… Hibiscus ' Berrylicious' has rose pink to lavender flowers with deep red eyes. The flowers are huge, 9 inches across, with ruffled petals that overlap. It stands 4-5 feet high and blooms in mid summer to early fall. The leaves are dark green and similar to maple leaves. It is attractive to hummingbirds and bees while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the …
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… Spend some time in the Garden’s Krasberg Rose Garden and explore ways to saturate color to add interest and drama to your images. Learn how to control light and exposure to enhance the … will be presented. Students should have a working knowledge of camera controls. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=3 hours FPC …
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… small, round-topped shrub or a desirable small tree, the red buckeye can reach a height of 10 to 20 feet. Its lustrous dark-green leaves are composed of 5 leaflets. Beautiful, vivid, red-flowered panicles 3 to 6 inches long bloom in May. The brown seeds that mature in October look like the eye of a buck. Its fall color is another attractive feature of red buckeye. …
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… The lily leek ( Allium moly ) produces bright, golden-yellow flowers on 4- to 6-inch stems above lax, broad-leaved foliage. Thriving in sunny soils that dry in late summer, … seed. Bruised foliage and flowers smell strongly of onions, which may explain why this plant is avoided by deer and rabbits. Butterflies are strongly attracted to the nectar. …
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… in summer at the tips of the stems clothed in glossy green leaves. The heaviest flowering is in June, followed by occasional blooms into August. Plant 'Aphrodite' in full sun to partially shaded locations with moderately fertile neutral pH soils that never completely dry out. Rabbits and deer avoid eating this plant due to the chemicals that provide the spicy fragrance. …
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… held on thin wiry stems above a clump of green basal leaves. As the flowers mature they fade to cherry pink. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It is hardy in zones 4-8 . …
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… Geum ‘Tequila Sunrise’ stands 18 - 20 inches high and blooms in mid May to mid June with soft yellow flowers that have red tips. The flowers are single or semi double … of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens as part of the Cocktails™ series. Plant it in full sun to part shade. It is hardy in zones 4 - 8. …
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… A tall, lanky plant, Joe Pye weed grows to an impressive 7' tall, but often needs to be staked at those heights. This native is wonderful in the naturalistic garden or the back of the perennial border. Large flower heads …
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… Multiple flat, star-like, sterile white flowers come into flower in June and continue up to the first frost. Hayes Starburst smooth hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens 'Hayes Starburst') … on new wood, so it will reliably flower in the Chicago area, regardless of how much damage is done to the stems of the plants over winter. …
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… it incorrectly can distort the image or cause the dreaded red-eye. Learn where, when, and how to use flash, both indoors and outdoors. Bring your external built or built-in flash. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. The School’s CEUS=9 hours FPC elective Jack Carlson, certified …
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