… seed to harvest of the crop) are coming into their own. The vines are laden with produce that is not only beautiful but also positively delicious. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Fruit and Vegetable Garden is ripe with treasures at this time of year. The historic bed known as "The Three Sisters" had … Americans. The sisters are squash, corn and pole beans–staples of a settler's diet. The corn is planted first since it requires the longest growing time. Pole beans are planted around the …
Type: Plant Info
… Just in Time for Halloween This is the month for ghosts, goblins, and witches, and for tricks and treats. Some plants, like … uniflora) Doll’s eyes (Actaea pachypoda) The Forest Dwellers “My favorite creepy plant is southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) ,” says Tom Tiddens, supervisor of the plant health … a fall night, the bare limbs look like big straggly arms reaching across his garden. The tree is also known as cigar tree and Indian bean tree. Indian pipe or corpse plant (Monotropa …
Type: Plant Info
… Each Lunar New Year brings new fortunes, each lunar year is associated with a zodiac animal, and this year is the Year of the Rabbit. The Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch , and the hours 5 to 7 in the morning. In Asian cultures, …
Type: Blog
… Hybrid painted fern 'Branford Rambler' is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 2 feet with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… From November to April it has white and lavender blooms that attract butterflies. It is also attractive to birds and is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nelly Moser is an early, large-flowered clematis with single, pinkish-mauve petals with darker central bands … giving the flowers the effect of pale pink stripes in early summer, fading in hot sun. It is a dependable, showy vine. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… about 30 feet. From July to October it produces orange and red blooms that attract birds. It is a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It has pink blooms from May through August. It is a specimen in a border or ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Bartered Bride' is a compact perennial which blooms from summer to autumn. It bears domed white flower heads to 4 inches across and attracts butterflies. This rather coarse plant is good for the wild, woodland garden. It grows to 5-feet tall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sensitive fern is a creeping perennial that grows to a maximum height of 4 feet. It requires partial to full shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant does not bloom. It is used mostly as a specimen, a ground cover, or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
