… The Little Boy Blue cultivar of the common lilac is a dwarf form that bears abundant sky blue fragrant blooms in spring. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… BLUE SKIES® is a cultivar of the common lilac developed by the Monrovia Nursery to thrive in somewhat warmer … the genus Syringa , commonly known as lilacs, are shrubs or small trees prized for their showy and fragrant blooms in late spring. The individual flowers are tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Mottled Willow ‘Hakuro Nashiki’ is a weeping shrub that grows to a maximum height of 20 feet. It requires partial to full sun and moist water conditions. In the spring it produces pink flowers. The plant is resistant to deer and mostly used as a specimen. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… adapted to the Midwest? Fortunately, these are merely myths. Lilies are wonderfully diverse and can thrive here with some attention to their culture and selection. They give continuous bloom in your garden from late May into early September; … brain; and fill your garden with fragrances spicy, sweet, or exotic. The key to growing lilies is simple: give them plenty of sunshine and good air circulation, and deep, well-drained soil. …
Type: Plant Info
… This evergreen perennial grows to a height of about 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate to moist soil conditions. From early spring to late summer it produces attractive orange-colored blooms. It is good in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This oval shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 10 feet. From April to May it produces showy, fragrant, silver-white blooms that attract birds. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This large shrub to small tree grows close to 10 feet tall with full sun and well-drained, moderate soil moisture conditions. In March and April, it produces showy, fragrant, pink blossoms. These give way to orange, red, and yellow apricots that attract birds (and people). This is one of the hardiest and earliest of the Prunus to flower in Chicago-area gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A Cool Crop Brassica oleracea 'Lacinato' Along with October's beautiful fall color and flowering perennials and grasses, consider planting intriguing late-season vegetables that masquerade as ornamentals. … frost makes kale taste sweeter! Looks Good & Good for You Kale, the cabbage without a head, is a member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), along with broccoli, brussels sprouts, and …
Type: Plant Info
… The Prairie State is…not so much! Illinois is known as “the prairie state,” but this moniker no longer truly reflects the landscape. Urban and agricultural development has left us with less than one-tenth of one percent of prairieland. … to horizon. Today, it can be found only in small patches. Since several species of plants and animals rely on the prairie for survival, as this ecosystem disappears, so will they. Chicago …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: A member of the goat-sucker family, this cryptic woodland bird is known for its distinctive call at night. It roosts on the ground in the McDonald woods but is difficult to find. …
Type: Birding
