… Q. How and when should a crabapple and peach tree be pruned? A. A good time to prune fruit trees is early March before the buds begin to swell. The branching habits are clearly outlined, and the weather is generally more conducive to outdoor work. Choose a clear bright day and avoid …
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… many migratory species of birds that pass through the Chicago area in May, as they fly north, and then again in fall, as they fly south. To encourage these birds to visit your garden in both seasons, and possibly even nest there, you should plant the flowers that give them maximum nectar they can … hummingbird feeders. The birds will also visit trees or shrubs that flower early in the season and can often be seen perching high in trees or telephone wires. Weigela, red buckeye and …
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… plants most often associated with the holidays because it usually blooms between mid-November and late January. Varieties are available in white, pink, red, and purple and are usually sold in full bud with at least a few blooms. After the plant is finished …
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… the crotches of trees. Timing & Life Cycle Webworms spend the winter as pupae in leaf litter and loose bark. In late May and June, the adult moths lay their eggs, usually on the underside of leaves. These eggs hatch into larvae, which eat leaves and form webs as they grow. By late summer, the webs are large and visible. The larvae, which …
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… Lilium ‘Sun Ray’ has golden-yellow flowers with green throats and a light dusting of speckles in the center. Plants are hardy to the Chicago region. The blooms are upfacing on stems that stand 2 to 3 feet tall in late spring and early summer. They are not fragrant. Sun Ray is an Asiatic hybrid. Asiatic hybrids are the easiest lilies to grow, are quite winter hardy, and reproduce readily. They generally bloom earlier than other lilies and will have a higher bud …
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… used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to …
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… used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… used this property to harvest the bark from fallen paperbark birch trees to make canoes, bowls and shelter -- practical as well as beautiful. A strong secondary ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch trees can be challenging to …
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… The Tatarian or red-stemmed dogwood hales from Siberia and northern Korea. It is a suckering shrub that may form wide colonies and is valued in the garden for its stunning red stems in winter. In late May it will produce … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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… most of the rest of the Cornus genus. Small yellowish-white flowers are borne in late May and early June and are followed by bluish-black fruit in July, much beloved by birds. Fall foliage is golden … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant …
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