… in science, to learn how to be adept natural historians, critical thinkers, and comfortable with statistics. In addition, Nick is a passionate science communicator, and he considers …
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… indoors to use fresh or dry. Cover tender plants from light freezes at night by covering them with sheets, plastic, or upturned bushel baskets. Apply a heavy mulch over leeks, Jerusalem …
Type: Plant Info
… noon All membership levels: noon – 2 p.m. Open to the public: 2 – 4 p.m. Brighten your spring with orchids and other plants from the Orchid Show, available for purchase at bargain prices. …
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… out. Following the fabulous flowers, green fruits develop which rupture to reveal seeds with long, silvery-white, silky hairs reminiscent of its cousin, common milkweed. These are great …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… these plants do not have a bulbous base. A clump-forming succulent, it grows to 1.5 feet tall with a 2-foot spread. The leaves are tall, fleshy, green cylinders, similar to the onion leaf …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Callicarpa japonica , or Japanese beautyberry, is one of the stars of the fall garden, with its rounded clusters of berries produced at almost every node along the arching stems. They …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in the Chicago region, perhaps due to the preponderance of heavy clay soils and the frequency with which gardeners water their flower beds in summer. If at all possible, purchase this plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dahlia ( Dahlia 'Bishop of York') produces spikes of 3½-inch daisylike golden flowers blushed with orange above dark purple-tinted foliage throughout the growing season. These nonhardy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 1910. The genus Deutzia consists of medium sized flowering shrubs native to Asia, generally with slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to Japan, produces long, arching sprays of pendulous, heart-shaped, deep-pink-to-red blooms with white-tipped flowers. A wonderful early spring perennial for shady locations, this plant …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
