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  • … will be held at Chicago Botanic Garden on November 12, 2012.  The application deadline to sit for this examination is October 29, 2012.  For more information about The American Society for Horticultural Science …
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  • The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home … 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 … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home … 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 … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home … 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 … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • …   Like you, the staff at the Chicago Botanic Garden has been tracking the recent rains. We know many of you are anxious to get planting done—it is spring, right? But we encourage caution and patience.   If it squishes, wait. Working with wet … garden.  If the soil can form a sticky ball when you squeeze a handful, it is still too wet for planting. Soil will take longer to dry after periods of cool weather. Sandy soils can be …
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  • … Norman Japanese spirea is one of the smaller cultivars. It produces deep pink blooms and fall foliage that is raspberry purple. … 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 …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one … branches. Forsythia   ×   intermedia ‘Courdijau’, marketed as Golden Peep™ Forsythia, is a newer cultivar from France that is very low-growing, at about 2 feet tall and spreading to 3 … 나쁜 토양이나 수분의 양이 불규칙해도 잘 자라지만, 꽃송이가 약?할 수 있습니다. 꽃이 지면 가지치기를 해주어서 새 꽃눈이 달리게 해줍니다. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Farwell Landscape Garden The Farwell Landscape Garden displays a cross section of different kinds of gardens suitable for residential settings, and the plants appropriate to these designs. Specialized garden … streamside gardens, an easy-to-grow mixed border, and other small-scale landscaping ideas for Midwest gardens. Tough, low-maintenance, but still quite showy plants have been featured in … The Farwell Landscape Garden displays a cross section of different kinds of gardens suitable for residential settings, and the plants appropriate to these designs. Specialized garden …
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  • … Iris ‘Bryce Leigh’ is pale lavender with a narrow gold signals bordered by a maroon line. This is a Louisiana Iris which stands 30 inches high and blooms in midseason. Louisiana Irises … Louisiana Irises typically bloom after both Siberian and Tall Bearded Irises have finished for the season. The flowers are excellent for cutting and are attractive to hummingbirds while …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Turkish filbert is a pyramidal shaped tree that grows 40 to 50 feet in height. It is a good shade tree for the city as well as for suburban gardens. Flowers in March are subtly attractive; clusters of … catkins are one of the first signs of spring. The nuts appear in September and October. This heavily branched shade tree forms a symmetrical outline and is pest free. In addition, the
    Type: Garden Guide Plant