Giant daisy ( Leucanthemella serotina ) is a sprawling perennial from southeastern Europe that can reach 6 feet in height and up to 3 feet in width before it produces large, glistening-white daisy flowers in September and October. Giant daisy grows best in full sun and moist soils, attracts butterflies, and is prone to no serious pests or diseases in the Chicago …
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Bright purplish-pink flowers cover this low (to 1-foot tall), mounding, hardy perennial from late summer through fall. Hot Stuff showy sedum ( Hylotelephium spectabile 'Hot Stuff') grows best in full sun and moderate soil fertility. Songbirds are attracted to the ripe seeds in late fall through winter. Its flowering clumps don't split apart like some taller flowering …
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Creeping buttercup is a diminutive Eurasian perennial capable of covering large areas. The foliage of 'Buttered Popcorn' is yellow-green with blotches of frosty pale green. It produces small yellow flowers in mid-spring. Its best use is as a filler in semi-shady areas between other perennials. It needs to be contained or it will creep into …
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Selected as one of the Collectors Conifers of the Year by the American Conifer Society in 2014, Schwerin pine is a hybrid of Eastern white pine and Himalayan white pine, combining the cold-hardiness of its native parent and the longer needle length of the Asian one. It grows best in moist soil, where it can reach 35 feet …
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Bright orange flowers with a yellow center cover this sprawling groundcover throughout the warmer months of summer and early fall. Easily propagated by cuttings collected before the first frost and held overwinter in an very brightly lite, frost free, environment. Plant in full sun in locations that typically dry out during the height of summer for best …
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This tree is a North American native. Our USDA Zone 5 is believed to be the southernmost reach of its range. It grows into a narrow cone (100’ X 15’). It does not do well with humidity or heavy clay soils, but tolerates extreme cold, heavy snows and high winds well. It will do best in a sunny location with well-drained …
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Mounded plants are covered in yellow-gold, single daisy flowers sporting a dark chocolate brown center. Plant 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' in average soils, and water just enough to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of drought. It flowers best in full sun; the flowers attract butterflies and other pollinating insects to the …
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These orange flowers with rose undertones feature yellow tips to the flowers typically around mid-May, in Chicago-area gardens. The tall stems hold the flowers well above annual/perennial companion plants and the colors of the flower change throughout the day. Like other members of the Triumph class of tulips, this cultivar is best enjoyed as an …
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There are many definitions for the word “zen.” It’s been described as “a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort.” It may be defined as having qualities such as meditative calmness often associated with practitioners of Zen Buddhism. The term “Zen garden” was first coined by Loraine Kuck, in her 1935 book “100 Gardens of Kyoto.” …
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Jerram and Stewart Luke Jerram and Keli Stewart Of Earth and Sky Medium: words, turf paint, plywood letters Where you will see it: Esplanade, Bird Island, near Native Plant Garden, and Farm on Ogden Jerram artist statement: “ Of Earth and Sky is a large-scale installation of poetry created by the public through a process of workshops and online submissions. The poems are then curated and …
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