… New! Prepare for the high holidays and learn to make time-honored favorites, just like bubbe used to. Discover the secrets of pillowy kreplach, Sephardic leek patties, and flavor-packed roasted …
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… Threadleaf coreopsis forms a loose cushion of highly dissected 2- to 3-inch leaves and grows 2 to 3 feet tall. It is a wonderful plant for a flower border. Single, yellow, daisy-like flowers, 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white flowers cover the informally arching branches in May in a dazzling display that can last for weeks. This easy-to-care-for hardy shrub is forgiving of poor soils, which endears it to Chicago area gardeners. Free of insect and diseases, its one drawback is the musty socks smell …
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… Environmental stewardship means striving to ensure equal protection from environmental and health hazards for all. Spend two days learning how to connect students to relevant environmental issues that affect local communities. Investigate …
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… Flowering Japanese crabapple is a classic that is noted for its abundant fragrant flowers. The transition from bud to flower offers a color range from almost red to pink to white. The fruit is yellow with a pinkish blush. This species is extensively planted …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and green margins which become all green as the season progresses. This hosta forms a medium to large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… bush ( Buddleja davidii 'Blue Chip'), a half-hardy shrub. (Its top is frequently killed to the ground in Chicago-area gardens.) Butterflies, hummingbirds, and honey bees are all attracted to the honey-scented flowers. Deer and rabbits, however, don't care for the taste of the leaves or stems. This cultivar is noted for producing very few viable seeds, …
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… Phantom Joe Pye weed is a form of a plant native to the moist meadows and stream margins of eastern north America. Phantom is a small form of Joe Pye weed reaching about 2 to 3 feet in height and about 1-2 feet in width making it an excellent plant for small gardens and borders. Its purplish-pink flower heads attract butterflies and pollinators …
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… Weeping Sargent crabapple is a weeping form of the low, spreading Sargent crabapple suitable for a shrub border or rock garden. Pink buds open to white flowers followed by red fruit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1-2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… The Tschonoski crabapple, sometimes called pillar crabapple, is notable for its distinctive narrow habit and bright orange and red fall color. It bears white flowers and … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
