… Tahiti daffodil ( Narcissus 'Tahiti') is popular for its large 4-1/2-inch wide, showy, double flowers with soft, yellow perianth segments …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… These are low-growing, softly spreading plants grown for their early blooming, sky-blue flowers and their silver-blotched green leaves. Bethlehem sage …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… on short stalks above the white, spotted foliage. 'Sissinghurst White' is an ideal plant for shaded locations with moist soil and cool summer temperatures. Trim back the foliage in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with a slight fragrance of old rose. The glossy evergreen leaves have a good tolerance for foliar diseases (black spot, powdery mildew). This cultivar maintains the spreading growth …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Botanic Garden gratefully acknowledges the institutions and individuals who share our vision for a more sustainable, inclusive, and healthy food system. Major support for Windy City Harvest programs is provided by: Anonymous donors Abbott Aetna Better Health of … Botanic Garden gratefully acknowledges the institutions and individuals who share our vision for a more sustainable, inclusive, and healthy food system. Major support for Windy City Harvest …
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… November is a great month to tuck your lawn and garden to bed for the season. Nighttime temperatures are dipping below freezing, frosts are more frequent, and … Soil from containers can be stored in a pile outside and combined with equal parts fresh mix for next year’s containers. Potting soil from window boxes can be discarded or stored for later use, provided there are no signs of disease. Protect garden beds from de-icing products …
Type: Plant Info
… as their foliage changes to golds, reds, and yellows. Some shrubs provide shelter and food for birds. Glossy black chokeberry, Northern bayberry, sumac, red chokeberry, and spicebush are … or mounding and vertical plants to create a contrast. Here are some underused shrubs for screening the garden. You can search our plant finder for more shrub ideas based on your garden’s sunlight, moisture, and soil conditions. Green …
Type: Plant Info
… Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, and to the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado, as backup. In an effort to extend … native species or simply to prolong the life of store-bought or garden-harvested seeds for future use. Read on for some tips to get you started. Steps to Saving Seeds at Home Choosing which type of seeds …
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… Garden. This hardy, adaptable bird is built to get food left by other birds that leave town for the winter. Woodpeckers can go up and down trees to find insects and larvae spending the … spiny tail helps the woodpecker stay balanced while it climbs up and down the bark looking for morsels. The Downy, one of the most abundant woodpeckers in North America, also can get at … In spring, you might hear the noisy calls of young woodpeckers in the tree cavities hollering for their breakfast. Downy Woodpeckers are among the first northern Illinois species to nest in …
Type: Birding
… only visitors at the 385-acre Chicago Botanic Garden —watched the bats hunt on Evening Island for night-flying insects and a little honeysuckle nectar to wash them down. Another side of the Garden emerges after the front gates close for the night—one in which the natural world is less colorful but more dramatic. In the dark, … plants with silver or variegated leaves, including lamb’s ear and hosta. Plant them in drifts for an especially dramatic look. Popular choices include mums, daisies, and climbing hydrangea. A …
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