… beauty For thousands of years, cultures around the world have created designs on the ground. In India, rangoli patterns are crafted with symbols that aim to bring beauty, harmony, and … simple pattern on the threshold of her home,” said artist Indira Freitas Johnson, who grew up in Mumbai. “It’s done early in the morning to welcome the day and bring blessings on her family. During the day, people walk …
Type: Blog
… Deep pinkish red (with purple undertone) flowers are produced in sprays originating near the tip of the long cane like pseudobulb during the winter months in the Chicago area. The flowers are a unique cross between two of the many sections of Dendrobium orchids (second largest genus in the family) resulting in broad petals that are slightly twisted leading to the common name of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… White petals blush pink towards the base surrounding a dark pink lip edged in white. Phalaenopsis orchids are often called moth orchids because the flowers of some species resemble moths in flight. The name is derived from the word Phalaena , given by Carl Linnaeus to a group of … dark green on top. It is an epiphytic (growing on tree branches and trunks) plant that grows in moderate to high light and will thrive in an east window or a shaded southerly or westerly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This plant is a type of willow tree that has stems that are bright green in the winter time, even when it has lost its leaves. The stems can be used to make baskets too! … feet tall and about eight feet wide but this tree is usually coppiced (cut back very severely in late winter) so that it stays at about six to eight feet tall. When coppiced, the stems stay quite thin and pliable and are suitable for fine basketry. After the leaves fall in the winter the stems turn bright green providing winter interest against snow. Planting with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large, dark yellow petals are almost totally covered with orange spots and blotches in large flower clusters near the tip of the upright canes. Vanda orchids are monopodal, meaning they produce just one growing pseudobulb, often referred to as a cane, per plant. In nature, aerial roots that are produced along the length of the cane intertwine with the surrounding vegetation to keep the plant upright when in flower. Grow this orchid in very bright light, high humidity and temperatures in exceptionally …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Fox lily Eremurus stenophyllus Eremurus x isabellinus 'Pinokkio' In early June, Eremurus (er-e-MEW-rus), perhaps the most spectacular bulbous plant of them all, takes its rightful place, center stage, in the English Walled Garden. Eremurus , commonly known as foxtail lily or desert candle, is a member of the lily family. Not a true bulb but a tuberous root, it stores its food in fleshy, starfish-shaped roots, not in stem or leaf tissue as with true bulbs. In early spring, …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: Look for these rare visitors in the Dixon Prairie. Although identical in appearance to the eastern meadowlark, they are less common and their songs are different. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this bird of early spring and late fall singly or in small groups in the McDonald Woods or other wooded habitats at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Roses are generally not fertilized after the first week in August, although growers and rosarians interested in maximizing flower displays do continue to apply a dilute fertilizer. …
Type: Plant Info
… This evergreen shrub grows to a height of 15 feet in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It blooms from November to February and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
