… of Cook County are deploying “native winner” plant species—workhorse perennials with potential to compete in highly invaded landscapes—to develop an effective, economically sustainable, low-input adaptive management strategy for … approach could be used in many sites (roadsides, preserves awaiting full-scale restoration) to improve habitat in a low-cost, minimal effort way. (Zelden, Havens) …
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… This is another dwarf (5’ X 5’) cultivar that will form a dense, irregular pyramid with forest green needles. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Girald honeysuckle is an evergreen vine with narrow, velvety, sea-green leaves. It is best grown in sun in moderate soil where it produces purple-red flowers with a hint of yellow … May and June. The early flowers are followed by purplish-black flowers that are attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Garden’s online gardening class is an enjoyable virtual experience you can take anywhere! New! Discover beautiful shrubs for the home garden. Andrew Bunting will give an overview of the best-of-the-best hydrangeas and many other varieties including Physocarpus, Aronia, Aesculus, Spiraea, …
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… A bulbous perennial native to Japan and China, Lycoris sanguinea grows in full sun to partial shade. Known as orange surprise lily, the bloom color is red-orange to apricot, and bloom time is August to September. The surprise is the unexpected appearance of a leafless stalk in early August topped by the tubular flowers. It is best used in a garden border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The creeping vine, Clematis ‘Rooguchi, grows to a maximum height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate water conditions. In the summer and early fall it produces lavender and purple flowers that give way to brown fruit. It is best as a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Aloe acutissima is colorful native aloe from the island of Madagascar where it grows in southwestern coastal … is hardy it can be grown outside or in pots, in colder climates, containers that can be moved to a greenhouse in winter would work best. Low temperatures and dry conditions increase the range and intensity of colors in the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A native of the Rocky Mountains, this ornamental specimen can attain heights of 30 to 50 feet. It is a stately, pyramidal-shaped evergreen tree with pale, flat, bluish-green needles. The white … conditions better than any other fir and is resistant to heat and drought. It is one of the best firs for the Midwest. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of Tomato-Growing Information Diseases & Pests, Part 2 Know what pests and diseases look like to troubleshoot before they get in your garden beds. Want to plant disease-resistant varieties? … off the plants and burrow into the soil, where they spend the winter as brown pupae. They are best dealt with by picking them off by hand. (Otherwise, you could follow their life cycles into … off the plants and burrow into the soil, where they spend the winter as brown pupae. They are best dealt with by picking them off by hand. (Otherwise, you could follow their life cycles into …
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… Strawberry Candy daylily is a strawberry pink blend with a rose red eye-zone and a golden green throat. The blooms appear … Society has awarded 'Strawberry Candy' the Stout Silver Metal, the Don C. Stevens Award for best eyed cultivar, and the Annie T. Giles for best small flower, as well as Honorable Mention and Award of Merit. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
