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- … This evergreen cactus can grow up to 3 feet high with partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. In late fall and early winter it produces white blooms that are attractive to birds and butterflies. It is resistant to deer and belongs in a border. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … This shrub grows to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has insignificant greenish-yellow blooms … from March through June followed by edible black fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a border and is attractive to birds. …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … says Tom Tiddens, supervisor of the Garden’s Plant Health Care department. “Companion planting is an interesting technique and organic growers swear by it, but you need to have all-around good horticultural practices, like scouting for pests.” Japanese beetles … on having plant and environmental diversity in the home landscape. “Rather than using plants to discourage certain insects, you can attract a lot of helpful insects by providing a lot of …Type: Plant Info
- … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech tree, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, accounts for …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Description: This is a medium-to-large shorebird often spotted on the shoreline or the mudflats south of the Dixon …Type: Birding
- … Description: This small, non-diving duck is usually seen in small to medium flocks on Garden lakes or flying over. …Type: Birding
- … This tree grows to a height of 45 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is primarily a shade tree. …Type: Garden Guide Plant