… Ritz Blue Scabiosa japonica Lavender pincushion-like flowers appear in mid-summer on this hardy but short lived perennial. The flowers and growth habit make this perennial useful in containers as well as flower beds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moderate moisture conditions. It has red, green, and yellow blooms that attract butterflies in March and April. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of 7 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has blue blooms in May and June. It belongs in a border. The fruit is attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This heron can be seen wading in water, spearing fish with its long beak, or flying over with neck and legs tucked. One of the most peaceful summer scenes at the Garden is observing a great blue heron standing in one of the lakes. The great blue stands 4 to 4 1/2 feet tall and has a blue-gray back; long, … heron takes off, revealing its 6-foot wingspan and looking like a prehistoric flying dinosaur. In flight, the great blue can be confused with the similarly sized sandhill crane. But the heron …
Type: Birding
… The most common year-round woodpecker at the Garden is frequently spotted-especially in the McDonald Woods and Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. Even on the coldest day in winter, you might see or hear a Downy Woodpecker give its whinnylike call in the woods at the Garden. This hardy, adaptable bird is built to get food left by other birds …
Type: Birding
… the versatile herb, rosemary. Rosmarinus officinalis is an evergreen shrub hardy to zone 6. In its native Mediterranean environment, it can reach 6 feet, but in Chicago, gardeners are more accustomed to its dainty growth patterns. The pale blue flowers … will help gardeners maintain healthy rosemary all year. Rosemary is happiest when grown in a soilless mix, which is a composition of vermiculite, perlite, and coarse peat. In the wild, …
Type: Plant Info
… lines is the most easily identifiable symptom. White or yellow spots appear on leaf surfaces in response to scale feeding. Timing & Life Cycle Euonymus scale spends the winter as a mated adult female that then lays eggs in the spring. These eggs hatch into tiny immature scales called crawlers that, for a brief … or white spots appear on upper and lower leaf surfaces. The entire leaf may turn yellow. In severe cases, leaves drop and the plant dies. Treatment & Solutions If possible, site plants …
Type: Plant Info
… zephyrs, tempts us all to step outside and enjoy the warming days. The Arrival of Spring In the northern hemisphere, we anticipate this season of new life and celebrate it (often long before it arrives) with flower and garden shows, pageants, and parades. In certain quarters, Mardi Gras and Carnival are synonymous with the advent of spring, as well as … and other seasonal holidays. The gradual lifting of light, coupled with a subtle change in the sun’s angle, reinforces the age-old feelings of hope, rebirth, and joy that define this …
Type: Walks
… Conservation = Restoration A rare remnant of the oak woodlands once common in northeastern Illinois, Mary Mix McDonald Woods is, in conservation terms, a restoration — an example of an ecosystem that is being brought back to … and even extra bike racks all contributed toward the coveted LEED-gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building earned its Gold LEED rating with points in six …
Type: Walks
… take a cue from natural areas where rocks and stones slide off a bluff and land at the bottom. In those sites, plants sprout up over time in the meager soil and sand that falls or blows in. In a designed planting, a crevice garden features vertical stone slabs closely spaced, …
Type: Plant Info
