… 3-foot masses of large bold textured, deeply cut, deep green leaves. This is an ideal plant for moist, shady locations in the garden or those areas that receive supplemental irrigation …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soil, and protect from rabbits and deer. This lightly fragrant cultivar is suitable for use as a cut flower or in the landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… yellow to bronze in autumn. It can be grown as a large shrub or a small tree, perfectly suited for small urban gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and disease resistant it is a great pollinator attractant in the garden. Full sun provides for the best bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… guards those secrets. We leaf-peepers can only watch in wonder. The Perfect Ingredients for Fall Color For maximum fall color, a tree must be healthy and well watered. It also needs an ideal … and harvest followed by drastic change. As the tall trees begin to color up, they compete for attention with all the brightly blooming perennials and annuals planted throughout the …
Type: Walks
… $25 members/$30 nonmembers Day-of: $30 members/$35 nonmembers Parking is per car; free for Garden members By purchasing tickets for this event, you agree to terms and conditions stated below. * Must be 21 or older to purchase … may also be purchased at the Chicago Botanic Garden Information Desk in the Visitor Center. For questions, please call (847) 835-5440. Must be 21 years of age or older with valid …
Type: Event for Calendar
… through fall. Phil Douglas, curator of woody plants, shares six of his favorite shrubs for fall color. Fothergilla xintermedia 'Mount Airy’ In early spring, this shrub produces a … foliage makes it an autumnal star. “These shrubs turn vibrant yellow, orange, red, and purple for lengthy periods during the fall,” Douglas says. Plant it in full sun to part shade in a spot … fothergilla. Rhus copallina 'Lanham's Purple’ Flameleaf and shining sumac are common names for this native, sun-loving plant. ‘Lanham’s Purple’ is a cultivar with rich burgundy-purple …
Type: Plant Info
… Before heading for mulch piles, these plants take one final star turn. At the Chicago Botanic Garden, even in … Imagine root flares, weathered stumps, and twisted branches taking center stage. Once bound for the mulch pile, these remnants now take a last autumnal bow as art before they return to … Garden. Visitors may smile at the novelty, but they may also feel something deeper: gratitude for years of service, or even a quiet recognition of shared mortality. The Final Cut: Coppiced …
Type: Blog
… view of natural history. A properly arranged bouquet was said to convey a “secret message” for the recipient. The “social media” of its day, this Victorian fad, led to many editions of … The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt Library presents this symposium as the capstone event for a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to conserve and digitize language of flower genre editions. Collaboration: The …
Type: Event for Calendar
… from your own backyard to make interesting centerpieces. Here are some plants to look for: Osage orange ( Maclura pomifera ), ornamental grass plumes, crabapple fruit ( Malus sp.), … larger plumes, twigs, or seed heads in the back or middle of your display if you are looking for height. Another option is to group your arrangement by color—pastels, browns, oranges and …
Type: Plant Info
