… Large purple-violet flowers with a dark black blotch are produced throughout the summer on this ornamental annual poppy with bluish-green leaves. This is a pollinator magnet. Plant this flower in full sun and in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A robust candelabra primula, one of the earliest to flower, with about six whorls of large flowers, just as its name implies, a lovely pale pink, with a red eye. The foliage dies down for the winter, reappearing in early spring. 프리뮬러의 한 품종으로 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Reconnect to the earth the way nature intended at this mini wellness retreat with certified holistic health coach and yoga instructor, Pam Gross. Using natural healing … unplug and relax into the Garden through soulful yoga, nature bathing, harvesting, and cooking with healing herbs. Meet with Garden horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden and learn …
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… Q. I have a small garden pond with hardy waterlilies, some grasses and fish. How do I keep the pond from freezing this winter? A. Cover the pond with a sheet of plywood, and insulate it with an additional layer of leaves or straw. A small commercial pond heater will also help keep …
Type: Plant Info
… Sweet abelia is a Korean native shrub with pink buds opening to tubular white blooms in late spring or early summer. The flowers are tubular, with five flaring petals that start with red buds that open to white. It is prized for its fragrance and may be used as a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The white fir is a western North American native with flat, up-curved silver-blue needles that can grow to 75 feet with a 25-foot spread. It should be allowed to grow in an open, full-sun location so the branches … has paler silver-blue needles than the species and has branches that grow more thickly. With time, it may develop upward-facing cones that start off a dark murky gray-blue. White firs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 7 to 12 feet in height with a slightly narrower spread. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring … The samaras, or winged fruits, mature in fall and turn a rich red. Foliage is gray-green with white margins, sometimes with a hint of pink. White portions of the leaves turn scarlet or magenta in the fall. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Masses of large lavender flowers with a maroon lip and golden throat accented with maroon nectar guides are a 'wow' factor and when the strong fragrance that only Cattleya … the plant is a show stopper. Cattleya orchids grow and flower best in bright light conditions with high humidity and frequent misting of the foliage and roots. Plants under artificial lights …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Bismarck palm, with its huge silvery pleated fans and silvery blue sheen, it one of the more striking palms. … climates, including Southern California and Florida as well as Brazil. At maturity, with enough heat and sun, it can reach 60’, but that takes 100 years. As a container plant, … very difficult to transplant this palm without killing it. Note: There is also a Bismarck palm with green foliage for a more traditional look. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cytisus × praecox 'Allgold', also known as Scotch broom or Warminster broom, is covered with canary-yellow flowers topped with a pale yellow flag on a shrub maturing at 6 feet in height and width. Classified in the pea family, this species has flowers with a heavy fragrance that not everyone finds pleasant. Not reliably hardy in the Chicago area, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
