… dark purple small snapdragon flowers cover the willowy stems from spring into mid-summer. Use in containers and directly in flower beds for their eye-catching color and motion in even slight breezes. The flowers are very attractive to pollinator insects searching for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Discovered in the mountains surrounding Beijing, China, shaggy hydrangea is a sturdy, deciduous shrub with … producing white flowers that turn pinkish with age. It prefers part shade and can be used in the shrub border or in perennial beds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue Forest juniper ( Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest') is a dwarf conifer to 12 inches in height whose blue branches are upright in habit, giving the appearance of a miniature grove of trees. Like other junipers, this cultivar performs best in full sun and well- drained soils. Deer dislike the prickly foliage. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cup that has a yellow ring at its base. It reaches a height of about 2 feet and blooms in mid spring. Narcissus should be planted in average, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. They are deer and rodent resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… American native is a deciduous shrub that can grow to 8’ with a similar spread. It blooms in late April to early May with clear pink flower clusters. In the fall, its leaves turn bronze. Like all rhododendrons, it prefers well-drained, fertile, acidic soil in partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… season's end. The papery colorful bracts are often mistaken for petals. Plant this perennial in full sun and in average to dry soil. The flower heads are often harvested and used in dried floral arrangements. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tulips and daffodils are still pushing up green sprouts, many small bulbs are already joyously in bloom. They twinkle beside sidewalks, peek up from the leaf litter, and carpet the ground with … to May. Gardening with Little Bulbs Their basic requirements are just like a daffodil's: plant in fall, so they get a good winter's chill; sun; and fertile, well-drained soil. Some can … bloom earlier, before the trees leaf out. They need moisture to bloom, but they usually get it in a Chicago spring. With their light texture, little bulbs can romp charmingly between masses of …
Type: Plant Info
… stand is full of water each day. A freshly cut tree can take up as much as one gallon of water in a day. If left in a stand without water, the tree will form a seal across the stump which prevents it from taking up any more water. Dry trees can become serious fire hazards. Gardeners interested in purchasing live trees and then planting them in their yards are taking a big risk in this …
Type: Plant Info
… Garden and perhaps they can point one out to you. Look for this tundra-breeder traveling in a flock of common redpolls or goldfinches and siskins. This rare visitor is most likely to be found in alders or birches in winter feeding on seeds in cones and catkins. …
Type: Birding
… Q. What is the correct fertilizer to use for bulbs? A. If the bulbs are to be sited in slightly infertile soil, you might add some bulb booster or bone meal on top of the soil after … An alternative would be to sprinkle a 5-10-5 or 10-10-10 fertilizer around the site in spring as the leaves are emerging and then again in fall. Always water in granular fertilizers. …
Type: Plant Info
