… most important timber trees. It can grow 2 feet per year, and attain a height and width of 60 to 75 feet. It is used in residential landscapes, on city streets, in parks and on golf courses. The acorns ripen biennially in fall and drop early, providing a food source for grouse, nuthatch, blue jays, wild turkeys, squirrels, bears, deer, and raccoons. Fall color is inconsistent and varies from red to reddish-brown or sometimes yellow. The leaves of this oak are broad and sharply toothed. There …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and in quantity as a crop, they can also be grown in the home garden. Special attention to pollination, disease/pest vigilance and pruning may be required for the trees to thrive and fruit in the home environment. Although apple fruit trees produce attractive …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… REDWING® American cranberrybush viburnum was selected for its densely branched form, good growth rate and attractive, red-tinted new foliage. This … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was introduced in … in Wisconsin. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
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… To keep cut flowers fresh, place them in room-temperature water as soon as possible. With a sharp … Make this cut while the stem is under water. Cutting on an angle increases the surface area for water intake. Add floral preservative to the vase water. Most preservatives contains an acid (to neutralize alkaline tap water) and an …
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… AUTUMN JAZZ® arrowwood viburnum, which suckers from the base to form in an upright oval habit, will grow to a height of 8' to 10'. It is named arrowwood viburnum because Native Americans used the … yellow. The arrowwood viburnum is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow of all viburnums for the garden. This shrub is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant …
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… The musicians of Lone Piñon learned from elder musicians who instilled in them a respect for continuity and an example of the radicalism, creativity, and cross-cultural solidarity that has always been necessary for musical traditions to adapt and thrive in each generation. In 2014, Lone Piñon was founded as a platform for … Mexico communities. Through relationship with elders, study of field recordings, connections to parallel traditional music and dance revitalization movements in the United States and Mexico, …
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… of them overlooked by nature lovers and gardeners alike, simply because “it's just too cold to go outside.” Perhaps that's true when the windchill dips to threatening levels or the snow blows sideways; but when the air is clear and calm, and the sun … do feather-light grasses that cast almost imperceptible shadows on the snow. How glad we feel for the subtlety of this season, where small favors are so enjoyed. The threadlike wisps of …
Type: Walks
… Discover invaluable techniques for advance food preparation in this hands-on cooking class. Practice knife skills of mincing and dicing. Learn to make and serve vegetable-focused appetizers such as savory mushroom toasts, jalapeño cheddar …
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… This workshop is for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques to grow vegetables in the winter. Whether you are growing in-ground or in raised beds, what are …
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… in habit with silvery gray leaves and creamy white flowers, 1½ inches in size. It grows to a height of 4 feet and 3 feet width. Its small size makes it adaptable for a mixed border or hedge. The silvery gray leaf color is adaptable with pink flowers and dark …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
