLOOM® Pearl is covered in flowers that open white, and gradually age to pale pink. Rebloom isn't as strong as the initial flush, but you still get the benefit of on-going color...something few bushes offer.</p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, ad so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree matures to a height of 8 feet with a similar spread. Its lacy foliage emerges bright cherry red in spring on purple leaf stalks, changing to burgundy red in summer. It finally changes to bright crimson red in fall. It gets its cultivar name from its lacy leaves which are said to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… I study how plant traits vary by populations and factor up to interactions that may influence whether species can coexist together in the long term. This is critical for understanding how the plants and their traits that we choose for restoration may hinder or … traits and meta-science of syntheses in microbiome- and organismal-based research to improve best practices. I also focus on inclusive science practices to improve the experiences of …
Type: Staff bio
… , known as Short's aster, is a native of eastern North America that grows well in full sun to partially shaded environments. Among the most floriferous of the native asters, this plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… senescence, in leaf drop and return. The passing of the year unfolds in living form around us. For those of us who work in gardens, these rhythms shape nearly everything we do. Gardeners do not control the seasons; we respond to them. Our work is an act of stewardship more than ownership. We care for plants and spaces, … but rather, respond to them. Gardens make time visible. And when we begin to see time this way, through plants, light, and seasonal change, we are reminded that every moment in the garden, …
Type: Blog
… in China in 1845 by plant explorer Robert Fortune, and was the first forsythia brought back to Europe for cultivation. Although forsythias were a novelty to Europeans and Americans, they were very … 18 inches tall and spreading to 36 inches. It has better flowering than ‘Arnold Dwarf’. It is best used in masses, to cover large areas or define a border. Named after William Forsyth, one of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
