… scene with intricately-shaped lavender flowers above bronze-tinted new foliage. Selected for cultivation by noted German plantsman, Ernst Pagels, this low-growing, hardy ground cover is perfect for shady locations. Once established (after 2 to 3 years), Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' can …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This alpine currant cultivar is a dwarf (3'), dense, mounding, deciduous shrub, grown primarily for its attractive dark green, fine-textured, three-lobed leaves. 'Green Mound' is a male cultivar that will bear no fruit (this species requires male and female plants for fruit production). Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers appear in April. Fall color is a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Good Earth An elder taught me that mshkeke is the Potawatomi word we use for medicine , but the literal translation is good Earth . There is a family story about how my … plants. These plant relatives have continuously offered their teachings and provide a path for healing for myself and my loved ones. Below are four examples from my own experience; I’m a citizen of …
Type: Blog
… the contest would bring about a “general cleaning up of the city,” showing him as an advocate for civic improvement and public horticulture. … the contest would bring about a “general cleaning up of the city,” showing him as an advocate for civic improvement and public horticulture. …
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… Description: Look for this rare, medium-sized shorebird on mudflats and exposed shoreline. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this migrant species in any wooded area of the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… program. Following the opening of the garden, Windy City Harvest staff taught classes for Kraft employees who volunteer in the garden. Class topics included sustainable gardening, small garden how-to's, seed starting for cool season crops, and building healthy soil. This is the first initiative undertaken by … program. Following the opening of the garden, Windy City Harvest staff taught classes for Kraft employees who volunteer in the garden. Class topics included sustainable gardening, …
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… plants alike. Not only do plants depend on them, but our pollinator friends are responsible for 70 percent of the food we eat. Recent news about the die-off in honey bee colonies and the decline in monarch populations makes the issue of pollinator awareness an important one for all. At the Garden, colorful flowers are pollinated by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. … plants alike. Not only do plants depend on them, but our pollinator friends are responsible for 70 percent of the food we eat. Recent news about the die-off in honey bee colonies and the …
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… awarded: 1963 Hubert A. Fischer was a distinguished horticulturist and hybridizer, renowned for his work with irises and daylilies. Based in Hinsdale, Illinois, Fischer left a lasting … Horticultural Society, Men’s Garden Club of America, and Northern Illinois Iris Society Known for hybridizing irises (DuPage, Truth, Meadow Snow, Star Sapphire, Evening) and daylilies … awarded: 1963 Hubert A. Fischer was a distinguished horticulturist and hybridizer, renowned for his work with irises and daylilies. Based in Hinsdale, Illinois, Fischer left a lasting …
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… large during the winter months, but will usually close during the growing season. It is common for these cracks to reopen the following winters and close again in the summers. While these … can allow diseases and other organisms to infect the tree, there is no treatment specifically for frost cracking. Keeping the tree healthy is the best way to protect it from decline. Focus on … If the tree leafs out abnormally in the spring, have the tree assessed by a certified arborist for safety. Please contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or …
Type: Plant Info
