… Compacta is a female cultivar of the native inkberry, growing to 4 feet high and 6 feet wide. While tolerant of a range of … pollinators are attracted to the inconspicuous, but nectar-rich flowers. Prune in early spring for shape and to encourage new growth. It is useful for a low evergreen hedge or screen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Season after season, our horticulturists come up with amazing plant combos for the beds, borders, and containers in their gardens. And season after season, we see visitors … pulling out smartphones and cameras to photograph and document those gorgeous combinations. In this month's Smart Gardener , we bring you a few of the most visually exciting summer … relief. When the containers are massed together, a visually stunning color and texture story is revealed. Container #1 Mauerelli Abyssinian banana ( Musa ensete 'Maurelli') Million Kisses® …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This state-endangered species is rarely seen at the Garden. It is distinct in its adult plumage, but difficult to identify as a juvenile. Look for it flying over or sitting on logs in the water. …
Type: Birding
… Spring arrives at the Garden with a flourish of blooms, but this year, many eyes are fixed on an 80-foot pole rising toward the sky. Atop it sits a hexagonal platform, built for a threatened species in Illinois. It was late April last year when a pair of ospreys were … partnership with the Friends of the Chicago River and the Forest Preserves of Cook County. It is viewable from the North Branch Trail near Dundee Road. Now, as the earth awakens from winter, …
Type: Blog
… Aconitum 'Barkers Variety' is a tall (up to 5-feet) perennial for the back of the flower or mixed shrub border, featuring long, densely packed spikes of … food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the poison made from this plant's roots, which was used to tip hunting arrows. Medicinal (and poisonous) uses of this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… many small bulbs are already joyously in bloom. They twinkle beside sidewalks, peek up from the leaf litter, and carpet the ground with much-needed color. Snowdrops are popular … Many are even relatively unpalatable to squirrels, and in the right spot, they will live for many years. Challenges In the erratic midwestern climate, the biggest danger to all bulbs is a treacherous thaw in mid- or late winter that tricks them into blooming too early. Not every …
Type: Plant Info
… This daisy family member is grown for the succulent green leaves and vining habit.& Small white flowers are infrequently produced, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar was developed in 1993 at the Research Station for Arboriculture in Boskoop, the Netherlands. It’s very low growing, no … a park, garden or cemetery. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Massive plumes of burgundy or yellow/golden flowers produce edible grains for fall harvests from this Central American food crop. The attractive burgundy leaves can be harvested young and cooked … spring freezes have passed. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Take an excursion up the stairs and over the paths of the Dwarf Conifer Garden, led by the horticulturist who cares for this space. Observe new spring growth and cone production. Learn about some of the unique …
Type: Item Detail
