… The golden-yellow fall color, uniform habit, and tolerance to urban pollution make it an excellent candidate as a street tree. Unlike the widely planted Norway maple, miyabe maple is not … upright pyramidal habit and resistance to frost cracking and anthracnose, this planetree has excellent tolerance to urban landscape settings. The exfoliating bark that has made planetree a popular ornamental is very prominent with this selection, providing year-round interest especially in the winter months. Autumn Gold …
Type: Plant Info
… Locate a small section of your yard that receives six to eight hours of sun a day. An area with a north-south orientation is ideal, in that it takes advantage of the east-west movement of … colorful those veggies are getting! Start small; you can always add later. Plant Information Service can assist with all questions. Choose the Crops Discuss the vegetable and herb … their root zones, where it's needed, not on their foliage, where it's wasted. Children can be excellent irrigation managers when shown how to hold a gentle stream of water close to the ground …
Type: Plant Info
… Recombining store-bought bouquets allows you to make excellent floral arrangements. You will learn how to include foliage, fruit, and dried materials …
Type: Item Detail
… buds from which white flowers emerge, followed by small yellow fruits in the fall. It is rated excellent to good for disease resistance by the University of Illinois Extension. Crabapples are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… habit. Its dark pink buds open to white flowers, followed by red fruit. It is reported to have excellent disease resistance. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… can affect the leaves, fruits, and stems and can reduce fruit yields. Infected leaves begin with small dark spots that grow in size, some with concentric rings. Leaves can turn yellow or brown and fall off early. Stems turn brown with … years. Fungicides can also be applied to plants early in the season. Contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for approved fungicides and more …
Type: Plant Info
… in our watershed) experienced rainfall intensity and quantity that is predicted to occur with a frequency of only about once every 140 years. Prior to the Garden’s creation, the Skokie … than 30 inches of water—thereby necessitating our closure. The image below shows one of our service roads during normal water levels as it crosses a narrow point in our lake system. … of floodwater had been removed and our lake levels were back to normal. One of the Garden’s service roads on August 16, 2017; and below, on July 13, 2017 The images below illustrate the …
Type: Blog
… Japan. There, nearly 1,000 lanterns - identified by pedestal bases and fire boxes decorated with symbolic panels (doe, stag, sun, moon) - line the path leading to the temple. Stop 4: … wooden bridge carries the visitor "from everyday life to a calm, serene, reflective communion with nature," says Dr. Koichi Kawana, the garden's designer. As you cross, notice how your step … the end of the stones can the gaze be lifted - to a beautiful new view down the path. At this excellent vantage point, look up into the willow to see how severely it's pruned to control its …
Type: Page
… Tropical plants, with their dramatic foliage, oversized flowers, and sensational color schemes, can add an … it to China, the Phillipines, Java, and eventually Hawaii, where it became synonymous with the islands' image. The Victorians, in their zeal for collecting exotic plants, grew … warm conditions (70 to 90 degrees with a 10-degree drop at night); high humidity; and porous, fast-draining soil such as a soilless or sand-based mix. Apply a general houseplant fertilizer …
Type: Plant Info
… on a hill, where this fascinating group of plants known as dwarf conifers can receive the fast drainage they need to thrive. A series of accessible paths, a grand entrance stone … walkways, terraces, and swirling grass swards lead visitors up, down, and around the garden, with new vistas, views, and plant discoveries revealed at every turn, and at every level. For as … the plant in question. Most, but not all, conifers prefer full sun, good air circulation, and excellent drainage, and so should their plant partners. Note the use of blue, purple, burgundy, …
Type: Walks
