… Description: This migrant species may be spotted in trees. Look for rectangular groupings of small holes in the bark of trees to see where they have been drilling their sap wells. …
Type: Birding
… Illinois Hosta Society Hundreds of cut hosta leaves will be on display. Plus, unusual and hard to find hosta varieties will be for sale. Location: Burnstein Hall …
Type: Event for Calendar
… with a bright red eye on this hardy hibiscus cultivar. Dark green leaves provide a backdrop for the flowers. A slightly shorter sized plant adaptable to smaller gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Triangular-shaped, three-petaled pink flowers have a thick, waxy texture to the petals. Moderate temperatures and light with high humidity and very well-drained soil are ideal for cultivating this orchid. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from the Caucasus Region. Plant in full sun in moderately rich, well drained soils and permit to reseed to provide replacement plants for this often short lived perennial. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… golden yellow fan-like foliage and an irregularly globe-shaped, upright habit. Excellent for use in rock gardens, beds or borders to bring a unique look to the landscape. Prefers a sunny location and moist growing conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A biting February morning in Chicago can be a challenging experience for anyone, but for a lover of trees, it can also turn into an exhilarating moment of truth. With … the chalky white or cinnamon bark, often peeling, or "shingling," and calls attention to the dangling male flowers known as catkins. Spring is signaled by the limey-green new foliage, … pendulous at their branch tips. In autumn, the serrated triangular leaves change from golden to orange or copper, depending on the species. Betula nigra Many birches are native to northern …
Type: Plant Info
… golden petals surrounding a center of deep red flares golden stamens. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing blooms and, once established, will grow to mature size in five to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tree peony with dark red cup-shaped blooms surrounding yellow stamens. Tree peonies often need to settle in for one to two years before producing flowers and, once established, will mature to 5 feet in five to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pink Frosting Bee Balm Sugar Buzz® beebalm series is developed from a native beebalm and grows to about 2 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide. As befits its name, it bears fragrant 2-2.5 inch bright purple-blue flowers in mid-summer. It was developed to be a more low-growing and neater clumping beebalm for smaller scale gardens. Beebalm grows in sunny or partially shady areas. If you gently rub …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
