… This is rare species found only in . It can reach a height of 75’. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… heighten your containers and garden with color, texture, and surprise? We love featuring mums in our fall displays at the Garden, but we also aim for variety and surprise. Here, Tim Pollak, … Commonly known as cockscomb because of its resemblance to a rooster’s comb, celosia comes in brightly colored red, pink, orange, or yellow blossoms that boast a velvety, wavy texture. … peppers are a favorite of mine, too,” says Pollak. “They’re a different kind of plant to see in a pot on a porch, and the fruit has fiery red, yellow, and orange color. When it gets down to …
Type: Blog
… Fall color is upon us, in all its heartbreakingly beautiful glory. All the key factors need to be in place for spectacular hues to emerge: abundant summer moisture, sunny fall days, and cool but … nighttime temperatures. Brilliant yellows and golds grab our attention, but let's go deeper in tone, to the often-overlooked drama of fall's purple foliage. There's more to fall color …
Type: Plant Info
… can thrive here with some attention to their culture and selection. They give continuous bloom in your garden from late May into early September; range in height from a diminutive 4 inches to a towering 8 feet; produce flowers from 1 inch across to as large as a dinner plate; dazzle in colors of white, pink, yellow, orange, and red to violet, and with all sorts of freckles, …
Type: Plant Info
… Zinnias originated as wildflowers in Mexico. They were also found growing a bit farther north in the western United States, and in parts of northern and western South America. As garden plants, zinnias have been enjoyed since …
Type: Plant Info
… the maximum number of top-quality spring flowers, tulips and daffodils require care first in fall, at planting time, and then again in spring. At both of these times, gardeners can enrich the soil by adding a couple of inches of organic compost as well as synthetic fertilizer. After planting the bulbs in fall, top-dress the bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly …
Type: Plant Info
… the maximum number of top-quality spring flowers, tulips and daffodils require care first in fall, at planting time, and then again in spring. At both of these times, gardeners can enrich the soil by adding a couple of inches of organic compost as well as synthetic fertilizer. After planting the bulbs in fall, top-dress the bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly …
Type: Plant Info
… The popularity of agave-based drinks like tequila and mezcal is at an all-time high in the United States. And that is bad news for agaves. As Hector Ortiz, Ph.D., plant conservation scientist at the Negaunee Institute , explains in this video, agaves have provided humans with food, fiber, and drinks for millennia. But the … the future of both wild and farmed agaves. Ortiz and others are looking for solutions in traditional methods of growing agave. In Mesoamerica, in what is now central Mexico, …
Type: Blog
… The Gardens of Rome and Florence Join an exclusive tour to some of the most beautiful gardens in Europe with Kris Jarantoski, executive vice president and director of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The tours (and all entry fees) of 11 gardens are included in a ten-day trip to Rome and Florence, from September 15 to 25, 2015, customized for Chicago Botanic Garden members in collaboration with Insight Vacations and Frosch Travel. Featured gardens include the Vatican …
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… In very early spring, Abeliophyllum distichum ‘Rosea’ provides a pale pink alternative to the … (as long as they are not bone dry) or aspect (full sun to partial shade) and completely hardy in the Chicago area, this 4’ to 6’ sized fragrant deciduous shrub is a wonderful compliment to the early spring bulbs that bloom at the same time. Best grown as an open arching shrub in the landscape because annual pruning to maintain a symmetrical shape will remove too many …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
