… a mix of plants that will produce purple, pink, salmon or yellow flowers. Lewisias come from high mountain areas known for exceptionally well drained soils. Plant high in very well drained soils and try to keep water from collecting around the crown of the plant. …
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… Pale yellow buds mature to creamy semi-double, fragrant roses from mid-June up to the first hard frost. This hardy shrub rose is a hybrid between 'Carefree … Beauty' and 'Graham Thomas'; providing the hardiness of the first with the color and fragrance from the second parent. …
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… Just as interest in old-fashioned yarrows was waning, a wave of new cultivars from Germany was bred in the 1980s. Paprika yarrow ( Achillea 'Paprika') has vivid red flowers … stems. Its blooms are held well above its dense, fern-like foliage. The bloom period is from early June and into October. Easy to grow in a variety of well-drained soils ranging from clay to loam to sand, yarrow is the perfect plant for the suburban border garden. It is …
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… SNOW MANTLE® gray dogwood gets its name from the abundance of white flowers appearing in late spring, which give way to white berries on … been devoured by birds provide a showy display into winter. This cultivar in an introduction from North Dakota State University. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are … interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. …
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… structure. Let’s Dance Easy is a mophead hydrangea which will bloom on both old and new wood from early to late summer. The exceptionally large blooms range from pink/green to pink and back again to green and can be used as cut or dried flowers. Flower … will change as the flowers age. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to …
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… structure. Let’s Dance Easy is a mophead hydrangea which will bloom on both old and new wood from early to late summer. The exceptionally large blooms range from pink/green to pink and back again to green and can be used as cut or dried flowers. Flower … will change as the flowers age. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to …
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… spiny, spherical flowerheads. It has clusters of 16 to 31 tiny, silvery white globes radiating from a central point, growing atop sturdy 3-foot stems. The flowers are slow to develop and slow to fade, and they bloom from June to September. The clumps of stiff, narrow, prickly leaves resemble yucca leaves, except … and bees. There are two versions of how rattlesnake master got its common name. One stems from the traditional belief that its sap wards off rattlesnakes, and the other from lore …
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… Feverfew ( Tanacetum parthenium ) produces white, daisy-like flowers from midsummer to late in the fall on perennial plants to 2 feet in height with nicely dissected … most herbivores because of the chemical constituents in the leaves. The common name is derived from the Latin febrifugia (fever reducer). During the Middle Ages it was also recommended for … used to flavor ale before the use of hops was adopted. The native range for feverfew extends from the Balkans to the Caucasus region. Because of its folk-medicine reputation, it was carried …
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… us. I am continually inspired by nature and science, and working with plant matter—especially from my Chicago garden—deepens my own connection to the natural world. Noticing reminds us to … us. I am continually inspired by nature and science, and working with plant matter—especially from my Chicago garden—deepens my own connection to the natural world. Noticing reminds us to …
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… District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society. Architecture From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with John O. Simonds and … District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society. Architecture From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with John O. Simonds and …
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