… a combination of musical talents from each genre of music including R&B, jazz, gospel, Top 30, and original music. This talent informs a versatile music group of distinguished musicians and performing artists who pride themselves on a diversity of styles and on providing the highest quality premiere music entertainment. West End 40 not only provides …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Frosty is a begonia that lights up the shade with its frosted leaves and pink flowers. It’s an Angel Wing or cane-type begonia with thicker stems that enable it to reach 4’ in its natural environment. Begonias are native to tropical climates in Africa and Asia as well as South America, where they thrive on the forest floor, so they’re generally happiest with heat, humidity, and at least partial shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrubby perennial grows to a height of 5 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has mauve-blue flower spikes that measure 6 inches or longer, covered with hundreds of tiny florets that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from May through October. Like other butterfly bushes, it will regrow from the root system after a hard winter. It can be used as a specimen in a hedge or a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… with bright yellow blotches are produced up to three weeks earlier than other snapdragons and will repeat flower throughout the summer if deadheaded (old flowers removed before they produce seeds). The flowers, like other snapdragons, have a light, pleasing fragrance, and the foliage is deer resistant. Plant this snapdragon early in the season when soils are still cool, and stake it if planted in windy locations. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… by famed horticulturist, Luther Burbank, in California. Young leaves can be cooked like greens and the seeds can be roasted, ground and eaten or left to feed the local songbirds. Plant in full sun in average soils and water only enough to establish the seedling root system. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a tall filler in flower beds or can be used as a cut flower. Plants come into flower in August and continue into October and are best grown in full sun and average soils. Flowers last longer during the cooler temperatures of fall. Like Queen Anne's …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tall spikes of indigo blue flowers begin in late May and continue through June on this short-lived perennial. Plant this delphinium in full sun and in moisture-retentive, well- drained soil, and stake bloom spikes the first year to prevent them from toppling over. Plants are prone to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Some cultivars stand the test of time. Thomas Edison was introduced to horticulture in 1929 and remains a favorite of gardeners world wide. Deep purple petals are arranged in an informal decorative style flower and appear in late July with flowering continuing up to the first heavy frosts of fall. Pollinators are drawn to the flowers and seed eating songbirds will gladly gather to feast upon the ripened seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… center on this annual sunflower that grows up to 6 feet tall. Plant this sunflower in full sun and in average soils, and sit back to watch the goldfinches, hummingbirds, and bees of all kinds visit the flowers. Thin but strong side shoots produce slightly smaller …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… glory. It is a twining vine with large, blue funnel-shaped flowers, with purple in the throat, and fading to red-violet. The vines can reach 15 feet or more, and allegedly cover anything they can reach. The large leaves are three-lobed with a velvety texture. Blue dawn flower grows quickly, given ample water and heat. It is not hardy in the Chicago area. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
