… Bear Williams aka (Larry Kimpel) is a Chicago-based blues/Americana/folk artist who tours and records internationally. He is the founder and co-owner of GVR Records distributed via INgrooves/Razor’s Edge/Universal Music … Alanis Morrisette, Joe Cocker, and Al Jarreau, just to name a few.
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… Sand aloe ( Aloe hereroensis ) is an African aloe native to the rocky and sandy soils in dry areas of the Northern Cape and Free … live in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola. In the tribe's language, the common name for the plant is Sandaalwyn, which translates to "sand aloe." …
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… Ballerina Allegheny serviceberry is a hybrid developed in the Netherlands in 1980. Its white flowers are more abundant and slightly larger than the species while its overall stature is somewhat smaller. Abundant spring flowers lead to abundant summer berries. The foliage emerges …
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… European bluestar is one of the few amsonia species native to Europe (Turkey and Greece) rather than North America. It is a drought tolerant variety with the classic blue flowers, slender leaves and good fall foliage …
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… its distinctive horizontal branching habit appears to belong in a Japanese garden, though it is a native species. Its scientific name Cornus alternifolia indicates that its leaves alternate … early June and are followed by bluish-black fruit in July, much beloved by birds. Fall foliage is golden orange. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the …
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… the native red-osier dogwood forms large thickets in moist woods. Its most outstanding feature is the dark red winter color of its stems. Under cultivation, it is grown as a multi-stemmed shrub. Small white flowers bloom in late spring followed by white to …
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… Cardinal is one of the more popular cultivars of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for the coral or cherry red of its stems in winter. In late spring it produces small …
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… The Bailey dogwood is a cultivar of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for its bright red winter stems. It does not have the stoloniferous (spreading) habit …
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… often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. The purple Christmas rose hellebore is native to the Carpathian mountains of central Europe where it grows in full sun in open grassy … meadows. In general it grows into a low mound about twelve inches tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except in … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
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… the flowering stalk from falling towards the light. Amaryllis (the old genus name that is now used as the common name for this group of plants) is native to tropical America whereas Hippeastrum come from South America. Once the blooms have …
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