… Description: This abundant exotic species feeds on grubs in lawn areas. They are serious competitors with native, cavity-nesting birds. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This small, non-diving duck is usually seen in small to medium flocks on Garden lakes or flying over. …
Type: Birding
… This migrant species is very common throughout the Garden, but is often seen with yellow-rumps in open areas. …
Type: Birding
… species of fairly large, brownish-gray flycatcher with a peach-colored belly. Rarely seen in the east. …
Type: Birding
… Crown Point will grow in 2 to 3 inches of water. Use gloves when planting or dividing, because the rhizomes are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… round evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. It belongs in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Illinois. Shooting Stars Although they are extremely attractive, they are underused in many home gardens. We’d like to change that because native plants are truly unique. They have … fluctuating seasonal rainfall, freezing winters, and hot, humid, summers. Plants that grew in this area before settlers arrived were the cornerstone in a sustainable web of life. They support native insects, birds, mammals and infinitesimally …
Type: Plant Info
… love for veggies. “The stuff’s not bad. It just grew on me,” he said. Williams participates in VeggieRx, a program that offers free vegetables and nutrition training to help patients with … Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion, and is headquartered at the Farm on Ogden in North Lawndale. Williams goes to the VeggieRx program at the Farm on Ogden every Wednesday. He picks up a bag filled with fresh vegetables grown and packed by trainees in the Garden’s Windy City Harvest program. He also receives food coupons and learns how to …
Type: Blog
… frequently seen migrant leaves a characteristic spiraling accent on tree trunks as it feeds in wooded areas of the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Description: A common bird throughout the Garden, this year-round resident is most often seen in wooded areas and at bird feeders. …
Type: Birding
