… is provided. It prefers full sun and partial shade. Contact with its needles may cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. During the winter, the foliage will darken to a purplish-brown. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… but does not tolerate constantly wet conditions. Dutch elm disease is usually not a problem for this tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Garden Sunday, July 30, 2017 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hot or sweet? Peppers are a global favorite for home gardeners, and there are so many kinds to grow and use. Sharpen your pepper skills—from … horticulturist tours, volunteer Q&A stations, and Family Drop-in programs, there’s something for everyone. Vendors will offer plenty of pepper products—and you can compare flavors with … by the Garden Shop or the Wheelbarrow to buy the book, and she can personalize and sign it for you. Take a pepper tour at 1 or 3:15 p.m. with the Fruit & Vegetable Garden horticulturist …
Type: Event for Calendar
… they have limited usage. If you can’t resist using containers with no drainage, see these for instructions on drilling bottom holes. If a container is used that has large drainage holes, … will fail to bloom and may grow taller than normal and spindly because they are stretching for more light. Shade plants grown in too much sun may scorch and fail to thrive, which can lead … Please contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for additional information. …
Type: Plant Info
… to fit different watering needs. Hand-held devices or watering cans are the easiest to use for containers or specimen plants that may require higher amounts of irrigation. Screw nozzles … beneath where they lie, as well as several inches on both sides of the lines, and are good for perennials, small shrubs, vegetable beds and even certain containers. Drip irrigation … also eliminates applying water to plants that gardeners do not want watered and can be zoned for specific areas. Lawns, trees, and large shrubs are best irrigated with rotary, …
Type: Plant Info
… they're large, moveable, colonize naturally, and, as long as they're not waterlogged, last for decades—possibly outliving the person who planted them. In fact, there's only one real … 2: Snap pix at the Garden Second, head up to the Chicago Botanic Garden in April—high season for daffodils. We have 538,651 planted here (give or take a few) and 231 varieties for you to see in situ before you order for fall. How to find them? Our GardenGuide app (it's …
Type: Plant Info
… with its shorter days and cooler nighttime temperatures, it may be the busiest of months for many gardeners. Vegetable gardeners have their hands full—literally and … to your soil until you know what it lacks. Contact the Garden’s Plant Information Service for a complete listing of soil-testing agencies. Follow agency instructions on where and how to … Remove diseased plants immediately, as well as those that have finished their growth cycle for the year. Compost only healthy plant material. Warm-season crops, such as peppers and …
Type: Plant Info
… the smallest diving duck in North America. You can identify the male fairly easily—look for a small black-and-white duck. The body is mostly white, the back is black, and the head looks … which is how this species got its name. Don't expect these diving ducks to stay in view for long. Before you know it, the bufflehead is diving under water searching for food, then emerging like a submarine in another part of the water. Buffleheads are considered …
Type: Birding
… larvae hidden in branches. These golden-crowned kinglets seemed fairly tame as they searched for food, giving the observer a chance to see their bright golden heads, and even the red color … Mexico, but many remain in the United States year-round. April and October are prime months for seeing golden-crowned kinglets at the Garden. When walking past conifers where they often feed, listen for four soft, high-pitched notes, and see if you can find one of these avian gems. …
Type: Birding
… low-mounding shrub, 2 to 4 feet tall, whose frosty green, aromatic foliage is a lovely foil for virtually all other plants of the true Chicago mixed border — perennials, grasses, dwarf … family, or Verbenaceae, Caryopteris comprises 15 different species. The plant most valuable for Chicago-area gardens is C . x clandonensis and its cultivars. Kris Jarantoski, executive … vice president and director of the Chicago Botanic Garden, who has studied dieback shrubs for 25 years, singles out 'Arthur Simmonds' for its cold-hardy performance in evaluation trials. …
Type: Plant Info
