… Description: This migrant woodpecker and breeder feeds on ants and can be found in any tree-covered area or on the lawn. Unlike many woodland birds, the northern flicker … Its loud, laughing, rapid “kick-kick-kick-kick-kick” song echoes through the woods, mostly in spring and early summer. Identify the northern flicker by its barred back, black spots on a … the female sometimes has a gray one. When the flicker flies, you can see a golden yellow color in its under wings, indicating that the bird belongs to the yellow-shafted race. Flickers with …
Type: Birding
… The beautiful clematis is like a flowering star in the summer border. While other perennials offer their charms in attractive mounds or vertical statements, the clematis climbs above the rest, twisting and twirling before opening its blossoms in shapes ranging from nodding bells to frilly double stars. A few types of clematis have tubular …
Type: Plant Info
… Description & Symptoms The annual white grub is the most common grub that causes lawn damage in Illinois. The large C-shaped, creamy white grub with three pairs of legs and a dark head is … beetles are attracted to vigorously growing turf with damp soil, where they lay their eggs in July. The grubs hatch and feed on decaying organic matter and sod roots until October. When temperatures begin to drop, they tunnel downward in the soil to overwinter. In spring, the grubs move up in the soil and resume feeding. They …
Type: Plant Info
… crown. Use it as a shade tree or specimen plant. The pealike flowers, which are more abundant in alternate years, hang in strings 8 to 14 inches long. These drooping clusters of fragrant blooms are among the most beautiful to be found. Lovely chartreuse leaves distinguish this tree in the spring and summer, when they contrast nicely with darker greens in the garden. In the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Coal Miner colocasia is a showy member of the arum family originating in southern Asia. Although cultivated for millenia for their edible corms, these days the plants … like a shield, so their full beauty can be appreciated. It grows to four or five feet in height and about three feet in width and requires partial shade to enhance its coloring and consistent moisture to avoid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Common witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ), a native of woodlands in eastern and central North America, grows as an understory large shrub. In mid- to late October, clusters of fragrant flowers with four strap-like petals emerge. 'Champlin's Red' has flower petals that are red-orange at the base, tipped in yellow, emerging from yellow-green calyxes. In the home landscape, it can attain heights of 15 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets which are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold locations. Hellebores prefer cool, moist soils with a high organic content but …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Candy … by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders, or mass planted in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… primarily grown for its decorative foliage, a spike of delicate creamy white flowers appears in early to mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. The Carnival … by Darwin Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. The color is best when grown in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or borders and mass planted in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
