… An autumn visit to the fruit and vegetable garden in search of late-season surprises can be rewarding. For it's at this time that all those plants requiring "a long growing season" (90 to 100+ days from germination of the seed to harvest of the crop) are coming into their own. The vines are laden with produce that is not only beautiful but also positively delicious. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Fruit and …
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… This vine grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has purple blooms that attract butterflies in March and April and is attractive to birds. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
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… This perennial needs partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 2 feet. From May through August it produces showy pink blooms. It is a specimen in a border or ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies year-round. It is a specimen in a border or an understory and is attractive to birds. …
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… This clump-forming perennial rises to a height of 59 inches with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink blooms from May through August. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… This creeping evergreen perennial grows to a height of 3 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy pink blooms from July through October and is a ground cover. It is also resistant to deer. …
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… Native to northeastern North America, the yellow birch is rare in Illinois, which is at the southwestern edge of its native range. While its shiny … ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark --white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is …
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… The 'Barabit's Nana' form, selected by Dr. Elemer Barabits, is a compact, shrub like form with larger than normal fan shaped leaves. It is perfect for rock gardens or patio planters and will slowly mature to small 6 foot by 4 foot shrub. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
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… 'Gnome' is a dwarf form with an upright shape. It is a male clone, which will not produce the distinctive smelly fruit, and will mature to small 4 foot by 2 foot shrub like tree. This dwarf form would work well in small gardens. The … this tree coexisted with the dinosaurs. Ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond. It is one of the most …
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… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 15 feet in height with a 20 foot spread. Use … flowers. The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Fall color is outstanding, ranging from yellow to red to purple. This lovely small tree, native to the Far East, can be grown only in very …
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