… Japanese bugbane is, in fact, native to woods and forest margins in China and Korea as well. The leaves often emerge purple in the spring, maturing to green. Then in late …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that will not fade in full sun. The dark, almost black, leaves will be beautiful all season, and in milder climates will be decorative through the winter. It has plumes of white flowers in late spring to early summer that contrast nicely with the dark leaves. The flower buds and the undersides of the leaves are both attractive shades of purple and red. Obsidian Alumroot has a compact form and is 10 inches high, 16 inches wide and 24 inches in flower. Attractive to bees, birds and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Tschonoski crabapple, sometimes called pillar crabapple, is notable for its distinctive narrow habit and bright orange and red fall color. It bears white flowers and sparse green fruit. Crabapples are small flowering …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Although September ushers in autumn, with its shorter days and cooler nighttime temperatures, it may be the busiest of months for many gardeners. Vegetable gardeners have their hands full—literally and figuratively—harvesting peak warm-season crops and planting cool-season vegetables. … Lawn tasks, including seeding and fertilizing, can begin in earnest. September also is a good month to plant many varieties of trees and shrubs. Garden To-Do List Continue to …
Type: Plant Info
… if you want the plants to produce fruit. That’s because those plants produce separate male and female flowers. For example, the first flowers that appear on cucumber plants are typically … flowers have long stems, while female flowers have a short stem. Bees must go to both male and female flowers on the plant so that the pollen from the male reaches the female flower’s … or a Q-tip and go from male to female flowers moving the pollen and aiding fertilization. This is a fun project for children, too. To attract bees to your vegetable patch, plant flowers they …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: This black-headed gull species is likely to be seen flying over the Garden in small flocks. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look for this bird of the shrub prairie in the Dixon Prairie when it is passing through. …
Type: Birding
… This cultivar is a shorter flowering sport of Allium 'Summer Beauty' with lavender flowers at 12 inches in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'White Beauty' is a vigorous plant with rust-red basal ring in each white flower. Leaves have wavy margins. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Garden’s online gardening class is an enjoyable virtual experience you can take anywhere! New! Discover beautiful shrubs for the home garden. Andrew Bunting will give an overview of the best-of-the-best hydrangeas and many other varieties including Physocarpus, Aronia, Aesculus, Spiraea, Calycanthus, and Enkianthus. Learn about ornamental characteristics, cultural needs, deer resistance, and …
Type: Item Detail
