… The short tidy rosettes with pale green leaves have white elongated dashes running from base to tip of each leaf, creating an amazing fabric pattern like effect. Stunning. Obviously selected for its unusual foliage, it does produce from summer to fall delicate spikes of coral to salmon colored bell shaped flowers. This is a diminutive aloe …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Spanish bluebells, bulbs native to the Iberian Peninsula come in a variety of colors. Flower spikes measuring 12 inches tall are … bell-shaped flowers in April. 'Queen of the Pinks' has pale pink flowers. They are good for mass planting and reliably hardy in the Chicago area. In its native habitat it frequently is … the canopy of deciduous trees with deep root systems like oaks that permit the two species to live side by side without directly competing for soil nutrients. By the time the trees leaf …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… crabapple are followed by yellow fruit. This is a dwarf cultivar of symmetrical habit suitable for sites where space is limited. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Satin Cloud crabapple is a dwarf cultivar noted for the cinnamon fragrance of its white flowers, its orange fall foliage, and bright yellow … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about two feet in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… appear from June until September. Each flower is open at most a single day, and in some cases, for only a morning. It grows to about eighteen inches in height and up to three feet in width. In an evaluation of spiderworts conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… RUTGERS SCARLET™ is a strawberry series that produces in June and has been bred to be superior in flavor and productivity. Developed for use in Jersey-area but is suitable for use in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I really want to start my own tomato plants this year. Am I too late? A: No, you are not too late. In the … into your garden until June 1. Since tomatoes require approximately eight weeks from seeding to transplanting, you do not need to start seeds until early April. However, starting tomatoes … your plants will be in the ground or in containers, and the amount of space you have available for tomatoes (be realistic!). You can then purchase seeds from a garden center, or from one of …
Type: Plant Info
… There’s more to the North Branch Trail addition than meets the eye. It’s a great story to tell the kids or to … Garden. But dig a little deeper (literally and figuratively), and you’ll find the reason for that slope: the “hill” is actually the remnants of a glacier. Its proper name is the Highland … The sedges are reportedly thriving. GFGT showed their appreciation in such an appropriate way. 5 Reasons to Love the North Branch Trail Extension It’s safe (for all the bike riders who’ve …
Type: Blog
… May Fertilize roses with a liquid 20-20-20 solution when flower buds are set. Monitor roses for insects and diseases. Check daily for black spot, especially in wet weather. Do not handle … (tissuelike patches on the leaves). Succulent new green growth is particularly susceptible to aphid attack. Monitor newly planted shrubs, small flowering trees, and juicy perennials for … of aphids — curled, distorted tip growth. Spray a strong stream of water on damaged foliage to remove pests. June One application of fertilizer in the spring is usually sufficient for …
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