… to a height of 60 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Winter can be as easy or as hard on bugs as on humans, which is why after a fairly mild winter, some gardeners fear the worst. They imagine bugs coming out of … Japanese beetles, aphids, four-lined plant bugs, cucumber beetles, spongy moths — the list is legion. And all are ravenous for something green. Good and Bad Bugs Before you act, remember … Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Ladybird Beetles Number one on many lists of good insects is the ladybird beetle, often referred to as a ladybug. There are many varieties of ladybirds, at …
Type: Plant Info
… Fall color is upon us, in all its heartbreakingly beautiful glory. All the key factors need to be in place … feature a rich tapestry of many colors (think Vermont/New Hampshire/Maine). And while bright is beautiful, it's the contrast of the wine-dark colors—purple, maroon, burgundy—that creates the … check out the location with our Plant Finder . Even the "smoke" on 'Royal Purple' smoke tree is purple. Smoke tree ( Cotinus coggygria ) In the small tree category is the smokebush or …
Type: Plant Info
… rumors swirling around the Rosaceae family. “Our goal of presenting plants at the Garden is to disabuse everyone of the myths out there that roses are hard,” says Soulsby, senior … for.” Krasberg Rose Garden For your spring inspiration, here are myths he is busting Myth 1: Roses are too much work. That might have been true 20 years ago, but not … the Knock Out ® rose, introduced in 2000 by plant breeder William Radler (who, by the way, is the Garden’s consulting rosarian). “It transformed the market in terms of disease-resistance …
Type: Blog
… world celebrated soil: the United Nations proclaimed it the International Year of Soils. Soil is perhaps the least understood—and therefore least considered—part of gardening. And yet soil is, next to water, the most precious resource that a gardener has. In this edition of Smart … dirt? Start fresh with a raised bed garden, and heatlhy, nutrient-laden soil. Don't fight your site! If your soil is simply too difficult or contaminated to work with, don't fight it! Consider …
Type: Plant Info
… Is your garden fragrant enough? Gardeners often focus on color and design in their beds, borders, and yards and forget to factor in fragrance. Yet scent is keenly important to humans, as it is capable of triggering powerful reactions in the human brain. Information about scent not only …
Type: Plant Info
… in Illinois, this now commonly seen raptor may be spotted anywhere in the Garden. Note: This is an image of a juvenile bird and not an adult. …
Type: Birding
… This hawk prefers wet woodlands and floodplains. It may be seen in the Garden's woodland, but is more likely to be spotted flying overhead during late fall migration. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This elusive, medium-sized shorebird is known for its distinctive courtship flights at dusk in early May. It can be seen on the ground …
Type: Birding
… This is a small deciduous tree or large shrub that can grow to a height of 20 feet with a spread of 15 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
