… When it comes to controlling invasive plants, a little faith can’t hurt. This is particularly true for garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). We have been struggling to get this highly invasive biennial plant under control at the Chicago Botanic Garden for more than … garlic mustard at the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. Wouldn’t it be great if nature offers a way to rid our region of an invasive plant that has been plaguing our natural areas for so long? …
Type: Blog
… From Garden to Vase A day before the recent snowfall, I stepped into my garden to see what I could pick. The flowers are gone but the garden continues to be a source of material for indoor arrangements. A bouquet can be small—something for a kitchen countertop, a nightstand, …
Type: Plant Info
… Golden Tiara has small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a … Many sports of this cultivar are available in the trade. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Flowering Japanese crabapple is a classic that is noted for its abundant fragrant flowers. The transition from bud to flower offers a color range from almost red to pink to white. The fruit is yellow with a pinkish blush. This species is extensively planted …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Kentucky wisteria ( Wisteria macrostachya ), the hardiest of the wisterias, greets visitors to the Bulb Garden with pendant racemes of lilac-blue flowers. Wisteria grows to 25 feet and requires proper pruning for the maximum number of flowers. It is a recommended alternative to Chinese wisteria ( W. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Examine the compositional techniques of today’s contemporary nature and landscape photographers to help find your photographic voice. Apply these ideas to your work through weekly class projects. Display your photographic vision through a portfolio created during the workshop. This course is designed for intermediate photographers. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Dress for the …
Type: Item Detail
… Mahogany beebalm grows to about 2-3 feet high and around 1-2 feet wide and has dark red flowers during mid-summer. As … evaluation of beebalms held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Mahogany beebalm was found to have 3 inch blossoms covering 40-60% of the plant for about 6 weeks from early to midsummer. It had very poor mildew resistance and some winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Umbrellas forms a very large (3 feet tall by 4 feet wide) mound of dark green leaves that tend to cup downward. This hosta tends to lose its initial bluish color earlier than other blue-leaved hosta. It blooms in June with … 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The leaves of Great Expectations feature wide blue-green margins surrounding a creamy yellow to white variegated center. Widely acknowledged as one of the most stunning hostas, Great Expectations may take several years to reach its mature large size. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although … 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Love Pat features blue-green, slug-resistant foliage forming a medium to large mound (14 inches tall by 16 inches wide) over time. It is a Tokudama variety of hosta, which blooms with white flowers in mid to late summer. 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 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
