… to a height of 1 foot with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It produces large clusters of greenish gold fruit in the fall after flowering in May and June. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I’ve heard about using water-absorbing crystals in container plantings. What are they? A. This product is actually a polymer in a crystal-like form. It is added to the soil in containers, near the plant’s roots, where it absorbs water like a sponge. As the soil begins …
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… This is a ground cover that forms a tight mat 3 inches tall and 18 inches wide. It blooms in spring with spikes of blue flowers that rise above the green foliage. It can be grown in average soil with average moisture in full sun to partial shade and can even tolerate being planted under walnut trees. It can be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the large purple ball-type ornamental onions to come into flower each year. Starting in May, 3 feet tall, sturdy flowering stalks support the purple star- shaped miniature flowers forming the large globe. Plant this allium in full sun, with moderate water conditions during growth and flowering, followed by a dry resting period ending in September. The flowers attract birds, bees, and butterflies, and are resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers on this old cultivar originally selected by famed horticulturist, Luther Burbank, in California. Young leaves can be cooked like greens and the seeds can be roasted, ground and eaten or left to feed the local songbirds. Plant in full sun in average soils and water only enough to establish the seedling root system. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Allium tanguticum 'Summer Beauty', forms a clump 12 inches wide. It blooms in mid-summer with pale lavender pink, 2-inch globes that sit atop 24-inch stems. It prefers well-drained, loamy soil in full sun. Summer Beauty is a butterfly and honeybee magnet. Summer Beauty ornamental globe onion is sometimes referred to in the literature as Summer Beauty lavender globe lily—but it is not a lily at all. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… spikes that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It’s best used for massed plantings in borders. It is deer resistant and will tolerate drought once it is established. Pruning the plant back in the spring will encourage more growth with the accompanying increase in flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… restrained size, the stems produced last year can be pruned back to retain two dormant buds in late winter. Left unpruned, the plant can reach 30 by 20 feet in size. 'Flamenco' is great for covering up unsightly light poles, etc., in the landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… characterized by long, sweeping branches and weeping twigs, with sharp-pointed needles growing in whorls of 15 to 20. 'Gold Cascade', bred in Australia, has needles that emerge with a soft golden hue. It requires well-drained soil and prefers to be on the dry side, once established. Himalayan cedars are not hardy in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
