… Carefree Beauty™ was one of the first roses released for sale that incorporated excellent disease resistance with continual … shrub roses. Like all roses they need full sun, good air circulation, and good drainage for best performance. And as strong repeat bloomers, it's best to fertilize them both at the beginning of the season and again mid- summer. …
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… It’s time for a visit to the Dixon Prairie to savor late spring flowers and the pollinators visiting these plants. A … feature is the origin of the plant’s common name. Pollinators, primarily bees, must work their way past this sterile stamen to reach pollen. This effort increases the likelihood of pollen …
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… If a Thursday Happy Hour sounds appealing, come enjoy the beautiful bonsai courtyards of the Chicago Botanic Garden with a tour of the bonsai collection. Stop at the Rose Terrace Bar on the way to the Bonsai Courtyard to purchase a beverage if you wish. Then proceed to the courtyard to hear …
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… Chiquita cranberrybush viburnum is a more compact shrub that the species at a height and spread of 6'. It blooms in May with pinwheel-shaped clusters of white flowers that give way to red fruit in the fall. The fruit contrasts with its fall foliage of yellow-orange. Viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and botanist, this Weigela is a direct descendant of those first brought back from Japan in the 1850's. It's still prized today for its heavy bloom, which lasts well into midsummer, and … Weigalas are enjoying increasing popularity as garden plants, for good reason. In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you can now get them in yellow and white, and in sizes that range from 1 1/2 to 9 feet tall. Leaves may be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Get an early start on your holiday menu planning. In this hands-on class, Emily Paster will teach you how to make and preserve a zesty orange-ginger cranberry sauce that is perfect for your holiday feast or edible gifting using seasonal Wisconsin cranberries. The class will also cover water-bath canning, a safe and easy method of home food preservation, …
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… Pollinators are crucial to the health of the planet, helping with everything from the food we eat to the cycle of life. … little wood, some glue, and a drill with various bit sizes is all it takes to invite nature’s best pollinators to call your garden home. Rot-resistant cedar or redwood are excellent materials …
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… The hydrangea has come a long way from being just a popular Victorian shrub. Hybridization of certain species of hydrangea has … in summer and fall. This stiffly upright shrub can attain heights of 4 to 6 feet, and grows best in a shrub border or in a lightly wooded area. The glossy, lobed, deep-green leaves in …
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… When Science First student Divine isn’t at the Chicago Botanic Garden, she’s in her backyard, trying to use her iffy, only-works-when-it-wants-to telescope and peering into the future. Someday, she … rooted in the books she read as a child. Divine has always loved reading and would sometimes get in trouble for it. The books she doesn't want to put down even today are cosmos-related or …
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… because its serrated leaves somewhat resemble those of a birch. Mildly fragrant white flowers in May are followed by abundant and persistant red fruit. Fall leaf color is burgundy to bronze. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
