… Hardiness Zones 5b and 6a. When planting warm-season annuals, vegetables, and herbs, proceed with caution if cold temperatures or frost are predicted, especially at night. In May, it pays to … Peonies that suffered from botrytis or bud blast last year should be sprayed regularly with a fungicide, following label directions, starting when plants are just beginning to emerge … removing them and spraying the plant. Monitor roses for rose slugs (small white caterpillars with black heads) and their damage (tissue-like patches on the leaves). Succulent new green …
Type: Plant Info
… Garden perimeter in spring and summer is sure to notice the mini apartment complexes filled with purple birds flying in and out of their homes and calling “pew-pew.” These purple … few of them arriving as early as March—all wearing their bold purple plumages. The females, with lighter purple on top and sooty gray underneath, return when most of the males are already …
Type: Birding
… That’s more than all the mammals, amphibians, and reptiles combined! You may be familiar with bumblebees and honeybees, but Illinois boasts 500 species of native bees—metallic green and … for humans would be the loss of most fruits, vegetables, and nuts pollinated by honeybees, with secondary trouble for beef and dairy industries since cattle rely on the clover and hay …
Type: Plant Info
… major area of tropical forest, the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. A tropical forest with species of birds found no place else in the world exists on the very outskirts of the …
Type: Event for Calendar
… of a tree when the soil is soft and wet. Use sterilized tools, wiping the blades of the tools with a 10 percent bleach solution after each pruning cut. A primary goal of pruning a fruit tree …
Type: Plant Info
… energy. Since hummingbirds also eat insects, gardeners are advised not to spray their plants with insecticides. Once hummingbirds find their favorite plants in your garden, they will spend …
Type: Plant Info
… a new area. The plant could be a protected species and it may be unlawful to remove or tamper with the plant in any way. You may, however, take plenty of pictures! Firewood poses a particular …
Type: Plant Info
… injury from heavy snow and ice loads in the future, smaller trees and shrubs can be wrapped with a soft twine to keep multiple leaders together and lessen the chance of accumulation. All …
Type: Plant Info
… injury from heavy snow and ice loads in the future, smaller trees and shrubs can be wrapped with a soft twine to keep multiple leaders together and lessen the chance of accumulation. All …
Type: Plant Info
… remove the remaining soil from the stems and emerging leaves. The old mulch should be replaced with new mulch, taking care to leave about a 6-inch area surrounding the roses. Established roses …
Type: Plant Info
