… height of 8 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has showy yellow blooms in May and June. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of 15 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Red fruits arrive after flowering in May and June. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with bright indoor light and dry moisture conditions. In the winter it produces maroon blooms. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perfect solution for gardeners with limited lawn space or those desiring a formal focal point in their gardens. Container Apple Trees Hybridizers answered the demand for hardy, but smaller, patio fruit trees by developing single-stemmed apple trees that could grow in containers. These trees flower and produce full-sized fruit in either red or yellow varieties, usually by the third year after planting. Gardeners can create …
Type: Plant Info
… the ground, searching for a female signal. When a female likes a mate, she will flash at him in a particular pattern, which varies with species. Go outside during a firefly evening and try … Butterflies & Blooms is open through Labor Day and free with admission. Immerse yourself in a habitat filled with colorful live butterflies from around the world. Nearby in the Grunsfeld Children’s Growing Garden, you will find the Cicada Parade-A decorated plaster …
Type: Blog
… Of show-winning quality, beautiful Vanda orchids originated in Southeast Asia and are therefore warm-growing specimens. Pure’s Wax Vanda orchid, registered … base of the stem. Aerial roots roam free of their containers and can grow up to 2 meters long. In ideal conditions, you can expect numerous spikes with colors so bright that you may need sunglasses to look at them. The flowers are extremely showy and last well in the warm temperatures, bright, filtered light, and high humidity of greenhouses. They require …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… seen from late fall through early spring, flying over or scurrying along the gravel paths in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… This bird is rarely seen flying over the Garden on migration. It was recently found nesting in Cook County, so summer observations are possible. …
Type: Birding
… bright yellow feet like the great egret, may rarely be seen flying over, or possibly wading in the shoreline. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Spot this easily-recognized species in summer, close to the water's edge where it nests and feeds among widely scattered oaks and …
Type: Birding
