… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Whitfieldia elongata is commonly called white candles for its never-ending display of 2- to 3-inch pure white flowers surrounded by a petaloid calyx. …
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… are actually lavender with a darker lip and yellow blotch below the nectar guides. The search for a "blue orchid" consumed a number of 18th and 19th century plant explorers. Cattleya …
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… with yellow tips. Heat- and drought-tolerant Zowie! Yellow Flame is a good selection for container gardens. Blooming now in the Graham Bulb Garden, as shown here, hard-working …
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… about right this year, but the quality of the experience is a little ‘off,’” Tankersley said. “For instance, the cherry [tree] outside my office—in a good year—is a mass of light yellow … the Chicago area is hard to predict.” Part of the mission of the Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action is to fight climate change through scientific research … a topic of conversation among the horticulture staff for the last couple of weeks and in the news,” said Tankersley. “The diminished [fall] displays are caused, in part, by the drought and …
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… executive vice president and director. And we also asked an Endeavor Health physician for winter health advice on getting outside no matter the season. “You have to look more closely … time when you want to relish all of the tawny hues—the browns, beiges, salmony-pinks.” Look for willows with barks of gold, yellow, and orange, and ornamental shrub dogwoods with red, … as refreshing as a cup of coffee. Experience scenic vistas during the day and Lightscape for after-dark enchanting walks. And don’t forget that the importance of fresh air and exercise …
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… in early July, while conducting routine pollinator assessments with my Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student Jenny, we noticed something unusual: a bumblebee with a bright … Jenny and I were gathering data that day was to understand how home gardens can provide food for diverse insect pollinators, from bees to butterflies to beetles. Our research aims to provide … this sighting would not be an isolated case. Over the next several weeks, Jenny and I searched for Bombus affinis across the Garden’s campus with great success locating more than ten different …
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