… a recently completed dam on the Kouga River in South Africa. Easily propagated by seeds and division, it is a featured attraction of many succulent collections world-wide. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… SWEET™ Purple Dianthus Dianthus barbatus ‘Sweet Purple’ is a very fragrant bachelor button or sweet william type dianthus with deep purple flowers to 3’ … cut flower or short lived perennial in a flower bed. Attracts butterflies. Plant in full sun and provide moderate water. Avoid heavy mulching around base of plants that can cause damping off. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… (or November through January, if forced for indoor displays). Derived from native species, it is perfectly hardy outdoors in gardens in USDA Zones 3-9. The showy white bracts take on pinkish tints in fall and then a parchment color into early winter in the landscape. Annabelle hydrangea can be grown …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… have melted out. ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’ grows up to 3 feet tall, with fully double flowers, and up to 5 inches diameter on strong, sturdy stems. This cultivar is more resistant to powdery mildew than many other zinnias on the market. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… are so unusual that they must be viewed up close. They are white with pale purple spots, and they occur in clusters all along the stems in the leaf axils. What an amazing plant! Use it … where its orchidlike flowers can be appreciated, as an accent plant or container plant. This is a fall-blooming perennial with striking, unusual flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This state-threatened species is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or in the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
… Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in …
Type: Birding
… Description: The snipe is a common, medium-sized shorebird, most often seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a fairly common large tern most often seen flying over the lakes or standing on mudflats south …
Type: Birding
… Presented by the Ikenobo Ikebana Society, Chicago Chapter Ikenobo is the origin of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. Location: Burnstein Hall …
Type: Event for Calendar
