… warblers at the Garden later in May. There should be several more waves before the month is over, as well as a few interesting sparrows and vireos. Warblers migrate at slightly different …
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… If you ever find yourself grumbling over the dandelions that make their home in your lawn, or staring angrily at the purslane popping …
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… of scales on its thorax that looks like a witch's hat when erect, but it can also be laid down over the moth's head to make it look like a broken-off stick. False wainscot moth ( Leucania …
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… Eilers’. While 3 feet isn’t necessarily short for a perennial, it is definitely an improvement over its 5- to 6-foot-tall daddy. And like Henry Eilers sweet coneflower, each petal is rolled to …
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… when steam engines ran commuter coaches along Chicago’s elevated tracks and hauled freight over long distances. Q. Dave, you have the greatest job title ever! How did you get this job? A. …
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… typically looking for the “wow” factor, not at how a new variety will perform in the landscape over the long term. It’s often a tradeoff: To get gorgeous flowers, they sacrifice vigor. T. …
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… plants have been popular for more than a century. Placed on a plant stand, on a shelf or over a cabinet, many arching stems with little “spiders” (plantlets) cascade down from the pot …
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… its big, burly branches. Those limbs have hosted countless birds, squirrels, insects, and more over the decades. A few holes in the trunk have served as nesting sites for generations of …
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… it provides some protection from the elements and provides shade. A ramada may be used over an outdoor kitchen to protect the appliances—and the chef. Gazebo Like the ramada, a gazebo …
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… A smart gardener's secret ingredient at the holidays Vegetables fall in and out of favor over time. Fifty years ago, iceberg was often the only lettuce found at grocery stores, along …
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