… Description: These cryptically-colored little birds are common in spring in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… New! In addition to writing poetry, Emily Dickinson also gardened. She cultivated flowers on her father's property and in the glass conservatory that he added to the family’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Explore Dickinson's gardens through excerpts from her letters and …
Type: Item Detail
… “Waterlily is the most reliable of the Colchicum cultivars in the Garden,” says Boyce Tankersley, director of living plant documentation. The lavender … mid-September until the Garden experiences a hard frost. “Boldly striated foliage comes up in early spring and goes dormant in May—perfect timing for interplanting with annuals or with perennials that come up relatively …
Type: Plant Info
… Want an unusual plant in your garden? Try Sicilian honey garlic. With a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of … sure to impress your gardening friends. It’s easy-to-grow, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep, and in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Want an unusual plant in your garden? Try Bulgarian honey garlic; with a botanic name derived from nectar, a drink of … to impress your gardening friends. It’s an easy-to-grow bulb, loves the summer heat, thrives in sun in almost any soil, and is winter hardy to zero degrees. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep; in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It grows to about eight feet tall and about wide and is an impressive statement plant in any garden. Portodora prefers full sun or part shade but needs consistently moist soils and protection from drying or damaging winds. It is not hardy in Chicago and the bulb can lifted and stored in a dry, cool, dark location such as a cellar or crawl space and replanted in the following …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the 1930s. Petals are edible and can also be used as to create a dye. Plant this calendula in full sun and in moderately rich, moist soils during cool spring weather. If summers are cool, like they can be, it will continue to flower all summer long. In more normal summers, it will stop flowering with the onset of hot weather and then, if …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The horse chestnut is native to the Balkans. This cultivar was developed in Switzerland in 1819. It has double white flowers in large panicles that appear in the spring. It does not produce any fruit. Fall color is not …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grown primarily for its attractive umbrella-shaped leaf bracts. Baby Tut is a perennial sedge in warmer climates, forming dense clumps. While a native of Madagascar the umbrella sedge … states of the US where it has been declared an invasive species. This plant is not hardy in Chicago, but can be overwintered in a pot in a warm sunny spot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… petals of Dahlia 'Bashful' shade to hot pink at the tips, with a boss of golden stamens in the center of the flower. The 3-inch, Collarette-style flower blooms on a plant that grows to … This is a great little dahlia for bedding, containers, and cut flowers. Dahlias are not hardy in the Chicago area, and tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored over winter. Plant this dahlia in full sun in the spring, when the danger of frost has passed. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
