… rose sports attractive waxy purple leaves and small soft pink flowers. Unlike most roses, it is grown mainly for its foliage, a unique combination of purple, gray, and green. The pink … in May and June, and are followed in the fall by orange-red hips that last into winter. It is a vase-shaped shrub with minimal thorns on reddish canes that grows 6 – 8 feet tall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Brown-eyed Susan is one of 5 species of Rudbeckia native to Illinois. It is very hardy and somewhat drought-tolerant. It forms a more bushy mound than the more commonly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Silver Carpet' is a fast-growing spreading perennial with furry silvery gray leaves that grows 12 inches tall. Unlike the typical lamb’s ears, 'Silver Carpet' does not produce flowers so is perfect for the low-maintenance gardener. Plant them in full sun in most, well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 4 feet wide) that blooms with fine-petaled rose-pink flowers from late summer into fall. It is tolerant of wet conditions and is mildew resistant. Pinch back until 4th of July. This will produce denser and more compact …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers from late summer into fall. It was named after the wife of garden writer Alan Lacy. It is tolerant of wet conditions and is mildew resistant. Pinch back until 4th of July. This will produce denser and more compact …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews ( T. cuspidata) ; and English yews ( T. baccata ). It prefers … soil in full sun to part shade, but can tolerate a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. It can also tolerate full shade and considerable pruning …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Seeing autumn squill in bloom in early September is always a surprise, because all of its cousins bloom in the spring. Numerous spikes of starry … densely cover spikes to 10 inches in height. The leaves are narrow and strap-like. Although it is native to North Africa, these bulbs have proven quite hardy in the Chicago area. We have …
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… The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map can help Is this the year to try bigleaf hydrangea, tea olive, or another plant that you think only grows … Zone Map , which can help you decide what plants might survive the winter. The update is the first since 2012. “It’s a great tool, and we’re glad the USDA continues to update these … much of the state of Illinois, has shifted to a slightly warmer zone. Most of the Chicago area is now in zone 6a, including the Chicago Botanic Garden, which previously was in 5b. (Zone 1a is …
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… garden. With leaves long gone from deciduous trees and perennials sticklike and bare, December is a good month to assess your yard/garden hardscape. Pyramidal or cone-shaped conifers are … yard from looking empty and brown? Conifers are commonly called evergreens, and "ever green" is just one of the benefits they bring to midwestern yards: many, many conifers are reliably … things first for your yard Think about the conditions that most conifers prefer. Full sun is the rule for all but hemlocks, some yews, and some arborvitae. Slightly acidic soil is key. At …
Type: Plant Info
… A wilt-resistant variety. This is a scented clematis with a honeysuckle-like fragrence. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
