… grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In March and April it has white blooms. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… This Asian native is an evergreen shrub that grows to 4’. It blooms in late May with clusters of white flowers. Like all rhododendrons, it prefers well-drained, fertile, acidic soil in partial shade. …
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… 4 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy blue and lavender blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
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… Large traditionally shaped moth orchid flowers feature pink petals heavily veined in dark pink to purple at their base. A white lip is edged in yellow and features two distinctive black dots at the base. …
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… Feathery spikes of pink, honey-scented flowers in June and July are followed by the foliage turning purplish red with the onset of cooler temperatures in fall. This nonhardy grass from Africa is suitable for use in annual displays in the Chicago area. Plant 'Savannah' in full sun and …
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… that food scraps and yard waste currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away! In landfills, these throwaways take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. … transformed into compost—a rich organic substance—used to improve your soil . Homemade compost is practically free, costing only your time. What is Compost? Compost is simply a pile or … creating a pile of vegetable and fruit scraps, yard waste, paper, and twigs. The pile can be in sun or shade. The larger the pile, the faster the materials will decompose. Water the pile …
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… Hardy kiwi vine 'Dumbarton Oaks' is female, and that's important to know if you want to grow it for the fruit as well as the … you'll need a male vine for pollination. The fragrant clusters of white flowers appear in late spring, followed in early fall with deliciously sweet, smooth-skinned fruit about the size of a grape. 'Dumbarton …
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… 'Olivia Orange' produces neatly mounded plants that are so smothered in hundreds of pumpkin-colored blooms that the foliage can scarcely be seen. It was bred for a … much under the weight of the flowers. According to the National Chrysanthemum Society, there is evidence that mums have been cultivated since at least the fifteenth century B.C.E. in China. They have long been a popular subject in Chinese and Japanese art. Japan honors the …
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… We know spring has arrived in northern climes when we see the cheery yellow blooms of the ubiquitous forsythias in April. Named after William Forsyth, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society in … poor soils and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to form flower buds. Never shear …
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… Purple-twig dogwood is notable for its dark purple-black stems in winter. This multi-stemmed shrub bears white flowers in spring followed by whitish blue fruit in summer. The foliage is dark green and turns a …
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