… turn bright white by summer. This small to medium (15 inches tall, 20 inches wide) hosta is a sport of H . 'June'; the cultivar was introduced and named by Walters Gardens to honor an … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The shingle oak is so called because its wood was favored by early settlers for making shingles. Its bark is believed to have been used medicinally by the Cherokee people. When young, the shingle oak has … that produce fruit we all know as acorns. Within the white oak group, acorns mature annually; in the red oak group, acorns take two years to mature (biennial). Oaks are often imposing shade …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 agriculture to doing medical imaging research, he has a lot of perspectives that he can pull from. It is this wide breath of experiences that informs his perspective on trialing plants for the …
Type: Staff bio
… Short-leaf Aloe was winner of the RHS Garden Award of Merit in 2002 for being one of the first aloes to be successfully cultivated in Europe. As the name implies, this aloe has very short stubby leaves. The leaves are thick and … temperatures to about 25°F. It would look lovely in a garden during the warm summer months, it is a tender perennial and will need winter in a cool or frost-free greenhouse for the winter. In …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Prince William cultivar of the shadblow serviceberry is notable for its more compact size than the species, somewhat larger white flowers and heavy … genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… serviceberry takes its common name from its short stature and suckering, colonizing nature. It is native to Vermont. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- small white flowers (occasionally pinkish) in spring, edible berries in early summer, attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of 18 inches with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has yellow blooms in early spring. It is good in a border or as a ground cover. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ranunculus asiaticus 'Mache Pastel Mix' is a seed-grown strain of Persian buttercup that features fully double orange, scarlet, and yellow blooms above dark green foliage that grows to 16 inches in height during cool weather. When temperatures warm, the plants stop growing and store their nutrients in bulbs. For this reason, the seeds are sown in a cool greenhouse in winter, six weeks before …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… season winds down , it’s a busy time for gardeners, ahead of the fall equinox on September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. Six days later, the full harvest moon reaches peak illumination, … signaling a time when life slows and the first frost approaches—around October 15 in the greater Chicago area. On the Garden’s Windy City Harvest farms, our teams work in the … blackberries, along with cantaloupe, pumpkins, okra, corn, eggplants, and more—all of which is donated to the nonprofit Roberti Community House in Waukegan. Meanwhile, as the maple trees …
Type: Blog
… Red Racer hellebore flowers around Easter (early spring) with abundant large red flowers so it is commonly known as the Lenten Rose. Red Racer is a very hardy plant that produces abundant 3-4 inch dark wine-red flowers that gradually fade to dark green. The dark green foliage is evergreen and overall the plant can form a mound about 18 inches tall and up to two feet wide. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
