… open to abundant fragrant white flowers in early spring. It is considered to be more vigorous and faster growing than the species. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows, and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a …
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… The Peking cotoneaster is a rounded shrub that grows up to 10 feet high and wide. Its foliage is a dull green. In May and June it produces white flowers with a pink tinge that attract butterflies. These give way to black fruits in the fall and winter that appeal to birds. Fall foliage is red-orange. This species may be confused with C. …
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… migrants may fly over in one night alone. You might not see them right away, but at dawn and dusk, they put on a great performance with myriad melodies and courtship calls. Invite them in You can encourage migrating as well as year-round birds into your garden by offering them food, water, and shelter. Start with easy-to-clean bird feeders. Place the feeders at different heights. Some …
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… from palette to canvas, the gardener’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and foliage that harmonize and complement one another. A planting of burgundy-leaved canna lilies, orange zinnias, red-leaved fountain grass, and chartreuse coleus makes for a hot-colored tapestry that feels tropical and exotic. At the …
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… March 14 Thursday 4 – 5 p.m. Reception 5 – 6:30 p.m. Lecture and Book Signing Fairchild Room Sir Peter Crane, FRS, dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies $25 nonmember; members receive 20% discount Register now Ginkgo is perhaps the world's most distinctive and ancient tree. An arboreal oddity with one of the longest of all botanical pedigrees, ginkgo …
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… nonmember; members receive 20% discount Buy Tickets Now What do an astronaut, a garden, a zoo, and a planetarium all have in common? Join us for an inspiring discussion about planet Earth and climate change. Panel line-up includes Michelle Larson, Ph.D., president and CEO of Adler Planetarium; Col.David C. Hilmers, USMC (Ret.), M.D., E.E., M.P.H., former NASA …
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… October 16 - 18, 2014 9 am to 4:30 p.m. Japanese garden experts and devotees will convene at the North American Japanese Garden Association’s (NAJGA) biennial … Chicago Botanic Garden October 16 through 18, 2014 (with pre-conference workshops October 15 and a post-conference tour October 19). Conference workshops and sessions will explore garden design and maintenance, horticulture, history, educational …
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… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Improve balance, strength, and awareness as you focus on refining movements you have already learned. Select this intermediate-level course if you are comfortable with the movements and practice of the Sun form and have previously taken tai chi classes at the Garden. Class …
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… This perennial grows to a height of 3-5 feet in full sun and moist soil conditions. It has tiny fragrant flowers in various shades of pink and white and attracts butterflies in July and August. 'Soulmate' is a selection with rosy pink flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Agaves are rosette-forming perennials growing in the desert and mountainous regions of North, Central, and South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
