… and daffodils, pansies, then other flowers like snapdragons, dianthus and linaria take over at the end.” …
Type: Blog
… cat is eating my plant. Despite the fact that my prayer plant has inhabited my apartment for over a year as part of my Plant Parenthood journey at the Chicago Botanic Garden, my cat’s small, …
Type: Blog
… drawn to brown, red, and other colors that suggest rot or decay. Fun fact: Birds go crazy over the small black berries. --> Close The brilliant blue splotch on Ophrys speculum , the …
Type: Blog
… boards with electronic sound cards that make horn or bell sounds when the train travels over magnets. They also invent their own fixes. They have to. Cubs fans in fresh whites never …
Type: Blog
… Next, place the stems in a vase with a small amount of water and let it evaporate naturally over two weeks. The key to success with the water method is not to overcrowd the vase. “Airflow …
Type: Blog
… at the water’s edge. It’s the result of conservation efforts begun in the late 1990s. Over the years, summer waves, winter ice, burrowing animals, and shallow-rooted turf grass all …
Type: Walks
… of the tomato, is a plant unfamiliar to most North American gardeners. It will sprawl all over the garden, growing up to 8 feet wide if left alone. But it can be pruned back, tied to a …
Type: Plant Info
… along wires that connect the trees. This technique for training plants is known as pleaching. Over time, a solid tree wall will result. Apple or thornless hawthorn trees are two good choices …
Type: Plant Info
… As the spring bloomers' foliage goes dormant, the toad lilies' stately stems will take over. Color is all around in the Garden in September: crocuslike pink colchicum, New England …
Type: Plant Info
… is young and curly and about a foot long. By summer, the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall over—a sign the garlic is dry and ready for harvest. When the leaves start to yellow, stop …
Type: Plant Info
