… The smooth hydrangea is a rounded shrub that suckers readily. Growing to 5 feet by 5 feet after just a few years, it is one of the fastest growing shrubs available. It is a nice small shrub for naturalizing in a shaded border. The flowers of the species are flattened clusters of small inconspicuous …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is also known as Ostrich Feather. It has weeping coral pink plumes on arching stems. The thick, fluffy panicles are comprised of tiny, closely packed flowers which bloom in June and July. The stems are typically 24 to 36 inches high. The foliage is dark green and mounded. The leaves may be tinged with bronze …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… REDFEATHER™ arrowwood viburnum derives its name from the vibrant red of its new foliage growth; the green veins that appear as the leaves age give them a feather-like appearance. The fall color is a rich maroon. The white flowers in May and blue berries in fall are typical of the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It might be the coconut scent of Nemesia ‘Sunsatia Lemon’ that turns your head. Or the hot magenta blooms of Linaria ‘Enchantment’, which looks like a mini-snapdragon. Whatever it takes to get you to stop and feel spring in the Buehler Enabling Garden. People sometimes walk right by …
Type: Blog
… The Iseli Fastigiate Spruce has a compact, narrow pyramidal form with upward trending branches and blue needles. For use in full sun with moderate moisture, this slow growing compact form ultimately reaches 40' high and 10' wide. Hardy to USDA zone 3, this spruce is useful as a vertical blue accent or grouped as a screen or hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Earth Stars are terrestrial bromeliads native to the rainforests of eastern Brazil where they grow on the forest floor. The Burle Marx earth … Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx who championed the use of native plants in his highly original modern designs. The earth star has leathery leaves that form a central …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The bush honeysuckles, in the genus Diervilla , are small native American shrubs that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera, but they are related to weigelas. They can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hellebores or Lenten roses are prized for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘Baby Blue Ice’ is a dwarf conifer with dense, silvery-blue foliage. An eye-catching gem for the small garden, it will form an upright habit with age, reaching 3 feet tall by 2.5 feet wide in ten years. It withstands heavy pruning, is extremely hardy to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and prefers full sun in well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lycoris chinensis known as the Golden Surprise Lily has medium yellow to golden-orange spidery flowers with curved and ruffled petal edges. It is native to China and … is hardy to zone 5. Slowly increases over time through production of daughter bulbs if planted in full sun to partial shaded locations with fertile well drained soils. All Lycoris dislike …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
