… cold hardy (Zone 2). It is generally grown as a multi-trunked shrub and can range in height from 2’ to 20’. Its light green needles are slight curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Scilla forbesii is an upright-growing bulb from southwest Turkey flowering in late winter and early spring with blue and white flowers. It …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… summer arrives, they will be going dormant. Compounds in the leaves deter deer, rabbits, etc. from nibbling the foliage and flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in their jurisdictions? Forester Jenny Lesko had. In late spring, Toth got permission from the DNR to harvest mistletoe. He drove more than 400 miles to meet Lesko in woods near a … on a fallen silver maple tree in the water. As luck would have it, Lesko had brought a kayak from home, and Toth was an experienced paddler. “It’s not very often I get to incorporate a kayak … tree. With a hand saw, he pruned off the branches that had the most mistletoe. Lesko watched from shore. “I thought, he better not fall in—I don’t want this day to end in a water rescue!” …
Type: Blog
… medicine failed. It involved a bad case of pneumonia, an ill-tempered toddler, an escape from the hospital, and my great-grandmother’s plant medicine. I don’t remember the experience … teachings and provide a path for healing for myself and my loved ones. Below are four examples from my own experience; I’m a citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and manager of the … Cultural Center in Schaumburg. The author, Gina Roxas-Gonzales, has learned about healing from the traditional teachings of family elders, including her great-grandmother Vivian. A word …
Type: Blog
… they are frequent residents at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Right now, many more are coming from Canada, stopping in search of nectar and insects. They’re building up energy for their long … three times their weight each day in tiny bugs, spiders, and nectar. They’ll also take meals from other creatures. Our garden has a large wheelbarrow that I plant with annuals. One summer I … late spring and early summer, the female hummingbird builds a golf ball-size nest often made from lichen, bits of spider webs, and soft leaves. There are usually two tiny eggs in the one or …
Type: Plant Info
… dots that look like dozens of dolls’ eyeballs staring in different directions. Enjoy them from afar, since—like other berries in the baneberry family—they are poisonous. Cinderella … a province in the southern Indonesian section of Borneo. Its common name is derived from its near-black leaves, but the plant is not nearly as dark and ominous as its namesake. Monstera, Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA / CC BY-SA Monstera This tropical plant gets its Latin name from …
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… to switchgrass for fuel. When fossil fuels are burnt, explains Bransby, carbon is removed from below ground (gas and oil wells and coal mines) and released into the atmosphere as carbon … gas that increases the risk of global warming. Switchgrass, like all other plants, removes CO2 from the atmosphere, incorporating it into plant tissue both above and below ground. The … switchgrass is harvested and burned for energy, CO2 is again returned to the atmosphere from where it was originally obtained by the plant, but it will have reduced the need for some …
Type: Plant Info
… out at 4 to 6 feet ( S. rigida, S. gigantea, S. rugosa, and S. altissima ). Most bloom from late summer to early fall. The different species of goldenrod are found in many environments … flowering. Its short, 2-foot stature makes it a good choice for small-space gardens. It blooms from early July to mid-August. Solidago flexicaulis 'Variegata': A good selection for … foliage, this cultivar grows taller than 4 feet and has a spreading nature. It blooms from early September to mid-October. Solidago 'Goldkind' (Golden Baby): Comparable in size to …
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… are less dense and the potting soil is loose, it is easier to tease out the roots to grow away from the main trunk. When placing the plant in the hole, pack the soil firmly, but not too … maladies. And often, dense piles of mulch (especially wood chips) actually route water away from the plant and wick moisture from the soil. Mulch wide, not deep. Thumb-deep is enough. Trees send out roots laterally: they …
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