… of 20 feet. It is a specimen and resistant to deer. Its fruit is blue and purple (appears only on female trees) and attracts birds. …
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… White 'catchfly' styled flowers open along the end of long waving wands of stems on this short lived perennial from the Caucasus Region. A potential addition to a prairie style …
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… Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden The perfect place for children to engage with plants, the Grunsfeld Children’s Growing Garden is a colorful living classroom with garden beds at just the right level for curious young minds. Budding gardeners and future scientists learn by doing in the Children’s … plants, and nurture fruits and vegetables from seed to harvest. It’s an ideal environment for family exploration and for guided programs such as field trips, Camp CBG, and Nature …
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… C. Ching' blooms with dozens of silver-dollar-sized yellow blossoms with reddish-brown banding on long (up to 18-inch), arching bloom spikes. Multiple bloom spikes per plant turn this … at night and 80 degrees F. during the day. If container grown, a 12-inch or larger clay pot (for stability) is recommended. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
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… Single white daisies are produced on the mounded fern like foliage of this non-hardy perennial. Thrives in hot dry conditions in …
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… Bright red, 3.5-inch, formal, decorative-shaped blooms appear on a smallish plant (2.5 feet in height) from midsummer up to the first hard frost. This nonhardy …
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… Masses of bright red flowers contrast well with the dark green foliage on this beebalm that has an extended flowering season due to a repeat flowering characteristic. …
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… winter, forsythia signals spring with a generous cascade of bright yellow flowers. Depending on the spring weather, they flower any time from mid-March to mid-April. Most forsythias are … many forsythia species and cultivars. A cultivar is a plant developed through breeding for particular characteristics such as color, scent, size, or shape Girald forsythia ( Forsythia … be doing unnecessary pruning to keep it in bounds. Forsythia develops next year’s flowers on this year’s branches. Pruning should be done right after the shrub is finished flowering. If …
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… buckeye) A dense, spreading, 8- to 10-foot shrub that produces pinky white, brushlike flowers on 1- to 2-foot upright stems in July and August. Tolerant of partial shade, it prefers even … x clandonensis (bluebeard) This can be a dieback shrub in Chicago gardens, depending on the severity of the winter. Smaller than the butterfly bush, it produces soft blue brushlike … with highly fragrant white or pink flowers. Its suckering habit makes it a good candidate for naturalistic sites. Heptacodium miconioides (seven-son-flower) The tallest of the group, it …
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… allowing moisture to penetrate deeper. And the very same organic matter makes it easier for naturally fast-draining sandy soils to retain more life-sustaining moisture. Adding a layer of organic mulch on top of the soil reduces evaporation and keeps fast-growing weeds from winning the battle for scarce moisture. But mulch also makes it less likely that rain-saturated soils will become …
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