… its distinctive horizontal branching habit appears to belong in a Japanese garden, though it is a native species. Its scientific name Cornus alternifolia indicates that its leaves alternate … early June and are followed by bluish-black fruit in July much beloved by birds. Fall foliage is golden orange. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… white, green, purple, or a mixture of these. A low-growing perennial succulent, hen-and-chicks get their common name from their tendency to start new “chicks” in a circular pattern around the … and vivus, meaning “living,” because this perennial plant keeps its leaves in winter and is very resistant to difficult conditions of growth. The foliage varies from blue, bronze green, purple, black, to red and silver, and these colors remain even when the plant is not in bloom. The flowers, which bloom from May to June, come in a variety of solid and mixed …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: 2 miles Time: 1 hour 30 min to 2 hours Stop 1: Barbara Brown Nature Reserve When it comes to birding, the … the quiet as much as visitors do in this off-the-beaten-path natural area. Beneath the trees is a sunny, open understory that appeals to wood-pewees, great crested flycatchers, and indigo … slope of the waterfall is the first place to catch the sun’s light every morning. Insects get active early there, which means that warblers, vireos, and thrushes do, too. Stop 6: …
Type: Page
… Spring is here and with it come wildflowers—trillium, mayapples, and spring beauties. Take a stroll or … plants, perhaps without giving much thought to what will go where in the garden. It’s easy to get swept away. Flowers, with all their colorful exuberance, are often the reason we are … Plants Take a good look at planting beds around the home’s foundation. Large shrubs can get out of control, become massive, and eat up lawn space, and cover windows. Is it time to prune …
Type: Plant Info
… wing bars. Males and females look alike; young of the year have buffy wing bars. If you get a really close look, you'll notice the adult pewee has a dark upper mandible and dull … of the lower mandible. This bird spends the winter in Central and South America, where it can get plenty of insects to eat. It returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden and northern Illinois … bird a species of conservation concern. Restoration of the pewee's open woodland habitat—which is being done at the Garden's McDonald Woods—can help keep the pewee from further decline. …
Type: Birding
Fragrant, double, soft yellow flowers point upright above the large green leaves on this non-hardy shrub that thrives and flowers during the warmer weather of early summer through the first hard frost of fall. When grown outdoors either in a large container or in the ground, it rarely suffers from aphids or spider mites. However, greenhouse- grown plants are susceptible to these pests and will …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of bugbane comes from their ability to repel insects and in earlier times they were used to get rid of bedbugs. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Own Rewards Taking an active part in the work of the garden can be therapeutic, as long as it is something you enjoy doing. What could be more exhilarating, for example, than raking leaves on … soon flags, and I'm left to fight on alone. But, silly or not, my method works for me, and I get great satisfaction every time I yank one of those bad guys out of the ground. Eyes on the … windowsills, where most gardeners are restricted to a few houseplants. How does a gardener get through the difficult months ahead? Here again, imagination helps. Most gardeners have no …
Type: Plant Info
… common name from its shiny reddish-brown bark. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is its habit of separating into thin sheets; Native Americans used this property to harvest the … bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
