… director, Kris Jarantoski. Kris gathered together a large number of species and cultivars in his breeding plots then let the pollinators do their work. Over time, thousands of seedlings … a formal cultivar name. Beautyberries tolerate soil pH's close to neutral and can be grown in full sun or shaded conditions where their bright shiny berries are easily appreciated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… chances are the lovely fall colors come to mind—and not the leaves that end up on your lawn or in your garden beds. Here are some ways you can use your leaves to support your plants and … food source for wildlife including insects. Soon-to-be butterflies, for instance, take shelter in the winter under or on leaves, in the form of eggs, larva (caterpillars), or pupa (chrysalis). For example, the beautiful …
Type: Plant Info
… The Versatility of Vines There’s often a dilemma facing gardeners who work in small tight spaces. In urban areas, like Chicago, you may have a back yard that’s only 25 by 40 feet. There may be a … height. The icing on the cake—a flowering vine on the support. When you can’t plant a shrub in a two-foot-wide border, a vine scrambling up a trellis brings color to eye level. An obelisk …
Type: Plant Info
… where you keep an eye out for hawks, old oaks, and wild bergamot? That’s what I’ve been doing in my 11-mile cycling commute on the North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden , where I … the Garden. The Forest Preserves of Cook County’s North Branch trail starts at LaBagh Woods in Chicago and ends at the Chicago Botanic Garden. When the weather cooperates, I catch the trail at Linne Woods in Morton Grove, about three blocks from my house, on my All-City geared bike, or single-speed …
Type: Blog
… Life Through Día de los Muertos Honrando la vida en el Día de los Muertos I grew up in the city seeing the Day of the Dead holiday come to life with ornamented school patios, … the holiday was everywhere I looked: the movie Coco was released. I watched James Bond in Spectre find himself in a procession of Catrinas on a Mexico City street, looking gorgeous in a skeleton suit. I began …
Type: Blog
… Description: This tiny, long-tailed bird is usually found in wooded areas of the Garden, where it occasionally builds its small lichen-cover nest on top of …
Type: Birding
… is sometimes found on the ground feeding on dead fish, but is usually seen flying over, mostly in pairs or small groups. …
Type: Birding
… This green, medium-sized parrot is native to South America but has a well-established colony in the Chicago area. It features blue feathers with a grayish throat and forehead. …
Type: Birding
… height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has white blooms in May and June that attract butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Huge (7-8" across) bubblegum pink flowers with darker veins provide the look of the tropics in summer continuing into fall on this hardy perennials. Butterfly and hummingbird magnets. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
