… The large pure white flowers are large for a dendrobium orchid and feature a larger than normal lip. Clusters of flowers appear at the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hot temperatures. The flower spikes can be collected and dried throughout the growing season for dried arrangements. Songbirds love the seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Candle Light White poinsettia ( Euphorbia pulcherrima 'Candle Light White') was developed for greater longevity under the low light and dry atmospheric conditions found in most homes in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A stout barrel cactus from Argentina noted for brown to black thick recurved spines, dull green to blue green color barrel color and flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… than traditional echinaceas. It is great addition to the garden beds or large containers for a bright summer display. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar is noted for it's slender and upright growth habit to 40' tall by 10' wide and evergreen grey-green …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bred specifically for northern gardeners, this cultivar dies back to ground level each winter and then re-sprouts …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fertilize it periodically throughout the growing season with a formula created specifically for roses. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… October’s falling leaves signal a major transition for Chicago-area gardeners. Although daytime temperatures may be pleasant and even balmy this … of next year’s growing season. Garden To-Do List Plant spring bulbs Fall is prime time for planting spring-blooming bulbs. Consider adding new varieties to the yard and bulbs that are … the coming winter weather. Excess fallen leaves can be shredded and kept aside to use as mulch for perennial and garden beds in November, after the ground has frozen hard. Mulch helps regulate …
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… scutellarioides brings tropical colors and waves of texture to garden beds and baskets. Grown for its vibrant flashes of foliage, which span the color spectrum from yellow and chartreuse to … is enjoying a revival from its earlier years as a popular Victorian houseplant. The reasons for the current rage center on the plant's adaptability and growers' creativity. Once confined to … soil, these plants survived southern summers with no major problems. This is good news for Chicago-area gardeners who lack shaded yards. Growers have been busily hybridizing …
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