… conifer needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of about 3 Feet. It is a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial grows to a height of 10 inches with partial shade and moist soil conditions. It is a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… needs partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to grow to a height of 5 feet. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tree grows to a height of more than 40 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a shade tree. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… smooth, hefty versions were bred and popularized. Parsnips from the past 'Hollow Crown' is a venerable variety, known before 1825, that's still available today. (Heirloom seed companies … England in 1859, meeting with wild popularity. If the loose, loamy soil that parsnips prefer is exceptionally deep, this parsnip can reach 36 inches in length! Notably sweet—some say the sweetest of all—'The Student' is also said to be redolent of lavender. British seed company Thompson & Morgan is one source for …
Type: Plant Info
… need a windbreak, but a row of evergreens, like arborvitaes, can provide privacy and a nesting site for songbirds. A blanket of snow on their boughs adds winter enchantment in our garden. Eastern arborvitae or northern white cedar, ( Thuja occidentalis ), is a native tree east of the Mississippi. Western arborvitae, ( Thuja plicata ) is found in western North America. Both are sold in Illinois and there are many cultivars. Most …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This is a water-loving black-and-white diving duck that may be found on any of the lakes, mostly in …
Type: Birding
… Description: This large gull is often seen on the lakes during spring thaw, or at other times either flying over or swimming. …
Type: Birding
