… a stem) are frequented by butterflies and, once the seeds are ripe, birds. This plant thrives in full sun and average soil. The gray-green leaves of summer age to a dusky rose color in autumn. Gardeners may want to deadhead the flowers to discourage this plant from becoming weedy. Stiff goldenrod is free of major insect and disease problems, and is not a favorite of deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bloom of English roses with the hardiness and disease resistance needed to thrive here. In TEASING GEORGIA® rose the central petals are a rich buttery yellow and have the classic … English quartered form.The outer petals are paler and cupped. All told, the petal count is 100 to 110, with the fragrance is classic tea rose. You can use TEASING GEORGIA® as a shrub, a … hedge depending on your needs. It's just a question of how you prune it. And you can grow her in part shade as well as full sun, though bloom won't be as abundant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… from its native China used the leaves to make a medicinal tea. It has a vase shaped habit and is noted for sparse foliage on the bottom portion of the plant. White flowers in May are followed by abundant red fruits in the fall; the fall foliage color is soft red. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… buds are set. Monitor roses for insects and diseases. Check daily for black spot, especially in wet weather. Do not handle rosebushes if foliage is wet and infected. Wait until leaves have dried before removing them and spraying. Monitor … strong stream of water on damaged foliage to remove pests. June One application of fertilizer in the spring is usually sufficient for species roses such as Rosa rugosa and shrub roses. All …
Type: Plant Info
… Strange, but true. This beautiful garden of edible plants is as much of a pleasurable stroll garden as any of the more traditional spaces, like the English … surprises at every turn. Explore the Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Learn More Structure in the Garden One of the myriad ways by which the fruit and vegetable display gardens are … architectural techniques bring order and organization to the plant material, maximize yields in small spaces, and encourage you to try these plants, and these methods, yourself. Vertical …
Type: Walks
… Striptease is a medium-sized hosta. Its leaves have wide, dark-green margins separated by a fine white line … It was named Hosta of the Year for 2005 by the American Hosta Growers Association. Striptease is a vigorous growing sport of H . ‘Gold Standard.’ It is an effective specimen plant. Hostas are … mutations or “sports” are also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… TRIUMPH® Japanese snowball bush viburnum is a deciduous shrub that grows to a height and width of 6'. In May, it produces white snowball-shaped flower clusters. The flowers attract butterflies. The foliage is deep green with prominent venation that gives the leaves a pleated appearance from which the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The purple Christmas rose hellebore is native to the Carpathian mountains of central Europe where it grows in full sun in open grassy … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Is it Spring or Winter? Flowers Wage Their Bets As if on cue, tiny green leaves peek out from the … CaraDonna, Ph.D., a Chicago Botanic Garden conservation scientist. “It is important to keep in mind that plants have long dealt with variable and unpredictable environments. How they make a … changes. An international team of scientists recently discovered a “thermometer” molecule in plants that can measure the temperature of the soil around them, which triggers spring …
Type: Blog
… Description: This tiny, long-tailed bird is usually found in wooded areas of the Garden, where it occasionally builds its small …
Type: Birding
