… my lilac bloom in the spring? A: There are several possible reasons why your lilac fails to bloom. The most common causes are lack of adequate sunlight and improper pruning. Lilacs ( Syringa ) need to be planted in a location that receives at least six hours of strong, direct sun per day. They … as long as they are planted in well-drained soil. Another reason why your lilac may not bloom is because it is being pruned at the wrong time of the year. Lilacs bloom on the previous …
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… Description: This medium-sized, fish-eating bird is often seen perched while searching for small fish, or heard giving a rattling call as it flies from on perch to another. It nests in tunnels it digs into stream or lake banks. …
Type: Birding
… Join us after school this fall as we take a trip around the world to discover how different cultures cook with dough. Wednesday, November 15, 2017: Potstickers Ages 10 – 14 ITW Kitchen 3, Learning Center THIS CLASS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. …
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… Lilliput Agave is a monocarpic succulent producing spine-tipped, lance-shaped leaves vertically striped yellow … 6 feet in height. In summer it bears clusters of yellowish green flowers in spreading panicles to 25 feet. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yellow Trout Lily is a bulbous perennial that spreads by stolons. The horizontal leaves have deep green markings. … reddish-yellow or purple outside and brown, yellow, or purple anthers in spring. They are shy to flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Pink Pewter spotted deadnettle is a creeping, deer-resistant, evergreen groundcover that grows to a maximum height of 8 inches. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Twilight Zone', an improved version of native Little Bluestem is the first to color up for fall, adding iridescent silver-mauve tones all over the plant as …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… or on a porch a few days before Christmas. On Christmas Eve, move it into a large container (to facilitate watering) and bring it indoors. Make sure the rootball stays moist while the tree is in the house. Avoid decorating it with heavy ornaments or lit candles. A few days before New Year’s, move it back to the garage for a few days. On New Year’s Day, you can plant it outside in an already prepared …
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… Flowering dogwood is the showstopper member of the genus Cornus -- for its elegant layered habit, stunning white … and inconspicuous, they are surrounded by four large flat white bracts that appear to be petals. This small native tree is the state tree of Virginia and signals the arrival of spring in much of the southeastern U.S. Alas, it struggles to maintain bud hardiness in northeastern Illinois. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known …
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… Guernsey Cream is a large-flowered perennial vine that climbs 6 to 8 feet tall. From May to June, it produces 5-inch flowers that emerge light yellow with green central bars and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
