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  • … 'Ramapo' is a smaller rhododendron, growing to a height of 3’ and width of 4’. It blooms in early spring … of lavender flowers.   Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This pyramidal shrub needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 6 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. The cones attract birds. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of more than 40 feet. It is a specimen shade tree. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This clump-forming evergreen shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions to reach a height of 3 feet. It is a specimen in a hedge or a border. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Third Coast Bluegrass (TCB) is a band of longtime friends and musical colleagues with deep roots in the Great Lakes bluegrass scene going back to the ‘70s. Since their debut in June 2021, they’ve built a sizable following and a reputation … gems, originals, and adaptations from amazing songwriters. The band highlights Jerry’s “true to the tradition” vocals, seamless trios, and masterful instrumentals. With world-class soloists …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • … Black cohosh has 2- to 3-foot black stems with wands of white flowers that grace the back of shady perennial borders. … group commonly called bugbane. Beautiful 1 - 2-foot long flower spikes wave in the breeze; it is a natural beauty. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, … of tightly packed flowers, often followed by conspicuous berries. NOTE: Berries are poisonous to people and rabbits; harmless to birds and butterflies. Archived Copy: This content was …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. New York Night hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Romantic Getaway hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Spanish Flare hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … for their flowers which appear in late winter or early spring and are often the first flowers to appear in the Chicago garden. Wedding Bells hellebore grows into a low mound about 2 feet tall and wide. The foliage is dark green with finger-like clusters of serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the … cool, moist soils with a high organic content but are very adaptable requiring only that the site be well-drained. Typically they are planted in woodland settings under deciduous trees where …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant