… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… removed. By this time, the large, green, straplike leaves should have formed. Nourish the bulb for next year's blooming by fertilizing once a month with a dilute 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 mix. Take … Chicago area), move the potted plant (consisting of a bulb and leaves at this point) outside for the summer. Place the pot in a sunny area with other garden plants so that it can take … before removing it from the bulb. The bulb is now in its dormant period where it will remain for approximately eight to 10 weeks. Around the new year bring the plant out of the basement, …
Type: Plant Info
… colors and unusual shapes, gourds are not only beautiful, but are also a wonderful medium for craftspeople. Carve, wax, stain, or varnish them; paint or dye them; use wood-burning tools … with thick, soft shells; and the less commonly grown luffa gourds that are valued in Europe for their spongy interiors. Lagenaria gourds come in several different shapes that define their uses: basket, bottle, dipper, and snake. The ornamentals are strictly for show. Brilliantly colored, often striped, mottled, warted, or grooved, they’re fascinating in …
Type: Plant Info
… more expedient and reliable method. Precision is especially important when considering plants for drug exploration. The cancer fighting properties in Taxol were discovered in a native species … times: we learn where plants grew in the past compared to where they are abundant today. For example, we know that invasive plants such as garlic mustard and buckthorn were not nearly as … available online via vPlants: The Chicago Regional Virtual Herbarium . The site contains data for 80,000 plant specimens, and can provide real-time reference for scientists in the field. With …
Type: Plant Info
… back new growth, wiring and shaping tree forms, and monitoring each plant's individual need for fertilizer, soil mix, water, and sunlight, they have been transformed into living sculptures. … collection, 50 of the showiest trees, at their prime moments of ornamental appeal, are chosen for public outdoor display in the Searle and Runnells Courtyards adjacent to the Regenstein … strategies, which would involve pruning, repotting, wiring, as well as closely watching plants for any sign of disease or insect attack. Workshops and special training sessions are held …
Type: Walks
… lighting designers Lee Fiskness and Travis Shupe while they were programming installations for this year’s Lightscape . Get ready for some insider tips! First, it’s remarkable to think about how many talented people collaborate … the focus in and of itself, which is rare in our industry. Q: Where do you gather inspiration for your lighting designs? A: I like to work with anything that inspires an idea. Then I take …
Type: Blog
… artistic touch, dotting the garden with statuesque, floral sculpture. Spring bulbs are beloved for their brilliance and promise of renewal. The tulips, daffodils, squill, grape hyacinths, and … learned, good drainage has a positive effect on hardiness and can bump up a plant’s chance for that coveted “reliable return.” Alliums have earned extra points lately due to their wildlife … Allium flowers are long-lasting and attractive, whether left fresh or dried on the stems, cut for indoor display or not. They attract butterflies, do not smell like onions (although the …
Type: Plant Info
… bloom. Some might say it is a cruel twist of floral fate to have all this excess in one month. For the gardener who possesses heirloom roses that bloom only once in the summer, these few weeks are cherished. For the gardener who values versatility at the back of the border, this is the month when the shrub roses begin their season-long flower display. And for the hybrid tea aficionado, June most certainly is high season. Even though most hybrid teas …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. What is the recommended procedure for overwintering annual geranium plants? A. There are several procedures gardeners use to … of frost has passed. Dig up the entire plant before the first fall frost. Check thoroughly for any signs of insects or disease since it makes no sense to bring problem plants into the …
Type: Plant Info
