… strong central leader and an attractive branching pattern. This will be a large tree suitable for a shade tree or a garden centerpiece. It is also one of the most pollution-tolerant trees and … It has the typical ginkgo outstanding golden yellow fall color and is drought tolerant. Due to its beautiful fan shaped leaves that resemble a maidenhair fern frond, the ginkgo is sometimes … the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was selected by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… elegance of Paeonia suffruticosa in Switzerland. Peonies are popular garden plants, known for their stunning flowers, their cold hardiness and the huge variety of their colors, forms, and habits. They are divided into two main groups: herbaceous, which die to the ground in the fall; and tree peonies, which are deciduous plants with woody stems that … herbaceous stems. All peonies bloom between April and June. Flowers on tree peonies appear one to two weeks before those on herbaceous peonies. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… process the bounty of a harvest. Learn about the materials, design, and construction process for Windy City Harvest farm sites all over the city. Season after season, we improve and refine … seasons so every site has a functional washpack that also meets food safety requirements for urban agriculture. Rafael Arredondo, Windy City Harvest production manager Farm on Ogden, …
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… grows on the sides of ravines and streams where the arching stems present the flowers for pollinators flying along the waterways searching for nectar; it requires continually moist yet well-drained soils. Unfortunately, rabbits and deer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Look for this rare, state-endangered, grassland shorebird on a large lawn area or the gravel hill …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this bird of the shrub prairie in the Dixon Prairie when it is passing through. …
Type: Birding
… Forum on Ethics and Sustainability Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Click here for more information …
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… Yellow wild indigo is a 2- to 3-foot tall native perennial plant known for its small yellow, pea-like flowers that top yellowish green flower stems in May-June. The flowers are replaced by ornamental tan seedpods that make attractive additions to dried flower arrangements. The bluish green leaves are held on upright stems. Plants prefer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… will experience diurnal temperature fluctuations (changes between day and night temperatures) to insure healthy growth that will support winter flowering. The orchid family consists of a … and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ivory Towers false indigo is notable for the striking contrast between its ivory white blooms and its deep purple stems. This cultivar … North Carolina. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the … are followed in the fall by dark pods. Overall habits of the plant are broad-rounded mounds to vase-shaped and range in height from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
