… ‘Silver Dollar’ is a compact shrub typically 5 ft. tall with a spread of 5 ft. The flowerheads are broadly … the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. It does well in full sun to light shade and is moderately drought – tolerant. It blooms on new wood, so the flowers are not susceptible to late spring frosts. This is a hybrid of Hydrangea paniculata grows at altitudes up to 4,000 ft. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… compact growth, a uniform arrangement of branches forming a full crown, and rapid growth. It is a male cultivar, will not produce the distinctive smelly female Ginkgo fruit, and has the typical outstanding golden yellow fall color common to all Ginkgoes. The Shangri-La Ginkgo will mature to a 55 foot tall by 40 foot wide tree and will work well as a shade or street tree. It is one of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This broadleaf evergreen selection grows 6 feet in height and is a hybrid of two Asian species. New growth that appears in spring is deep red before it fades to a dark, shiny green. An abundance of tiny, white urn-shaped flowers hang above the leaves in 4- to 6-racemes in April. If spring is cool, they will last for a few weeks. The buds are formed the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q. Is there anything special that I need to do before planting a tree? A. A very important first step before planting a tree is to select the right tree for your location. In order to ensure a healthy tree, many factors need …
Type: Plant Info
… Violet blue flowers cover this mounding annual during the heat of summer in shaded to partially shaded locations with moist soils. The spent flowers drop off on their own, meaning there is no need to deadhead. This plant is insect and disease resistant. Its parent species are native to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a smaller-leaved version of Boston ivy with small, deeply lobed leaflets which turn a red and maroon color in the fall. The vine grows to a height of 70 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has insignificant white blooms from May …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tufted buttercup is a mounded native wildflower with small basal leaves and yellow flowering stalks that grows 6 … tall and wide. It prefers full sun and dry rocky or sandy soil, making it perfect addition to the rock garden. Attractive to butterflies, it is the earliest buttercup to bloom, beginning in March and continuing through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ACCOLADE™ elm is a deciduous pyramidal elm tree growing 50 – 60 feet tall and 24-40 feet wide. Its claim to fame is its resistance to Dutch elm disease and the elm leaf miner. This elm grows vigorously, displaying dark green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Prairie ironweed is a perennial plant that is native to the eastern parts of the US where it grows in locations … that are consistently moist and bright. It bears bright purple 3/4 inch flowers in late summer to mid-fall providing an unusual pop of tall color in the late season. Prairie ironweed grows to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hydrangea macrophylla is a deciduous shrub that grows 3-6’ tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and large … has mophead flowers which bloom from May through June on old wood and on new wood from July to October. Flower color is dependent on the soil in which the hydrangea is planted – blue in … the winter. Although the plant is hardy to Chicago’s Zone 5, it benefits from a sheltered site, winter mulch and burlap wrap to protect the buds and stems from dying to the ground during …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
