… 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
… 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
… 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
… 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
… Sunday, September 11, 2016 7:45 – 10:20 a.m. Carillon In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, James Fackenthal will give a carillon performance of “In Memoriam,” composed by John Courter. Courter was the carillonneur at Berea College in Kentucky. “In Memoriam” will be followed by a bell toll for each person who perished. James …
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… Giant onion ( Allium giganteum ) forms a clump of 2-foot-long, strappy, gray-green leaves. In midspring, the foliage starts to wither, and 4-foot flowering stems rise up with large, 6-inch globes of purple (rarely white) flowers. It prefers well-drained soil in full sun in a site protected from the wind. Key to naturalizing the giant onion in the garden is allowing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 7 inches across on sturdy plants that grow to 5 feet. This late-season cultivar, introduced in 2004 and classified as a novelty, doesn't come into flower until August. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago area and tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored over winter. Plant this dahlia in full sun in spring, when danger of frost has passed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant blooms most heavily in winter but will produce sporadic flowers throughout the year. Bright, glossy red heart-shaped flowers with a prominent spadix in orange are held well above the dark green, glossy, heart-shaped leaves. Anthuriums can … shaded environments, as long as the relative humidity and temperatures remain high. In many drier home environments, it is prone to infections of spider mites in winter. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
