… lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and easy-care …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… may already know Persian Shield. It’s been available for many years both as a houseplant and, in our Northern climate, a bedding annual. While it can be grown in the sun, the foliage develops its best color in part to full shade. There, the puckered leaves shimmer in iridescent shades of purple, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and botanist, this Weigela is a direct descendant of those first brought back from Japan in the 1850's. It's still prized today for its heavy bloom, which lasts well into midsummer, and … These days, Weigalas are enjoying increasing popularity as garden plants, for good reason. In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you can now get them in yellow and white, and in sizes that range from 1 1/2 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>In late spring, 'Boskoop Glory' is an 8-foot mass of salmon pink, with flowers lining the length … wave of bloom. </p> <p>With today's <em>Wiegelas</em>, you have almost as much color choice in the foliage as in the bloom In addition to the many combinations of red and pink bloom in older varieties, you …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>In spring RAINBOW SENSATION™ <em>Weigela</em> is completely covered with flowers in varying shades of pink, giving the entire bush a rainbow-like effect. Green leaves, edged in white give it a bright crisp appearance, and along with the tinge of pink in the foliage keep …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A smart gardener's secret ingredient at the holidays Vegetables fall in and out of favor over time. Fifty years ago, iceberg was often the only lettuce found at … cocktails to chocolates. It's been awhile since parsnips have enjoyed that kind of popularity. In this month's Smart Gardener , we shine the spotlight on this old-fashioned but tasty vegetable that deserves more space in Chicago-area gardens. History records the common parsnip, Pastinaca sativa , as popular in …
Type: Plant Info
… Deep pink fluffy flowers grace the finely dissected leaves in mid-summer on this small non-hardy tree originally from southwestern Asia. A favorite in American gardens in warmer climates, it tolerates high temperatures, humidity and/or drought. Mature trees take on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
