… The reddish-purple flowers of the Victor P.J.M. hybrid rhododendron ( Rhododendron 'P.J.M. … most reliable and commonly sold rhododendrons in the Chicago area. Like other rhododendrons, this cultivar grows best in moisture-retentive, acidic soils in climates with cool summers. Water it well the first … become well-established. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Heritage Garden The Heritage Garden pays tribute to the botanic gardens of the past and the manner in which they organized and displayed plants. The Heritage Garden is dedicated to Carolus Linnaeus, who established binomial nomenclature as the system of naming … based on race and assigned negative behavioral traits to Africans and other non-white people. This system has been used to promote slavery and other racial injustices throughout history. …
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… Do not fertilize lawns in summer. Early fall is the best time to apply a 3-1-2 ratio fertilizer. During drought or times of water conservation, turf …
Type: Plant Info
… Classified as a cherry-plum, this hybrid produces dark red, almost black fruit in late summer. Small, very sweet but rather tart, the fruit are best used in jams and jellies. Cross-pollination is required. Cherry plums are hybrids of any number of cherry species crossed with various plum …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: The most common year-round woodpecker at the Garden is frequently spotted-especially in the McDonald Woods and Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. Even on … you might see or hear a Downy Woodpecker give its whinnylike call in the woods at the Garden. This hardy, adaptable bird is built to get food left by other birds that leave town for the winter. Woodpeckers can go up and down trees to find insects and larvae spending the …
Type: Birding
… on watering techniques during a drought. A. Water your most valuable plants first, especially the newly planted trees and shrubs that must have adequate moisture their first year to become … Each week, they require 1 inch of water spread evenly throughout their root zones. This is best accomplished using a ground-level watering device that targets water directly toward …
Type: Plant Info
… relax your eyes and take in the entirety of the tree’s canopy. Weeping Willow What causes this spring “glow-up” you might ask? The warmer weather and longer days signal the tree that it’s … (flower producing) or vegetative (leaf producing), but each species has a uniformity in color for their first growth in spring. Our eyes, if not our souls, stop focusing on the bark color we … cauliflorous (stem/trunk produced) flowers slowly electrify the landscape until the whole tree is lit up. The once-static bark almost all but disappears as emerging flowers and leaves take the …
Type: Blog
… has 4 inch clear pink flowers with heavily ruffled petals surround a deep red 'eye' at the center of the flower, This deciduous shrub is adapted to full sun, dry soils and tolerant of air pollution. It is one of a number of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… an unusual plant variety, or to give a fresh cutting a try. What's often called a lily pad is actually a floating leaf: Nymphaea 'Arc-en-Ciel' is sometimes grown specifically for its beautifully mottled and variegated leaves. Still, there are a few gardening ventures that can give pause to even experienced midwestern gardeners. This month in Smart Gardener, we dive into one of them: the watery world of waterlilies. Nymphaea …
Type: Plant Info
… Lithops are among the world’s most extraordinary plants. In their native conditions, they survive in desolate … Native to South Africa, Lithops pseudotruncatella was one of the first Lithops discovered. It is a clump-forming succulent growing to 2 inches wide with clumps of paired leaves resembling … marbling. Yellow, narrow-rayed flowers resembling umbrellas appear from July through October. This plant grows best in dry soil and bright conditions where it is hardy to zones 10-12. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
