… Description: a common migrant in any wooded area of the Garden and a nester in McDonald Woods …
Type: Birding
… Description: Merlins may be spotted flying overhead on migration in fall or perched in a tree. …
Type: Birding
… ( Sphecius speciosus ). They are easily identified by their large size — nearly two inches in length. They are very distinctive, with black bodies and yellow stripes. They have large … held out from the body during rest. Cicada killers are solitary insects and most commonly nest in areas with bare soil, along edges of flower beds, on golf courses (especially sand traps), … burrows underground, displacing 6 to 8 inches of soil. Burrow entrances may be 1 to 1 ½ inches in diameter. Each female creates her own hole in loose, well-drained soil or sand in full sun. …
Type: Plant Info
… Garden about using light as a garden element. Why light a garden? Light creates a feeling in space, according to Ms. Moyer, as well as serving as a directional tool. It provides visual transportation in a garden from one area to another. Lighting can say "welcome" if the front entrance is lit or … isolation of winter's long hours of darkness. It can guide us toward what is most interesting in a landscape. Careful lighting of a garden creates a nighttime space that adds a new dimension …
Type: Plant Info
… mainstays at all of our Windy City Harvest locations. Hoophouse A hoophouse, either in-ground or attached to a raised bed, is a manageable way to try it. Along the way, you might … Fruit & Vegetable Garden are equipped with practical brackets/pipe segments for hoops to fit in. Think of a hoophouse as a lightweight mini-greenhouse without the glass. A sheet of heavier plastic, draped over wire or plastic pipe arches creates the following benefits: holds in heat; keeps the soil warmer for longer; limits weather damage; helps hold in moisture; and is …
Type: Plant Info
… Brazil by presenting a wide variety of Brazilian compositions combined with his own originals. In his performance, Luciano contrasts songs that have rich and complex harmonies and melodies … range from pure solo guitar and voice to the full sound of the rich Brazilian percussion in a fascinating musical way. Luciano released three albums, two of which are original music "Vida De Artista — An Artist's Life" in 2011 and “Sem Palavras — Without Words” in 2015. His 3rd Album is a 'Live Concert" at the …
Type: Event for Calendar
… that looks like a spiny rosy-red artichoke, with sharp pointed bracts. It is rare and in the wild it grows in tropical rainforests along the border between Ecuador and Peru. The leaves are broad and drooping with long burgundy petioles; green in low light but lime green infused with coppery-red in bright light. Bromeliads in the tropical …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and 4,000 white-and- purple Dutch crocuses ( C. vernus 'Remembrance' and 'Jeanne d' Arc') are in spectacular bloom in the Evening Island meadow in April. This cultivar goes by many names, including 'Yellow Mammoth', 'Golden Yellow', and just …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is the sawblade plant. Dyckias are survivors. They're native to arid, rocky terrain high in the mountains of Brazil, so they're very drought tolerant, and more cold tolerant than any other Bromeliad. In fact, they're considered to have the most ancient lineage in the Bromiliad family. Dyckias need sandy or rocky fast draining soil. Though they'll tolerate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lovely semi-double, richly colored rose-pink flowers wave gracefully in the slightest breeze on Queen Charlotte anemone ( Anemone x hybrida ‘Queen Charlotte’). The … dark-green compound leaves that effectively smother out most weeds. This plant can be grown in full sun but prefers partial shade and soils that are well drained but constantly moist … leaves and foliage are deer and rabbit resistant. Queen Charlotte comes with her own what’s-in-a-name story. In the United States, she is most frequently sold as Queen Charlotte, while in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
