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  • … This evergreen shrub can reach a height of 3  feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen tree grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moist soil conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … spaces can be dramatic or charming or meditative. In small urban gardens, your goal may be to block a less desirable view or soften the building next door. In that case, according to Tim Johnson, the Garden's director of horticulture, choosing the right plants becomes more critical when space is limited. "If you're planting a hedge, consider plants that are more narrow in habit. For …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in my lawn. How do I get rid of it?  A. Yellow nutsedge is a warm-season perennial weed in the sedge family. The leaf blades are grass-like and … green than lawn grass.  Nutsedge thrives on moist, poorly drained sites, so it’s important to maintain a dense, healthy lawn and follow proper cultural care procedures such as mowing at … there are only a few yellow nutsedges present, you can manually pull them. Approximately six to eight weeks after emerging, the plants develop tubers or nutlets, so it’s important to pull …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … The shining or hedge cotoneaster is a northern Asia native notable for its lustrous foliage. It can tolerate a wide range of soils … pinkish white blooms that appear in mid-spring and attract bees. The foliage turns yellow to red in the fall. Berries ripen to black in the fall as well and remain on the shrub for most of winter. Members of the genus …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … stems amid dark green, sword-shaped leaves held in a fan shape. This perennial plant grows up to 5 feet tall in large clumps and blooms abundantly during the summer (in the southern hemisphere—winter in Chicago). Native to South Africa, it grows naturally along the eastern coastal areas of the southern and eastern … The name Dietes means "having two relatives," and grandiflora means "large flower." This plant is occasionally called the fairy iris because the fragile white petals not only look like fairy …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This weeping conifer grows to 12 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and shrubs during the winter months, damaging the inner cambium layer, and possibly leading to injury and even death of young plants. Damage can be prevented by wrapping plant trunks with … hardware cloth or wire fencing with holes less than ¼ inch in diameter. The material will need to be buried a couple of inches beneath the surface of the soil and can be as high as 4 feet to prevent rabbits from causing damage during winters with deep snow cover. Larger-diameter …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Are you looking for ways to bring your garden indoors for holiday festivities? Are you gathering recipes for a big dinner? Maybe you are trying to keep the kids occupied while you juggle tasks? We've got answers for you! Check out our harvest of late fall resources below to stay ahead of the season's upcoming hosting challenges. Yummy Recipes Crowd pleasers made with …
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  • … Broadway hit Jersey Boys , The Four C Notes stand as the Midwest’s sole tribute band dedicated to recreating the timeless music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. With an extensive … classics such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Workin’ My Way Back To You, (Babe),” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” and “Let’s Hang On,” their performances promise … With each show, The Four C Notes solidifies their status as the nation’s premier tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Their commitment to authenticity, coupled with their …
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