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  • … This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 1 foot. It is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This clump-forming cycad needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 4 feet. It is a specimen. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Take a deep breath, and feel the love   Is it possible to breathe in … love? We think so. The heady scents that flourish at the Chicago Botanic Garden are enough to make anybody swoon: the floral embrace of a rose, the intoxicating aroma of lilies, the …
    Type: Blog
  • … Now that both temperature and leaves are falling, a gardener's thoughts turn to planting bulbs. In an April Smart Gardener , our headline read: " Plan Now, Plant Later ." Now is time to "plant later"—put your planning steps into practice as you commence planting the daffodil …
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  • … This tree needs full sun and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of about 6 feet. From March to August it produces white blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … <p>Among the hardy flowering gingers, 'Daniel Weeks' is one of the longest lasting. Flowering spikes that can reach up to six feet high begin to open around the end of July, and bloom continues to mount the spike until the first frost. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … When mature, the sweet birch has an open, rounded habit and can grow 40 to 50 feet tall. It is successful in naturalized areas or used as a shade tree. The sweet birch actually provides a … The twigs are fragrant and are a source of oil of wintergreen. Sweet birch is native to the eastern U.S. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Native to eastern tropical Australia, this small flowered species produces spikes of up to 15 light lavender flowers with darker markings on their lips. In the wild it prefers to grow … exposed rock outcroppings in full sun, high humidity and warm temperatures. In cultivation it is ideal for small pots and produces a relatively shallow root system. The orchid family consists …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant