… William's Pride apple has an aromatic flavor and is considered a good apple to eat fresh. This cultivar is one of many developed by PRI, a disease resistant apple breeding program, which is a cooperative among Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Albemarle Pippin apple originated in the 18th century in what is now Long Island in New York state. It is a green apple recommended for eating fresh, cooking, juicing and producing cider. It was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson, who planted these trees at Monticello. Albemarle Pippin is also known as Newtown Pippin. The difference between apples and crabapples is the size of the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The King Of Dongting Ginkgo is a female selection that will produce fruit. This Ginkgo, with large leaves, large fruit and beautiful fall color, is named after the Dongting Mountains of China. This selection is slow growing and will mature in ten years to a medium sized tree 32 feet high by 20 feet wide. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Norway Maple is native to eastern and central Europe as well as southwest Asia. It is a medium sized deciduous tree that can reach a height and width of 50 feet. It is extremely hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions, but prefers dry …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hyacinthoides non-scripta is called English bluebell, although it is also native to Spain, France, and Italy. Its range is a little farther north than Spanish bluebell. Flower spikes 10 to 12 inches tall bloom in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lamprocapnos spectabilis is native to Japan. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall and blooms in late spring with rose-pink, heart-shaped flowers that dangle from long leafless stems. There is an inner petal protruding from the bottom of each heart-shaped flower, which is reminiscent of a drop of blood and gives the plant the name “bleeding heart”. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are clustered towards the tips of the tall, flowering stems in fall. The light green foliage is slightly sticky and is resistant to deer and rabbit browse. One of the few sages that prefers moist soils, it is also tolerant of dryish soils as well. Full sun is ideal. Half hardy in Chicago depending on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Q: I would like to add stones around several large trees on my property. Is this a good choice? A: Stone is not a good mulch choice, although it is used often, for several reasons. First, it retains heat instead of keeping soil and plant …
Type: Plant Info
… The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Barbara Ann wood vamp is a climbing vine that has large glossy dark green leaves and grows along fences, walls and trees to about thirty feet in height. In June and July is bears clusters of fragrant fertile white flowers that are attractive to butterflies and pollinators. Barbara Ann is a selection of a vine native to the south-eastern US. It is highly adaptable with light needs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
