… through another Chicago winter? A. The single most important need of your evergreens this fall is water. Because they will continue to lose moisture through their needles throughout the winter, they need a ready supply of … evergreens can be screened from damaging northwest winds by setting up burlap barriers. Since site selection is critical with all trees and shrubs, examine the locations of these plants. If …
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… Join us on Saturday, October 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Burnstein Hall for International Game Day, part of Journey Chicago—a Chicago … Cultural Alliance initiative featuring their member organizations. Enjoy and learn how to play culturally significant games ranging from Chinese mahjong and Romanian castel (9 pietre). … Chicago), and the Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago (JASC). JOURNEY CHICAGO is a series of events taking place throughout the month of October at cultural heritage centers …
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… branchlets. Leaves can be 4-6” long, with a rough texture. Shrubs can get quite large, up to 8 feet, and suckering may occur. Plant in full sun or partial shade, in well-drained soil. Native to the southern states, it blooms on new growth, so do not prune until after flowering. The Chicago area is a little north of its native range, so some winter damage may occur, but will not affect …
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… protruding from the flowers. The yellow flowers turn reddish-orange as they age. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments. The new growth of 'Copper' is coppery-red, fading to olive green, especially in shaded parts of the plant. This was one of the earliest shrub … that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera , but they are related to weigelas. They bloom starting late June, and continue sporadically until September. …
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… at least 7 buds on each stem. The name Byakuya No Kuni means “land of the midnight sun”. This is a peusadata iris, a cross between a Japanese iris ( Iris ensata) and Iris psedacorus. These … irises thrive in or near water but also do well in garden conditions. They are attractive to hummingbirds while resistant to deer. They are vigorous growers but they are sterile and will not spread in waterways. Iris is …
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… THE ENDEAVOR PBR has unusually large flowers for a shrub rose...4 to 5 inches across. The coloring itself is equally special...a warm pink on the upward facing side, and a soft yellow on the reverse. … and floriferous by nature. This rose comes from David Austin, the English breeder dedicated to combining the shapes and scents of old-fashioned roses with the repeat bloom, hardiness, and …
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… very double, and very fragrant. It's also one of the more versatile roses. It can be trained to a container, a specimen, a hedge, or a climber. This award winner is from David Austin, the breeder dedicated to combining the shapes and scents of old-fashioned English roses with the repeat bloom, disease …
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… This perennial needs full sun and dry to moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. From June to August it produces showy, fragrant lavender-blue blooms that attract butterflies. It is resistant to deer and fits in a hedge or border. …
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… Golden Glory is a multi-stemmed upright form of Cornelian cherry that was introduced by the Synnesvedt Nursery … and thus suitable for the northern Midwest. The plant is a multi-stemmed, low-branching, round to oval, deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows 15 – 20 feet tall. It features tiny, … yellow flowers that appear in March before the foliage and deep green, oval leaves turn to a purple tinge in autumn. Flowers give way to tiny red berries that mature in the summer. The …
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… The Peking cotoneaster is a rounded shrub that grows up to 10 feet high and wide. Its foliage is a dull green. In May … and June it produces white flowers with a pink tinge that attract butterflies. These give way to black fruits in the fall and winter that appeal to birds. Fall foliage is red-orange. This …
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