… Sanchezia speciosa combines large, glossy leaves with veins prominently outlined in white with spikes of brilliant yellow flowers with red bracts in winter on a sparsely branched shrub. Full sun to partial shade and an evenly moist, moderately … are required to produce the best flower production. Native to Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, it is interesting to note that some of the hummingbirds native to the Chicago area migrate each year …
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… New! Explore the world of coiled pine needle basketry in this hands-on workshop. Learn about cultures, in the United States and abroad, that practice this technique, while being guided through the … Form a base, build walls, and finish with a secure closure. All skill levels welcome. Lunch is on your own. All supplies included. Additional pine needle bundles will be available to take …
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… New! Explore the art form of coiled pine needle basketry in this hands-on workshop. Learn about cultures in the United States and globally that practice this technique, while being guided through the … building walls, and closing the weave using only pine needles. All skill levels welcome. Lunch is on your own. All supplies included. Additional pine needle bundles will be available to take …
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… green veins that appear as the leaves age give them a feather-like appearance. The fall color is a rich maroon. The white flowers in May and blue berries in fall are typical of the species. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that …
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… Chiquita cranberrybush viburnum is a more compact shrub that the species at a height and spread of 6'. It blooms in May with pinwheel-shaped clusters of white flowers that give way to red fruit in the fall. The fruit contrasts with its fall foliage of yellow-orange. Viburnums are a …
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… Cayuga viburnum was developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1953. Abundant pink buds open to very fragrant white flowers in late April or early May. Its habit is upright when young but becomes more rounded and wider as the shrub matures. Viburnums are a …
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… Willowwood viburnum was a selection made at Willowwood Farms, New Jersey, in 1928. It is noted for its lustrous foliage and arching habit. Green buds open to white flowers in May, which are followed by fruit that goes from green to pink to red to black. Viburnums are a …
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… <p>'Koster's Variegated <em>Weigela</em> is a prolific bloomer. It's pink flowers are massed the the length of each branch, weighing them down. And when it's not in bloom, you have the quieter pleasure of its variegated folliage with each leaf edged in gold. </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigelas.</em>, and so do …
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… through a killing frost. Each 3- to 4-inch, semi-double flower has a cone-shaped center tipped in yellow and two-toned petals. Petals open magenta-pink with yellow tips and mature to orange-red with yellow tips. Heat- and drought-tolerant Zowie! Yellow Flame is a good selection for container gardens. Blooming now in the Graham Bulb Garden, as shown here, hard-working bumblebees ( Bombus sp.) are busily …
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