… Royal Burgundy neoregelia has long, leathery, blackish-maroon leaves with very small green spots forming a central rosette. Royal Burgundy grows to about 18 inches …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… compost. Bee balm Rose of Sharon Sunny and Dry Prairie dropseed is a small native grass with a graceful arching habit and airy flowers. It prefers dry, well-drained soil and tolerates … blooms in midsummer. Some gardeners say the flowers smell like popcorn or cilantro. Pair it with purple coneflowers, perennial alliums, asters, or black-eyed Susans. A few shrubs for sunny, … garden in that area. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Rainwater Glen features native perennials with deep roots—marsh blazing star, spotted Joe-pye weed, great blue lobelia, and a variety of …
Type: Plant Info
… thistle Cirsium discolor Pasture thistle Image By Fritz Flohr Reynolds - https://www.flickr.com/photos/fritzflohrreynolds/15143788606, CC BY-SA 2.0, … In outward appearance, you might confuse it for the exotic bull thistle. It is equally large with similar large pink flowers. However, unlike the bull thistle, the tall thistle has leaves that have very few indentations and have downy soft stems and leaves with an occasional stouter spine here and there. The underside of the leaves are also snowy …
Type: Plant Info
… to draw predators away from the nest sites, not unlike the behavior many people associate with the kildeer. Like most other owls, they do not build a nest, but use the abandoned nests of …
Type: Birding
… As Plant Evaluator, Patrick tries to leverage his breadth of experiences in his work. With professional experiences that have varied as widely as working in small-scale urban …
Type: Staff bio
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… container, is a good, manageable size for a backyard compost heap. Begin the layering process with a few inches of twigs, which allows for air circulation under the pile. Then add 5 to 10 …
Type: Plant Info
… Impact, I tell stories, build relationships, and advance strategic priorities. Collaborating with departments across the Garden, I help increase the impact of our conservation, restoration, …
Type: Staff bio
… as various bloom times. Also, photos are nice supplements to journal entries. A garden bed with early flowering Crocus or Helleborus may benefit from planting bulbs that bloom later in the …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. As the snow in my garden melts, there appears to be something wrong with my evergreen shrubs. They look broken and trampled. Is this snow damage and what can I do …
Type: Plant Info
