… Discover the sights and sounds of nature on a relaxed evening bird walk throughout our display gardens. This guided walk will help you … all levels of experience are welcome. Binoculars are recommended but not necessary. Dress for the weather. Bridget Kiernan, birder and horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Meet at …
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… with a spread of 40’. As a young tree it has a pyramidal shape, but as it matures it will take on a more umbrella shape. The 6” needles grow in bunches of two and may persist for three to four years. This tree is adaptable to different soil conditions, but does require …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Several species in the Rose family have similar flowers, but the leaves are pretty distinctive for each. Leaves near the base of the plant are largest, about 1 inch long and wide, on stems to 3 inches long. Leaflets become smaller and narrower as they ascend the stem; leaves …
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… Pendant flaring yellow flowers are tipped in green with multiple flowers per inflorescence on this native of Ecuador. Among the showiest of the members of this genus due to the flaring characteristic of the petals. Grow in full sun, humus rich soils and provide for a cool dry dormancy period to initiate flowering. Flowering typically takes place 8 weeks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discover the sights and sounds of nature on a relaxed evening bird walk throughout our display gardens. This guided walk will help you … all levels of experience are welcome. Binoculars are recommended but not necessary. Dress for the weather. Bridget Kiernan, birder and horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Meet at …
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… Moona Luna is the kindie group that the New York Daily News says is providing “the missing soundtrack for bilingual/bicultural kids.” After making a splash on the family music scene with their accordion-driven, Latin-inspired debut album, Piñata Party …
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… is green all year round. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are multiple buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. Prairie Blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… long flowering period. Four inch-diameter bracts surround the central cone of fertile flowers on a plant that matures about 30 inches tall by 18 inches wide. It is a butterfly attractant, and … seeds are a favorite of songbirds, but deer avoid it, as they do not like the prickly spines on the leaves. A member of the carrot family—famous for candelabra-like umbels of flowers—this striking plant needs well-drained soil and full sun to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and 'Autumn Sunset' is one of the best. Buds and outer petals are strongly tinged with on coral on opening, softening to a golden yellow over time. As it blooms in clusters, this means … get both colors together, along with a strong whiff of its rich, fruity fragrance. And good news for midwestern gardeners...'Autumn Sunset' is hardy to zone 5, and highly disease resistant, …
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… beverage out of the ripe fruits, which are deep red and form a fuzzy, upright cluster on the plant. They mature in late summer and persist into the following spring. Fall color is excellent—yellow, orange, and red all on the same plant. Many plants turn a solid blazing scarlet. The staghorn sumac derives its name … the antlers of a male deer and are covered with velvety down; it's a great large shrub for a naturalistic garden. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
