… Description: Look for this common migrant and potential breeding species in any wooded habitat at the Garden. Like …
Type: Birding
… This delicious culinary plant, being grown in the Chicago area for restaurants, is floriferous with a long blooming period. Flowers can be dried like many other …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… encases the bright yellow tuft of stamens. Ferny lacy foliage accents the blooms. Dead-head for repeat blooming through out the summer months. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blooms contrast with the dark central eye and stems on this tissue cultured cultivar known for tight compact growth and multiple side stems (more flowers). Hummingbird, insect and songbird …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in the number of tomatoes. What can I do? A. Tomato transplants are extremely sensitive to weather and moisture. They will often drop their blossoms if temperatures drop below 55 degrees, if there are too many heavy rains or if there are frequent dry winds. Try to resist planting tomato plants in your garden too early. The Garden recommends setting … eye on the thermometer at night. Plastic sheeting and upturned baskets are all good protection for unexpected inclement weather. …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. I am interested in cultivating moss on the sides of some of my stone garden urns to give them a natural, aged look. How do I do this? A. Since moss thrives in a shady, moist … corn oil Apply directly onto the surface of the urns and keep them in a cool, shady spot for about one month. Apply more until moss begins to grow. There are also many paints available that can lend an “antiqued” look. …
Type: Plant Info
… the pond from freezing solid. If the water surface freezes, pour boiling water over the ice to create a hole for aeration. Although hardy lilies can withstand the cold, they will die if their tubers freeze, so it is a good idea to monitor your pond constantly during extremely cold weather. …
Type: Plant Info
… Dean Tonenna will share some of the traditional botanical knowledge that has been passed on to him through his tribe, the Kootzatukadu, Native Americans who live in the Sierra Nevada … Nevada Mountains and have managed and relied upon Sierran and Great Basin plant resources for millennia. While times have changed, the Kootzatukadu continue to utilize natural resources in a traditional manner. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Narcissus ‘Armada’ is in Division 2. It blooms in early to mid season with 4 inch flowers. The petals are broad, yellow and reflexed with a small point … toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Ascot’’ is in Division 4. It blooms in mid to late spring with 3 ½ inch wide double flowers. The petals are bright yellow and arranged in … toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
