… Lycoris chinensis known as the Golden Surprise Lily has medium yellow to golden-orange spidery flowers with curved and ruffled petal edges. It is native to China and is hardy to zone 5. Slowly increases over time through production of daughter bulbs … fertile well drained soils. All Lycoris dislike disturbance and will frequently remain dormant for a couple of years after transplanting. …
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… Creamy yellow to pale-orange flowers are produced atop sturdy stems on this tulip belonging to the Darwin Hybrid section. 'Daydream' was released to the trade in 1980 from the Netherlands. It is a sport of 'Yellow Dover'. Darwin Hybrids are the best adapted tulips for naturalizing in the Chicago area if planted in full sun and well-drained soil that stays on …
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… When the rosarian William Radler was a teenager, he resolved to breed a hardy rose that was beautiful, bloomed all season, was disease resistant, and maintained an attractive shrublike habit. He remains committed to breeding the "high-maintenance" issues out of his roses. He succeeded with his first … award-winning shrub rose that mail-order catalogs call "perhaps the best-ever landscape rose for four-season interest." Mr. Radler germinated the first Knock Out seed in his basement during …
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… New! Enjoy an evening of tasty Italian bites to serve as inspiration for a fall or winter get-together in this hands-on cooking class. Learn techniques to create the following appetizers: roasted artichoke hearts, braised peppers, pancetta crisps …
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… remaining constant, what is changing, and how is nature affected? Use winter-based phenomena to drive investigations around these questions. Create tools to measure and graph the position of the sun. Track weather changes, observe animal signs and interactions, and examine adaptations and methods for surviving the winter. CPDUs: 6 Grade level: K – 12 Classroom 9 …
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… Dinner plate-sized, formal decorative-styled blooms in bright yellow with white tips to the petals appear from mid-July up to the end of September. Plant tubers or plants in late spring, after the danger of late frosts have passed, in full sun, moisture-retentive, rich soils and stake for support of the massive blooms. This dahlia is great as a cut flower. …
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… lavender mature into inflated green "hairy" round balls with external appendages that appear to be hairs. This non-hardy perennial attracts and amazes gardeners and their visitors with the … beginning in late July and extending into early winter. Plant in full sun and provide space for these conversation pieces to reach full size. …
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… Pink buds open to incredibly full and fragrant pale pink flowers in spring. Centennial Blush™ is a prolific … Its attractive green leaves grow on an interesting branching structure, and they turn yellow to bronze in autumn. It can be grown as a large shrub or a small tree, perfectly suited for small urban gardens. …
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… Love majestic shade trees but find gardening under them a challenge due to mature tree roots and a dry shade environment? Solve these problems and learn how to create a low maintenance space that blooms from spring through fall and pleases the eye with a variety of textures, shapes, and colors, all for the shade. Nina Koziol, horticulturist and writer Classroom 6, Learning Center …
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… This plant is a native of Tibet, Bhutan and China where is loved for its beautiful spring blossoms. These tree peonies are a selection of pink flowering peonies. They are deciduous shrubs that have woody stems unlike bush peonies which dies back to the ground in the winter. They can grow to five feet tall and four feet wide in moist, well-drained soil. …
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