… Pink to lavender 2-inch daisies cover this large, nonhardy perennial from South Africa from spring through early summer. Plant this large (up to 5 feet high) beauty toward the back of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rapid growth rate to around 6 feet in size in a Chicago summer. In Africa, concoctions made from the leaves are used to treat a variety of intestinal ailments in people and skin diseases in livestock. The ashes from the stem are used to treat gourds used to store milk. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sport 1-inch white-and-purple marked flowers at the tip and along the top half of the stems from late September up to the first very hard frost. Like other toad lilies, it prefers soils … is more resistant to soil that sometimes get too dry. You may need to protect the plant from rabbits and deer until the root system is well established—they love toad lilies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun, and moist soils in winter and spring that are allowed to dry out in summer. Protect from deer, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, and voles whenever possible by interplanting with bulbs from the onion or amaryllis families. These include Allium , Galanthus , and Narcissus . …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Garden is open until 9 p.m. from June 1 through September 2. Click here for more information. …
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… by the machine dealer’s service department. An important precaution is to remove all gasoline from the machines, either by draining or by running the machine dry, as fuel left over the winter … and damage the machine. Finally, store your tools and machines in an enclosed space, protected from rain and snow, and separated to prevent damage from inadvertent contact. Keep metal tools off the garage floor to avoid exposure to salt water …
Type: Plant Info
… recognizable as the classic, fragrant corsage orchid. The cultivar 'Triumph' has been produced from the intergeneric hybrid (Drumbeat) between the genera Laelia and Cattleya . It blooms from May to June, is temperature tolerant, and does well in partial sun. The soil should be … (USDA Zones 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look near bird-feeding stations from late fall through early spring for this erratic Garden visitor. …
Type: Birding
… and most dynamic additions to the Garden's living plant collections. Originating with plants from the inaugural Orchid Show, the collection was created to enable year-round orchid displays, … and most dynamic additions to the Garden's living plant collections. Originating with plants from the inaugural Orchid Show, the collection was created to enable year-round orchid displays, …
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… pear trees (autumn blaze), elms on the Esplanade, ginkgo, and last, willows. On your return from Evening Island, note the red and yellow crabapple berry varieties hanging right over the … pear trees (autumn blaze), elms on the Esplanade, ginkgo, and last, willows. On your return from Evening Island, note the red and yellow crabapple berry varieties hanging right over the …
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