… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and … from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… October has arrived. Late season flowers are particularly important to pollinators preparing for winter regardless of whether they migrate like Monarch butterflies and some hummingbirds or store away honey for next spring's young like honeybees. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… SOMBRERO® Salsa Red SOMBRERO® series is a compact series with a collection of hot colors like yellow, orange, red, and pink. This series is more floriferous than traditional echinaceas. It is great addition to the garden beds or large containers for a bright summer display. …
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… Deep, flaming orange, 4-inch, formal, decorative blooms appear in August and September on this shorter statured (to 3 feet) nonhardy tuberous plant. This is a great addition to the annual flower displays or can be used as a cut flower. Full sun, moisture-retentive, moderately rich soils are ideal conditions for dahlias. Stake the dahlias, once they have established their root systems to avoid the plants …
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… This Brazilian vervain ( Verbena bonariensis 'Buenos Aires'), a nonhardy perennial, differs from … in height by the end of the growing season in Chicago-area gardens. Their honey-like fragrance is a powerful attractant for pollinating insects and hummingbirds. Plant this perennial in full sun. In USDA Zones 7 to …
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… as compact spicy jatropha, produces showy bright pink flowers throughout most of the year. This "compact" selection features shortened internodes (the length of stem between the buds), resulting in a large shrub (versus a medium-sized tree for the straight species). Compare and contrast the very succulent-appearing Jatropha podagricea … members of the Euphorbiaceae family, this plant's sap contains a white latex substance that is a skin irritant and can be poisonous if swallowed. …
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… Water Gardens The Water Gardens in the Great Basin, consisting of tens of thousands of native and ornamental plants, extend gardens … with environmental sensitivity. Lush growth at the water’s edge provides a rich ecosystem for birds, insects, fish, turtles, and other wildlife. At the same time, the shores of the Great … with environmental sensitivity. Lush growth at the water’s edge provides a rich ecosystem for birds, insects, fish, turtles, and other wildlife. At the same time, the shores of the Great …
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… horizontal carpet of dark green needle like foliage in mid- spring (typically May in Chicago). This is a great plant to use in a rock garden, the front of a border or as a permanent groundcover in sunny locations; it's tolerant of most soils and relatively insect free (except for spider mites during dry periods in the summer). Pollinating insects are attracted to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and … from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and … from modest amounts of pruning to eliminate water sprouts and improve airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
