… Popcorn Japanese snowball bush viburnum is named for its abundance of popcorn-like clusters of bright white sterile flowers that almost overwhelm … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… cranberrybush viburnum is a compact, rounded form at 6' high and wide. It is most notable for its deep red fall foliage. The white flowers in May and red fruits are only sparsely … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and hummingbirds come flying. </p> <p>They love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them good …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… most important questions serious gardeners can ask. Focus These are the main areas of focus for both homeowners and professionals: careful study of the site; choosing the appropriate tree for that site; preparing the site; and planting the tree correctly. Proper tree maintenance is, … suffocate when confined to an overly deep hole in compacted clay, where the opportunity for oxygen exchange is nonexistent and the chance for the roots to grow outward is thwarted by …
Type: Plant Info
… of sites. Although most prefer full sun and fertile, well-drained soil, there are grasses for shade, wet soil, pond and stream banks, slopes, or sandy soils. But which ones are the best? … large mounds and sends up pink bottlebrush flower heads. It is not hardy but is a good choice for containers or massed in annual beds. 'Rubrum' is an outstanding 4-foot, burgundy-foliaged … and Schizachyrium scoparium ) The bluestems are true native prairie grasses suitable for naturalistic areas, prairie gardens, or erosion control. Big bluestem, a tallgrass prairie …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: Look in the Dixon Prairie for this grassland bird that, like others of its kind, is no longer common. …
Type: Birding
… This bird is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or the McDonald Woods foraging for caterpillars. …
Type: Birding
… Description: A year-round resident at the Garden. Look for it on the trunks of trees, especially in the McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… design studio to the dinosaur gallery. I’m excited to now devote my energies to advocating for plants and deepening our relationship to them. I’m thrilled to return to Chicago and honored … its founder. Assuming the role of President and CEO at the Garden marks a return to Chicago for Gretchen, who began her career at the Field Museum. Over her 18-year tenure there, she had a … design studio to the dinosaur gallery. I’m excited to now devote my energies to advocating for plants and deepening our relationship to them. I’m thrilled to return to Chicago and honored …
Type: Page
… cutting back perennials, and pulling out the last of the vegetables. But fall is the season for addition as well as subtraction. In fact, for smart gardeners, fall is the best time of the year to add to and improve your soil. In the … International Year of Soils draws to a close, we hone in on preparing your soil in fall for next spring. “Feed the soil, not the plants.” We kicked off the May article with the same …
Type: Plant Info
