… without plant growth regulators to control these characteristics. This variety has potential for early sales for the Halloween holiday. Will consumers go for it? …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Includes parking for two passenger vehicles (additional vehicles are subject to posted parking fees). … Photographers must obtain a permit if they wish to use the Garden's setting as the background for formal, posed photography/videography. This category includes weddings, family portraits, … engagements, celebrations, or similar. Groups may not exceed 20 people. Permit is valid for sessions lasting no more than 1.5 hours after your reserved time. Entry will not be allowed …
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… orientalis 'Delft Blue') is a beautiful, soft lilac-blue flowered, short-lived perennial for Chicago-area gardens that flowers in early spring. The dozens of florets clustered around the central flower stalk are all wonderfully fragrant. A favorite for forcing indoors for winter bloom, this cultivar was introduced in the waning years of World War II by the noted …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Events & Programs at the Garden. “It can be emotive, mentally transporting us to a time and place in our lives that we may have forgotten, or evoking special memories of someone who's no … in its myriad forms, as our accompanying video demonstrates. “Basil evokes nostalgic feelings for me of my grandmother and father gardening,” said Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist at the …
Type: Blog
… Abiqua Drinking Gourd is notable for its large blue-green leaves shaped like a cup. Their thick substance helps resist slugs. It was named Hosta of the Year for 2014 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and … flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf size, shape, color, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Notable for its extended growing season, this medium hosta has bluish green leaves with creamy margins. First Frost is a sport of H . 'Halcyon' and was named Hosta of the Year for 2010 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and … flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Noted for its vase shaped habit, Regal Splendor is a large hosta with blue green leaves surrounded by creamy margins. This sport of H . 'Krossa Regal' was named Hosta of the Year for 2003 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and … flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… impacted by a biocontrol weevil. I am also interested in developing measures of success and best practices for ex situ plant conservation programs, from collecting genetically diverse seed accessions to … of restorations. A more recent area of focus involves adapting zoo conservation approaches for plants. In restoration ecology, much of my work has focused on defining seed transfer zones, …
Type: Staff bio
… . That's what we're talking about. Sure, there’s something to be said about just waiting for the right moment. But it doesn’t hurt to scout out a memorable place. More hot spots to pop the question: On summer evenings, the bridges to Evening Island … at night. And at sunset, golden light typically illuminates the bridges. A bridge is a lovely place to start a future with your beloved. Head up the hill between the Japanese Garden and the …
Type: Blog
… a renewed interest in British formal gardens. Some of the scenes, in fact, could have taken place in the loveliness of spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Or in the intimate spaces of our … back to the Regency period, when most of Bridgerton (along with the Jane Austen novels) takes place. You’ll hear the trickle of water into an eighteenth-century lead cistern. You’ll notice … or passionflower. On Bridgerton , masses of lush wisteria are twining everywhere—a metaphor for all of the romantic entanglements? Artistic license? No judgments. But alas, senior …
Type: Blog
