… Bloodroot is among the earliest spring flowers to be found in the woods in eastern and central North America. A single daisy-like white flower with 8-10 petals rises above a large round lobed leaf in April or May. A member of the poppy family, bloodroot's name derives from the red-orange sap …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This midseason flowering tulip with red, elegant pointed petals flamed in yellow at the edges is a member of the lily-flowered group of cultivars. Plant this tulip in full sun and in moisture-retentive, well-drained soil; protect from deer, rabbits, chipmunks, and squirrels. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a Caribbean cultivar, Kashee, highly valued in Saint Vincent for cooking. Through genetic, historical, and morphological data, we were able … Puero, which has the same distinct spiky skin. Breadfruit If you visit almost any island in the Caribbean, you will likely come across a tree with big, glossy dark-green dissected leaves … The story of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is tied to the infamous mutiny on the HMS Bounty in 1789—a failed attempt to introduce seedless breadfruit to the Caribbean. The Bounty’s captain, …
Type: Blog
… Birds, berries, branches, and bark. Shadows and frost. Interesting seedpods, patches of moss in the woods, lichen, snow-covered evergreens, and much more. Winter at the Garden offers a … well as the small, interesting details up close. "Sometimes you have to work a little harder in the winter to find a suitable subject,” says Jack Carlson, who teaches photography classes at … “I like the challenge.” View Classes Carlson’s Outdoor Photo Tips Light Controlling light in photography is important. “Often the snow looks gray or blue in winter photos; this is because …
Type: Plant Info
… Most winters, thanks to volunteer Peter Dogiakos, who fills homemade bird feeders with thistle in the Enabling Garden, Garden visitors can get close views of a northern bird species called the … siskin. Gregarious little birds, pine siskins give rising, buzzy, “zreeee” calls as they sit in trees or fly to spruce cones and feeders to dine. Pine siskins often hang out with American goldfinches, which are similar in shape and size. The siskins, however, have thinner bills and streaked bodies. They often sport …
Type: Birding
… As days get shorter in fall, the diminishing hours of sunlight trigger processes that turn summer-green leaves into a … prepare themselves for winter. Leaf Pigments Several types of pigments are always present in plant leaves. The pigment chlorophyll gives leaves their green appearance throughout the growing season. Chlorophyll is the only pigment involved in the process of photosynthesis — the absorption of light energy and its conversion to sugars, …
Type: Plant Info
… Think fall color disappears in October? Nope. The first week of November is still prime time for leaf peeping at the Chicago … Garden . As the Garden’s photographer, I talk up the red, gold, and burnt-orange foliage in early November, but no one really believes me. So I looked back through my archive and found evidence to prove my case. Check out the dates below. In my experience, early November can be an especially glorious time for photos. Under ideal …
Type: Blog
… Green antelopehorn, or spider milkweed, grows in pine woods, dry fields, and roadsides in southern parts of the United States. Each 18-inch stalk is topped by a large umbel of flowers. … are slightly cupped forward. Five spoon-shaped pink to purple petals with white spots nestle in the center. In late summer to fall, narrow, 4-inch long, curved follicles (seedpods) form and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this plant before the seeds are dispersed (toward the end of October) to prevent reseeding in their gardens. This native perennial grows well in full sun, tolerates some shade, and can thrive in moderate to slightly dry soils. Butterflies, bees, wasps, and moths all cover this plant when …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… often available through local garden centers after danger of the last frost has passed. Plant in full sun in moist soils. This dahlia is not significantly troubled by pests or diseases in the Chicago region. Dahlias were cultivated by the Aztecs well before the conquistadors …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
