… Bred in Canada, 'Polka' one hardy Weigela (to -30!). That's a good thing, because unlike most Weigela … or even a hedge. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care for. No particular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The flower colors of 'Blue Tango' are unbelievable. Multiple electric violet-blue floral bracts contrast with hot pink and purple primary bracts , with thick hot pink to red stems. Once in bloom the 18-inch flower spikes flowers will last for five months or more under proper …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… carving. Start with an overview of gourds: varieties, growing techniques, and traditional uses in the United States and around the world. First, start creating your ladle by thoroughly cleaning your gourd. This connects you to the material, before you experiment with various engraving techniques to create either a …
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… ) is really more of a shrub than ornamental tree. It flowers when little else is blooming in late fall. After the flowers fade, the sepals encircling the flowers change to rosy-purple for a second display of color, which lasts a few more weeks. These appear to be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies', or aromatic aster, was selected for the Chicago Botanic Garden's plantings because of its intense lavender-blue color, and because it does not spread as aggressively (by rhizomes) as the species. The 1-inch blooms flower freely throughout September and October, and are magnets …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris histrioides 'George' is among the first of the very early spring flowers to come into bloom in the Chicago area. George is actually a hybrid between Iris reticulata and Iris histrioides and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom color, the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This strongly pyramidal conifer features dark green needles with two white stripes on the underside and, at maturity, dark reddish upright cones in summer. A great accent plant for the landscape where a vertical element is needed but space is at a premium. Plant in full …
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… Five-leaf Akebia ‘Leucantha’ is often called the chocolate vine for its cocoa-colored pods. This is a semi-evergreen climber with rounded leaves composed of 5 … leaflets notched at the tips, dark green above and blue-green below. They are tinged purple in winter. Spicy smelling brownish-purple flowers are produced in pendant racemes in early spring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
