… Nutgall tree, also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular … huge panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers appear. These attract pollinators, however, fruit is not produced without a male plant nearby. 'September Beauty' is a clone with extra large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… wild ginger makes a striking, shining ground cover or border plant in shady gardens. It is grown for its foliage, because its flowers are insignificant. It spreads by rhizomes and is semi-evergreen during winter. It is an elegant ground cover for shady gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This cultivar is a conical evergreen conifer that can reach a height of 15’ and a width of 8’. It will tolerate a wide range of soil types as long as periodic deep watering is provided. It prefers full sun and partial shade. The scale-like foliage is mildly fragrant and stays green in the winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This is a rare grassland sparrow that is seen only on migration at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… A hundred or more pink shading-to-white petals are rolled from side to side, making for a long quill shape. 'Lola' in full bloom makes for a striking flower with … time in July to create multiple branches. Each branch could then be disbudded or left as is to create a number of flowers at the tip of each branch. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of blue-green foliage whose thick leaves are slug-resistant. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … also common, and new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3 to 8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, ankd deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iris ensata flowers are bright purple with small yellow signals from early to mid summer. The standards and falls are flatter than those of the bearded irises, resulting in the entire flower being noticeably flatter. Iris ensata commonly as known as Japanese iris, is native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia. These tall, clump forming plants grow well along the edges of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Justicia brandegeeana is known colloquially as shrimp plant due to the resemblance of its flowers to those tiny crustaceans. The showy reddish-pink to chartreuse bracts are actually modified …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! You don’t have to stop canning and preserving just because it is winter. In this demonstration cooking class, cookbook author and home food preservation expert Emily Paster will teach you how to preserve using dried fruits. Paster will demonstrate how to make dried fig, apple, and raisin …
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… Click here to register Wednesday, September 7 2 - 3:30 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium Patrick Blanc, French … and numerous other public buildings. A book signing will follow his lecture. This program is possible thanks to the support of Alliance Francaise de Chicago and Air France, and to the participation of the … Consulate in Chicago and the Chicago Architectural Foundation. www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com …
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