… What sets ' Braunlaub' apart from other rodgersflowers is the show its foliage puts on. Deep bronze in the spring...dark green by midsummer when the … so it can fit your garden easily. In shady areas, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many woodland plants. The leaves of certain varieties can be 2 feet long, giving them the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The emerging foliage of 'Bronze Peacock' is deep bronze...darker than any other Rodgersia . The leaves are thick and glossy, with deeply … the foliage that steals the show. In the shade garden, Rodgersias give you a bold counterpoint to the delicate airy foliage common to so many shade plants in our area. The leaves of certain varieties can be 2 feet long, giving …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This SPICE ISLAND™ cultivar of Koreanspice viburnum has a low, compact habit that is more uniform than the species. It will reach a height of 5’ with a similar spread. Its dark green leaves turn red-purple in fall. Clusters of reddish-pink buds open up to very fragrant white flowers in May. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: From spring through fall, this abundant bird is easy to spot anywhere. They are often found on spruce trees, their favorite nesting location. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare shorebird is most likely to be seen on large lawn areas or on the gravel hill prairie in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… On Chicago’s Southeast Side, a wetland scarred by decades of steelmaking has yet to heal. But against the odds, a single endangered flower has bloomed here. The only wild … after wild populations of the species were last seen in Illinois. The bloom this past spring is a small but striking sign of recovery. Its presence is thanks to the Chicago Botanic Garden … decades. It couldn’t have survived Big Marsh’s original wetland, but slag had transformed the site into something resembling the daisy’s almost nonexistent native habitat. This was a rare …
Type: Blog
… Description: This goose is a rare visitor on our lakes or feeding on the lawn. It is similar in appearance to the white snow goose but slightly smaller with a shorter bill. …
Type: Birding
… clump-forming evergreen perennial from South Africa needs full sun and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 2 feet. From late spring to early summer it produces cream-colored flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… May June July August September October Harvest pumpkins before a killing frost. Continue to harvest vegetables. If hard frost threatens, pick all tomatoes, including the unripe ones, and … cardboard boxes or paper bags in basement. Cut back any remaining herbs and bring them indoors to use fresh or dry. Cover tender plants from light freezes at night by covering them with … baskets. Apply a heavy mulch over leeks, Jerusalem artichokes, carrots, beets, and turnips to continue the harvest into early winter. After a hard frost, remove all dead plant material …
Type: Plant Info
… Kohleria are herbacious perennial plants in the gesneriad family native to tropical America. Kohleria allenii, native to Costa Rica and Panama, has pale lime to yellow cup-shaped flowers with red tips that are strongly reflexed. Red bristles adorn the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
