… grows to a height of 59 inches with partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This deciduous conifer rises to more than 40 feet in height with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This oval specimen tree rises to only about 4 feet in height with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and shade. A bonus—they are ornamental and attractive, often providing multi-season interest in the landscape. Many can be used in a border, alongside a garage or foundation wall, along a … in height and width. Often seen in local forest preserves, woodlands or roadsides, elderberry is sometimes overlooked as a good shrub for the home garden. Give it a spot with full to part … and once it’s established it can withstand drought conditions and works well in a hot, dry site. With age, lead plant becomes increasingly woody. (If deer are an issue, the plant will need …
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… Photography is as much about seeing and understanding the subject as it is about the technical side of taking the picture. With an emphasis on composition, this course … camera “sees” through the lens, helping you discover the truly wonderful images can be found in any garden, along any path. FPC required course, nature and landscape track Tobin Fraley, …
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… plants produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones (these are poisonous). This is a cross between Japanese yews and English yews T. baccata. ; It prefers average, medium moist, well-drained 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. …
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… 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 average, medium moist, well-drained 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. …
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… to Johnson Nursery and Bailey Nurseries, who market the plant. It retains its green color in winter like Techny, but is much more dense and compact, forming a pyramid about six feet tall by three feet wide. This cultivar would be good for a low hedge or an accent plant where space is limited. …
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… This toad lily has excellent foliage through the early season and is then capped by terminal clusters of unusual, tricolored flowers. The blooms, which range from … pink, have crimson spots inside and a yellow eye. Underused because it's not known, this plant is a delightful addition to the shade garden. Use it as an accent plant, container plant or ground cover in a woodland garden. A late-blooming perennial with attractive flowers and foliage …
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… Allium senescens , also known as German garlic, is a tough perennial for the Chicago area with pink or lavender flowers from July through August. … are frequently curved. This species can reach 20 inches high by 8 inches wide when grown in full sun and well-drained soil. Butterflies, moths, and bees are attracted to the flowers, while the sap from the bruised leaves and bulbs is reported to deter insects and moles. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
