… Description: This wren is most often heard, but may be seen, in wet areas of the Dixon Prairie or along restored shorelines. Look for their globular nests in sedges along the Skokie River. …
Type: Birding
… This perennial grows to a height of 1 foot in partial to full shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border, a ground cover, or an understory plant, and it is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… height of 2 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and purple blooms in July and August. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen perennial grows to a height of 3 feet in full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can reach a height of 1 foot. It blooms in late spring with golf ball-sized umbels of white florets. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in partial shade. Alliums are deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy yellow blooms that attract butterflies in May and June. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. In the summer it produces pale yellow bracts. It goes in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Gateway’, at 5 feet in height, is shorter and sturdier than the straight species and features mauve-pink flowers that butterflies are unable to resist. It grows best in moist soils and full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in March and April. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial needs full sun and moderate moisture to reach a height of 3 feet. In July and August it produces orange and red blooms that give way to black fruit. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
