… size. The siskins, however, have thinner bills and streaked bodies. They often sport yellow on their wing bars and tails. Pine siskins belong to a group of birds known as winter finches. These birds live farther north in coniferous and mixed forests, feeding on seeds of coniferous and deciduous trees such as spruce, birch, and alder in winter. Seed crops … from year to year, and when it's a particularly lean winter, the siskins fly south looking for food. They readily come to feeders filled with thistle seed. Siskins were particularly …
Type: Birding
… and vegetables Description & Symptoms Aphids are small, soft-bodied, sucking insects that feed on plant sap. They can be brown, black, red, yellow, green, or other colors. Although they are … smaller than 1/8 inch in length, they can be easily seen when they cluster in large numbers on plants. They frequently are found massed on young succulent growth, such as new shoots, buds, … it is important to carefully follow directions on the package when applying insecticidal soap. For additional aphids treatment recommendations, please contact Plant Information Services at …
Type: Plant Info
… crabapple trees (and those of many of my neighbors) have suffered from a disfiguring disease for several years. The trees bloom well in spring, but soon afterward, the leaves develop spots, … disease that attacks non-resistant crabapple and apple trees. The infection first shows up on the foliage as darkened, sunken spots. The leaves will often turn yellow and then brown, dry up, and fall off the tree. Developing fruit can be scarred as well. The fungus overwinters on any fruit or foliage that remains on the property. Cool, wet spring conditions reactivate the …
Type: Plant Info
… strong winds and afternoon sun. It is deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and … category—the Itoh or intersectional peonies—display the extravagant blooms of tree peonies on herbaceous stems. All peonies bloom between April and June. Flowers on tree peonies appear one to two weeks before those on herbaceous peonies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… On Chicago’s Southeast Side, a wetland scarred by decades of steelmaking has yet to heal. But … endangered flower has bloomed here. The only wild lakeside daisy in Illinois, blooming on Chicago’s Southeast Side under a protective wire cage. Photo by Casey Beidelman. The lakeside … industrial dumping ground could host plant life. “The conservation community is always looking for new ways to offset the impact of human activity on rare species and critical habitat,” said …
Type: Blog
… For 50-year members, the Garden has meant inspiration, refuge, and more The Chicago Botanic … a few of those inaugural members had to say about what the Garden has meant to them. Click on each member below to read their full quotes! Nancy Mandel “It’s absolutely been life-enhancing. I was here with my 12-year-old son on the day it opened; he rolled down the grass hills. I’ve been a volunteer, and I love seeing …
Type: Blog
… folklore, rabbits often appear as sympathetic creatures. Of note is that several occupations for those who are born in rabbit years include horticultural grower and breeder, agriculturalist, … try a dome or cage of chicken wire secured over the bed. Sprinkle dried sulfur around or on your plants. Rabbits dislike the smell of onions, so try planting these around the garden. … Dust your plants with plain talcum powder. Sprinkle powdered red pepper around the garden or on targeted plants. Use Irish Spring soap shavings placed in little drawstring bags around the …
Type: Blog
… Chicago Botanic Garden is canceling the Inspiring Nature Play conference originally planned for May 6, 2020. Please stay in touch with us through social media and our website in the event we are able to reschedule for later this year. This annual conference will highlight developmentally appropriate nature … address. She recently co-authored Nature-Based Learning for Young Children: Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Budget. Schedule and Session Descriptions Lunch and parking are included. Regenstein …
Type: Item Detail
… butterflies and hummingbirds, along with other insects and birds. The flowers are produced on woolly flower spikes up to 6 inches long that protrude from the dark green foliage. Woolly … is a medium height shrub growing to about 6-8 feet high and 6 feet wide and is suitable for borders, screens or as a specimen plant. Summersweet is tolerant of a range of garden conditions including shade, damp soils and clay and it flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. Because it can tolerate shade it is also useful as an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… summersweet is derived from the deciduous shrub native to the eastern U. S. Its name is based on the prolific, fragrant, white flowers that appear at the height of summer and attract … is a very neat and compact plant, growing to only 4 feet high and 5 feet wide and is suitable for borders, screens, or as a specimen plant. Summersweet is tolerant of a range of garden conditions including shade, damp soils, and clay. It flowers on new wood, so prune in late winter. Because it can tolerate shade, it is also useful as an …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
