… a pretty face. Dodecatheon meadia : A Must-see of the Prairie Question: Which one of these is NOT a common name for this handsome spring ephemeral? Shooting star Prairie pointer Prairie primrose Roosterheads Pride …
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… Pullman Room This workshop, brought to you by the Chicago Chapter of Ikebana International and taught by Ben Huybrechts, will highlight the use of backdrops and studio lighting to best capture the beauty of the arrangement. …
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… Almost everyone is familiar with Aloe vera , the pass-along plant known widely for its ability to ease the suffering associated with burns, minor wounds, and insect bites. Few, … has been so widely traded that the original nativity of the plant has been lost. Regardless, this species is widely grown in arid environments and has naturalized in Sudan, the southern …
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… poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear … natural shapes are graceful enough. Forsythia ‘Northern Gold’ is a modern hybrid selected for reliable bud hardiness to -30 degrees F. It has a rounded shape with a maximum height of about 8 feet. This Canadian cultivar is a hybrid of Forsythia x intermedia and Forsythia ovata . Archived Copy: …
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… Native to the Midwest, this tree grows to a height of 82 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow and green flowers in May and June. It is best used as a shade tree. …
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… that can be pruned. You just have to know the plant, its growth characteristics, its best time for pruning, and what your intentions are for that plant as it plays into the whole of your … that.” Maybe it was a particular plant, a color combination, or just realizing that, “Hey! This stuff actually grows in the shade!” These elements get stored in your mind — adding up to … within the parameters of that design, and after the initial design and build phases, pruning is the most important tool that will keep your garden spot-on with what you envisioned. Willows …
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… Arkansas amsonia is native to Arkansas and Oklahoma and was identified and named in the wild in 1942 by Leslie … and threadlike foliage has helped win its place in cultivation. It is perhaps best known for its golden and persistent fall color that appears to be almost a golden cloud. Arkansas … The genus was named for Dr. Charles Amson, an 18th century American colonist. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… clusters of red flowers ranging in size from five to 15 blooms on a 6-by-8-foot bush rose. This rose does best when planted in full sun and moderately fertile soil. The wrinkled leaves are … are salt tolerant (the species grows along the shoreline in Asia); thus they are perfect for use along Chicago-area roadways that are subject to wind-blown spray or runoff from de-icing salts. A byproduct of the salt spray is the reduction in powdery mildew infections. Like many other shrub roses, this plant will …
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… asters blooming near the corner of a woodlot. I was traveling between nature preserves in this area of the state collecting seeds for the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank , so my mind was already tuned in for … ( Hydrastis canadensis )—a once common but now rare plant of Illinois woodlands. Its rarity is attributed to its past popularity as a medicinal plant, which led to its overharvest. Along …
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… Charles Darwin™ English shrub rose ( Rosa 'Auspeet') is a selection of the David Austin English shrub roses which grows to 4 feet in height and features rich, yellow flowers opening to produce a shallow cup of lemon-scented heaven. This cultivar produces some of the largest of the roses in the David Austin series. It is best grown in full sun with room to grow to its full height, and space around it for air circulation to discourage foliar diseases such as black spot and powdery mildew. Like …
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