… at the Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Botanic Garden photographer Jeff Carrion set out to capture our version of Chicagohenge—a view of the sun perfectly slotted between natural … as photographer in August, and from my very first day, I was interested in finding what I like to call Gardenhenge. The idea comes from Chicagohenge, something I photographed many times while … itself naturally, the way skyscrapers do downtown. Without that kind of framing, a sunrise is just a sunrise, something that happens every day.
One morning, I climbed an overlook near the …
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… Description & Symptoms Hawthorns, Apples, Crabapples, Quince (deciduous, broadleaf host) Rust is a two-host fungal disease that moves between evergreen cedars or junipers and deciduous … apples, or quince. Orange, rusty-colored spots appear on the upper surface of leaves in mid- to early July in the Chicago area. Short orange tendrils emerge from the infected spot on the … & Life Cycle During wet spring weather, spores are released from orange tendrils that appear to drip from galls on junipers. These spores are blown to hawthorns, apples, or quince where they …
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… New! Seed is a precious common heritage, and an essential component to the future sustainability of our …
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… Burnstein Hall This workshop, brought to you by the Chicago Chapter of Ikebana International and taught by Ilse Beunen, will focus on the concept of ikebana done with one leaf and one branch. This is an off-shoot of school founder, Sofu Teshigahara's Principle #4 - Emphasize one flower, one …
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… An orchid linked to mythology Medusa orchids are named for the once-beautiful figure in Greek mythology whose wavy hair is turned into a head of snakes by the angry goddess Athena. When Bulbophyllum medusae blooms, …
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… ID of giant hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ) are not common in our region. This plant is not found at the Garden, and homeowners looking to identify the species and the threat of several related plants can find information and …
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… Tobiosho Japanese Maple tree is known for its full canopy of bright red leaves in fall. The foliage starts out green in spring … foot per year until it reaches 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide. It does well in a partial sun to sunny spot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… bergenia ( Bergenia 'Bressingham White') produces the very palest of pink buds that mature to white flowers held well above the glossy deep green foliage. This perennial appreciates a bit of shade in the afternoons but otherwise is a hardy perennial for the Chicago area in moist soils. It was bred by noted British …
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… Clio™ Magenta Cleome is a smaller statured, sterile hybrid featuring lavender-pink flowers throughout the growing … in full sun and in average soil after the danger of late frosts has passed; water sufficiently to establish the root system and thereafter during periods of drought; it's rabbit and deer …
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… Yellow' in full sun after the danger of late frosts has passed in average soils and water to establish the root system and thereafter only during periods of drought. This plant is pest and disease resistant. …
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