… Jacob's ladder is a biblical name for a heavenly plant. It grows up to 2' in height with attractive foliage, divided, with 19 to 27 leaflets per leaf. Drooping dainty blue flowers hover over the plant in early summer. This …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… With a narrow pyramidal habit, bald cypress reaches a mature height of 50' to 70'. Its feathery green leaves are yellow-green in spring, a soft sage green in summer and … large specimen deserves a place of prominence in the landscape. Another attractive feature is the reddish-brown bark. This is a characteristic species of swamps in the eastern states. When … conifer has one of the widest ranges of distribution, growing from Illinois all the way to Florida. Lovely pyramidal deciduous conifer that also can be grown as a bonsai. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… TART TM arrowwood viburnum gets it name from its bright raspberry red fall foliage. This is a cultivar of the North American native that is more rounded and compact than the species. Its … of the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… <p>For a mid-size shrub, this <em>Weigela</em> has an outsize impact. New foliage is a bright golden color. The late spring bloom is pink, flushed with purple. And even at … hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cool Gold piggyback plant is a native of the cool forests of western north America. It takes its name from the plantlets that grow from on top of more mature leaves and appear to be piggybacking on them. Cool Green has bright yellowish-green heart-shaped leaves that are covered in tiny hairs. The plant grows to form a mound about eight inches high but extends when each plantlet puts roots down. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Purple heart, a member of the spiderwort family, is one of the most common tropical foliage plants offered by garden centers for use in annual beds and baskets in the Midwest. Native to Mexico, this vine produced elongated, succulent, rich purple leaves that fold inward. The … so as they trail along the ground. There are about 70 species of spiderwort, with three native to the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… techniques by doing weekly exercises based on class lessons. Finally, use design techniques to create your own professional portfolio worthy of exhibition. This course is designed for intermediate photographers. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must …
Type: Item Detail
… Q. When and how do I divide irises? A. The best time to plant and transplant rhizomatous (or self-seeding) iris is after flowering but before the end of August. Established plantings of iris should be divided every three to four years or when the clump becomes crowded and flowering decreases. When transplanting iris, …
Type: Plant Info
… The titan arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) is not really a flower; technically it’s the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. At 6 to 8 feet tall in bloom, it’s striking. Also known as "corpse flower" because of the unbelievable … spadix rises, heats up and opens, causing the female flowers ringing the bottom of the spadix to open and release their scent all at once. The experts at the Huntington Library, Art …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lemon Lime is a rapid grower that forms a small mound (1 foot tall by 1½ feet wide) of greenish-gold foliage. It may rebloom if its first scapes of purple striped flowers are cut to the ground after flowering. The flowers can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
