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  • … This Asian native spirea can grow to a height of 3’ with a 5’ spread and is covered with small white flowers in May or June. This shrub can be planted in full sun in a wide range of soil types as long as it is well drained. It flowers on new wood, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Description:  This is a water-loving black-and-white diving duck that may be found on any of the lakes, mostly in spring. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This bird is visible flying over the Garden on migration, hovering over the Dixon Prairie, or less frequently perched in a tree. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description:  This medium-sized shorebird is seen most often on shorelines in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve or around the Dixon Prairie. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This cavity-nesting bird is most often seen and heard in wooded areas of the Garden. It occasionally occupies bluebird …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This wren is most often heard, but may be seen, in wet areas of the Dixon Prairie or along restored …
    Type: Birding
  • … shrub grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is good as a ground cover or in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … shrub needs full sun to partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … evergreen tree needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 45 feet. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant