… glossy green foliage is scaled with the flower size and is disease resistant. Plant this rose in full sun and in fertile soils, and water during droughts. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers throughout summer and fall on a hardy perennial plant that tops out at 6 feet in height. The large, glossy leaves are irregularly divided into three or more lobes. It's a great plant for the back of flower beds in full sun. Water it well the first year to get the root system established, and thereafter only …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This hawk is a rare winter sight flying over, or in, trees. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This Great Plains migrant is a rare sighting in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look in any wooded area for this common migrant and breeder. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is an uncommon warbler that is occasionally spotted in winter. …
Type: Birding
… of 50 years. More than 675 people who joined when the Chicago Botanic Garden first opened in 1972 are still members today. Here’s what a few of those inaugural members had to say about … an introduction to the world’s wonder to them, and it was a way to find a little bit of peace in our otherwise crazy lives. … I taught for a number of years, and I had copious papers to … over here [on weekends to correct papers], especially during the winter months, and sitting in the Café, looking out through the windows at the beautiful sight of snow drifting down—that …
Type: Blog
… searched for the 12 remaining dune willows ( Salix syrticola ) at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL. Collecting seed from a dune willow. Photo by Grant Fessler. A January 2020 storm had … sometimes volunteers see things declining,” said Gretel Kiefer, manager of Plants of Concern. “In this case, there was such an alarm, erosion and flooding physically scouring the plants … of Lake Michigan’s shoreline remains undisturbed, dune willow survives at just a few sites in Illinois and is listed as endangered in the state. Dune willow’s spring blooms provide meals …
Type: Blog
… ground, divided, and replanted. Voilá! More plants! Although several perennials can be divided in late summer, spring is a good time for this task. That’s because temperatures are cool and the soil is usually moist. Dividing perennials in spring also allows the roots to become well established throughout the summer. Hostas … apart, so that each cluster has a few leaves and a good clump of roots. Set the new divisions in the ground at the same depth at which they had been growing and water thoroughly. This method …
Type: Plant Info
… I started vermicomposting (composting with worms) in April for Earth Day. It has been four months and my worms have generated some nice castings … the paper bedding and food scraps have been turned into a dark, fluffy, soil-like material. In a successful worm bin, the castings will be lightly moist and airy, not wet. (Note: If your … bin. Children can do this because it does not need to be perfect, and they might enjoy digging in the bin and finding the worms. If a worm pokes out, place it on the bedding side. It is not …
Type: Blog
