… It’s a warm summer evening , and you’re at the Chicago Botanic Garden with someone special. The food’s been great, and the music sounds terrific…time to grab his/her hand and head out for a romantic stroll. Find the places where the two of you can … Pack a picnic to eat at the Nautilus terrace, then head up either hill, and enjoy the sound. Get there before 6 p.m. While the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden stays open just until 6 …
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… Spreads by root suckers to form large colonies in the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. … appear in clusters at the branch ends in spring. Flowers on female trees (if pollinated) give way to small pendant clusters of bluish-black berries (drupes) which are borne in scarlet …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This European evergreen conifer can grow to 60’ in cultivation but may top out at 200’ in the wild. It does best in colder climates and doesn’t do well south of Zone 7. It has the classic evergreen pyramid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… What would you think about a group of versatile plants that possessed the following characteristics? They're evergreen, but not exclusively so. Some are silvery blue, … shrubby, conical, globular, upright, and treelike. These evergreens are adaptable to most soil conditions, and some can even tolerate salt spray. They make excellent screening for … are perfectly at home in hot, dry rock gardens. And for gardeners in wooded areas, here's the best feature of all — the deer leave them alone! Do you recognize these plants as junipers? Most …
Type: Plant Info
… "A Gentle Maid In Secret Sighed"—that's the beginning of an old Irish folk song and the inspiration for this cultivar's trademarked name. Silvery-pink fully double and quartered flowers are produced from mi-June to the first hard frost of fall. Like other roses, this one is best grown in full sun locations with good air movement. Unfortunately, it's not particularly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Flowers are one of the best antidotes to the icy winds of winter, and growing a houseplant that buds and blooms inside while all is … unusual than an amaryllis or a Christmas cactus. When given a month of cool night temperatures in autumn, followed by a six-to-eight-week rest period with very little water, a clivia plant …
Type: Plant Info
… small, flowering trees that function as popular landscape stalwarts. Discover some of the best crabapple trees for the Midwest region. A Garden walk is included. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=3 …
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… Q: I would like to plant some peonies in my garden. Can I do it in the fall, and what tips can you offer? A: Yes, … reliably produce gorgeous, often fragrant flowers in spring. Select a full sun location for best flowering. Peony roots should contain three to five red eyes and be planted no more than 2 …
Type: Plant Info
… Q: There are so many beautiful varieties of mums at this time of year. They are supposed to be perennial, but I lose them over the winter. Is there a trick to get mum plants to overwinter? A: Hardy mums ( Dendranthema , formerly Chrysanthemum ) come in …
Type: Plant Info
… From Thailand comes this vining member of the Lamiaceae (mint family) with pendulous racemes featuring soft yellow bracts surrounding creamy white flowers. Best grown in a large container and trained upon a scaffolding so the 2- to 4-foot long cascades of flowers can be shown off to best effect. The common name celebrates …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
