… in the Midwest. Delightfully fragrant flowers in late spring are followed by intense orange and red fall color. Part of the key to success in the Midwest is the deciduous growth habit, allowing the plant to survive very low temperatures with little or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… first hard frost of fall. This disease-resistant rose grows up to 4 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. This flower is the first in a series of disease-resistant, hardy landscape roses that have virtually …
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… Sea Foam shrub rose ( Rosa 'Sea Foam') grows to a height of 30 inches with full sun and moderate soil conditions. From mid-June to mid-October, it produces lightly fragrant, double … weather. The small, glossy, deep green leaves are disease resistant. Introduced in 1963, this is one of the first cultivars to be informally described as a landscape rose (it needs minimal …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in diameter appear in shades ranging from white to red in the early summer. The painted daisy is so named because its flowers are multicolored and look as if an artist has completed a masterpiece. Incredibly colored flowers …
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… Wall germander is a shrubby broad leaf evergreen that forms a clump of 2’ by 2’. It has aromatic, evergreen foliage and pink to purple two-lipped flowers that appear in clusters in late spring to early summer. … bushy growth. It prefers average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Site in a sheltered location with winter protection to prevent winter die-back. …
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… species because it can thrive at lower temperatures than many other showy orchids because it is native to the Himalayan foothills from Assam east to China and Vietnam. …
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… from the food we eat to the cycle of life. Unfortunately, native pollinators are declining and that brings up lots of questions for researchers, including Garden scientist Amy Iler, Ph.D. Learn more about native pollinators found here in Illinois, pollination, and why it’s important. Then Nancy Clifton, horticulture program specialist, guides you in making … your own native bee “home” to take home. Limit 20. Pre-registration required. This workshop is suitable for ages 8 (with accompanying adult) and up; adults only may also register. Plant …
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… Q. How and when should I divide my spring-blooming bulbs? A. When spring-blooming bulbs exhibit a diminished floral display and show a decreased amount of vigor, it is usually time to divide them. Dig the bulbs up with a spading fork after the leaves have dried …
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… The white fir is a western North American native with flat, up-curved silver-blue needles that can grow to 75 … to their maximum width. The cultivar 'Violacea' has paler silver-blue needles than the species and has branches that grow more thickly. With time, it may develop upward-facing cones that start off a dark murky gray-blue. White firs are more tolerant of heat and drought than most firs, and are the best species to grow in the Chicago area. …
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… sun to partial shade. It has tiny, glossy ovate leaves growing along stiff stems. It has pink and white blooms from April through June. Attractive red berries produced in the summer are a food source for birds and bears. In the heath family, related to rhododendrons, it requires well-draining soil on the … plenty of organic matter. Colonies of these plants grow along the dunes of Lake Michigan. It is also known as "kinnikinnick" and other species, found in western states are called "manzanita." …
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