… The leaves of DANADA CHARM™ elm emerge glossy red then turn dark green in summer and yellow in fall. This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction … Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum for its resistance to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… resembling columbine or maidenhair fern. It blooms with tiny, double lilac-pink flowers borne in large, airy, terminal sprays that appear in July and August. The stems are thin and purple and may require staking or other support. It prefers rich, humusy, well-drained soil in light, dappled sun to part shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Any sunlight that passes through windowpanes now is less intense and of shorter duration than in summer. But that’s no problem for several indoor plants that can spotlight a drab corner with … grown, but that are currently trendsetting once again. These include cast-iron plant, mother-in-law’s-tongue, and radiator plant. Some of these beauties originated in tropical understories where little light reaches the ground. Although far removed from their …
Type: Plant Info
… Manager, Windy City Harvest For Ketaurah James, her job is more than just a job: She grew up in North Lawndale, where Windy City Harvest’s Farm on Ogden is located, and she has seen … is for city people, too. Years working for Windy City Harvest: 5 years, and she participated in Youth Farm as a high school student Grew up in: North Lawndale, Chicago Favorite Farm on Ogden produce: Strawberries for fruit, onions for …
Type: Blog
… ( Sinningia ). Description & Symptoms Weevils are beetlelike insects that feed on plant roots in their larval stage and plant leaves in their adult stage. Adult weevils are rarely seen because they feed at night and hide during the day in dense foliage, plant litter, or mulch. The black vine weevil makes a characteristic C-shaped …
Type: Plant Info
… tree, which is usually multistemmed, are wide-spreading. The saucer magnolia is enshrouded in flowers in late March to early April, when flowers open that are white to pinkish-purple and 5-10" across … silver-gray bark are the saucer magnolia's outstanding attributes. Saucer magnolia was bred in France in the 18th century as a cross between Magnolia denudata and M. liliiflora ; it has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large pinkish-purple flowers with prominent purple spots and blotches appear in masses towards the growing tip of the single cane. In the wild, aerial roots arising along the cane intertwine themselves with surrounding vegetation to keep the plants upright when in flower. In cultivation staking is required. Bright light, high humidity and high temperatures …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Most active in early morning and evening, this state-endangered bird may be seen flying over, sitting on logs in the water, or stalking prey on the shore. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Once threatened in Illinois, this now commonly seen raptor may be spotted anywhere in the Garden. Note: This is an image of a juvenile bird and not an adult. …
Type: Birding
… This elusive, medium-sized shorebird is known for its distinctive courtship flights at dusk in early May. It can be seen on the ground in wet woodland areas. …
Type: Birding
