… Summer is a social time, filled with friends, family, and sunshine—but what if you want to slip away on … of research shows that solo trips outside, away from your everyday life, can calm the mind and allow you to de-stress. We’ve got tips on how to find moments of peace and self-reflection at …
Type: Blog
… An elegant earth-to-earth closed system What smells like earth, enriches the soil, and is free for the making? Compost! A healthy compost pile is easy to maintain, has no offensive odor, and does not attract animals. Best of all, composting provides an elegant earth-to-earth closed …
Type: Plant Info
… Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012 Noon – 6 p.m. Meadow west of Evening Island Buy Tickets Advance: $25 members/$30 nonmembers Day-of: $30 members/$35 nonmembers Parking is per car; free for Garden members By purchasing tickets for this event, you agree to terms and …
Type: Event for Calendar
… to a rich buttery gold. These carefree shrubs will grow in almost any soil type as long as it is not extremely dry. A bonus—deer tend to leave them alone. Meet Some of the Garden's Forsythia The Garden’s collection includes many forsythia species and cultivars. A cultivar is a plant developed through breeding for particular characteristics … ) is a large species from northwestern China where it grows in open woodlands, rocky slopes, and bottomlands, but the plants in our collection came from the Morton Arboretum. ‘Arnold Dwarf’ …
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
… Description: 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
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 6 feet high with full sun and moist soil conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant red blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant red blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful shrub grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From May through October it produces fragrant pink blooms. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
