… This dwarf pink poinsettia is perfect for smaller spaces with all parts proportional to the whole plant. It was selected for tolerance to cooler temperatures during the growth and flowering cycle. Like its larger cousins, it prefers …
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… 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 … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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… Tiffany hybrid tea rose grows to 4 feet high by 3 feet wide and is famous for the long stems topped by phlox-pink flowers with yellow at the base of the petals. As a … sweetly scented flowers. Unfortunately, this rose cultivar is particularly susceptible to powdery and downy mildews, which accentuates the need to plant it in a sunny location away …
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… Horticulturist: Heather Sherwood What’s behind the design: When I begin my designs, I like to daydream or brainstorm about the plants, the space, and the overall atmosphere I want to create, considering the specific parameters for each area. At home, I'd been watching a show on English history, and I noticed the fabrics … Horticulturist: Heather Sherwood What’s behind the design: When I begin my designs, I like to daydream or brainstorm about the plants, the space, and the overall atmosphere I want to …
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… Green Fountain takes its name from its cascading mound of shiny green foliage. It is a medium to large hosta. 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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… Playlist Movin & groovin to that old ★ time rock n roll What’s a 50th birthday celebration without some memorable jams? In a nod to our 1972 opening, we created four special playlists below just for you. Rock on, Curtis Mayfield and friends. You’re still Superfly in our digital book. Songs … Movin & groovin to that old ★ time rock n roll What’s a 50th birthday celebration without some memorable jams? In …
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… Chicago Botanic Garden turns its educational programming attention—as well as its decorations—to the only plants that stay green through the season: the evergreens. We teach class after … the top and look like candelabras.) The needles on these trees change color in fall—the same way deciduous trees like maples and oaks do—and drop to the ground, making them look, well, bald. … may yellow a bit with winter, but keep their foliage. Now here is where things actually do get confusing. Female yews produce a bright red “berry” that might make you think they are …
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… of thick substance forming a mound 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide. It blooms from June to July with fragrant blooms that start blue and open to white. The flowers are good for cut flower arrangements. This medium hosta holds its blue color longer than most and is …
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… This tasty hosta forms a mound (1½ feet tall by 4 feet wide) of chartreuse- to gold-centered foliage with green margins and fragrant, white flowers that appear in mid to late summer. It is a fast growing sport of Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet.' Guacamole was named Hosta of the Year for 2002 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and …
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… There comes a time in every plant parent’s life when you begin to think about expanding your family. Are you ready for more plant children? Should you … grow from a leaf cutting. Before propagating your favorite plant, find out which method works best . Cathy Thomas, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s propagation expert, shared a few tips for … a healthy stem just below where the leaf and stem meet (the node). Cut at a 45-degree angle to get the most rooting area. “Remove the lower leaves. Cuttings don’t have the root system to take …
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