… Bred specifically for northern gardeners, this cultivar dies back to ground level each winter and then re-sprouts from the roots to produce a small flowering shrub from August into September. Flowers on new growth …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you ever find yourself grumbling over the dandelions that make their home in your lawn, or staring angrily at the purslane popping up … in the subject in college, when I realized that free food was everywhere once you knew where to look. (The reality soon set in that most of this “free” food was actually growing on lawns and … officinale, or dandelions, are bothersome weeds, but they are truly “gourmet.” Dandelions get their name from their toothed leaves which are reminiscent of lion’s teeth, or as the French …
Type: Blog
… Yellow Lantern magnolia features fragrant yellow tulip-shaped blooms on a small to medium tree with a compact habit. 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
… Jim Ault, director of ornamental plant research, loves lilies, especially the Orienpets, hybrids between the Oriental and Trumpet lilies. “‘Scheherazade’ is an older Orienpet, lacking the fragrance of the newer selections but making up for it with a profusion of 6-inch-wide flowers in raspberry-red with a green-and-yellow throat and white edging,” Ault said. A reliable and …
Type: Plant Info
… feet wide. This elephant ear likes moist soils and is very happy near ponds or water features. The dramatic coloring makes it suitable as a companion plant for plants with lighter foliage or brilliant colors. Like most elephant ears Kona Coffee is not hardy in the Chicagoland area and can either be overwintered indoors, or the rhizomes can be dug up in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… What comes to mind when conceptualizing a new garden design? Color? Absolutely. Soil and sun conditions? … biodiversity and sustainability. Both of these elements are omnipresent in gravel gardens. The origins of gravel gardening are rooted in Essex, EngIand, via Beth Chatto, Cassian Schmidt at … year, and with the beds hitting maturity in 2019. It is my hope that this patience will give way to something beautiful for years to come. …
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… Summersweet is a deciduous shrub that is native to the eastern United States. Its common name is derived from the fragrant white flowers that … immediately if a more formal appearance is required. Summersweet flowers on new wood so prune in late winter. It is a versatile plant, suitable for borders or screens, or as a specimen plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! The Garfield Park Conservatory on the west side of Chicago was the concept of Prairie School landscape architect Jens Jensen. At the time of its completion in 1908, the conservatory was considered revolutionary for the presentation of the plant collection and specifically themed rooms. This class will focus …
Type: Item Detail
… Magic lily ( Lycoris squamigera ) is a "pass-along" plant with a long history of cultivation in the United States. Originally a native of China, this sterile triploid produces no viable … it by the common names of "surprise lilies" or "naked ladies"—the latter common name referring to the habit of the plant to flower in fall, well after the leaves have died down, bursting as a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ‘He’s My Star’ is an herbaceous peony with a bomb-style bloom; the outer guard rose guard petals surround the bomb center of cream and rose carmine. The stems … time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘He’s My Star’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the summer, then dies to the ground in the fall. Plant in sun to part shade with eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
