… Lilium lancifolium ‘Splendens‘ is one of several species with the common name of tiger lily. The flowers are orange-red with black speckles and recurved petals in late summer. The flowers are 5 inches across, and a … plants surrounding the lilies will help protect their roots from drying out. Lilies make an excellent cut flower with long-lasting blooms and buds that continue to mature and open after …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… weather was recorded in 2016 and 2017: For the first time in 146 years, the National Weather Service documented no measurable snowfall in either January or February. Chicago’s record year … “Is it hot outside?” Many of us in the United States experienced unseasonably warm winters with leaf and flower buds bursting weeks earlier than normal. While these balmy days may be …
Type: Blog
… brilliant landscape architect John O. Simonds recognized the potential of the wetlands and, with another landscape architect, Geoffrey Rausch, produced a master plan to transform the land … raw sewage, weeds, and abandoned quarries on the land. That paints quite a “before” picture. Fast forward to today to view the Garden’s water basins reflect the sky, while the rolling hills … his 1969 progress report, Francis de Vos, Ph.D., the Garden’s first director, wrote, “The site with its sculptural earth forms and system of freshwater lagoons and channels is nothing less …
Type: Blog
… Brazil has one of the highest diversities of orchid species of any country in the world , with more than 2,500 species reported, and no doubt many more undescribed species from the … it, converted to tetraploids (double the typical number of chromosomes) to produce plants with even larger flowers, and especially used in breeding to impart large bold flowers on compact … day temperatures no higher than 86 degrees in the summer. Constant high relative humidity and excellent air movement are essential. Never allow the roots to dry out for too many days. These …
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… When we are stuck inside, our mental images of cherry blossoms, tulips, and forsythia, are hit with the reality of the snow outside our windows, causing a short circuitry in our minds and a … image, growing from the inside out. Using this framework, we create colorful sun catchers with beautiful, translucent pressed flowers and foliage on contact paper. To begin the activity, … systems in their lives: their family, friends, and neighborhood. For children, this is an excellent opportunity to conceptualize the many levels of community around them and how they are …
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Susceptible Plants Conifers, especially yew ( Taxus ); broad-leaved evergreens, especially rhododendron, azalea ( Rhododendron ), euonymus, and English ivy ( Hedera ); deciduous plants, including climbing hydrangea; and greenhouse plants including impatiens, cyclamen and gloxinia ( Sinningia ). Description & Symptoms Weevils are beetlelike insects that feed on plant roots in their larval stage …
Type: Plant Info
… , see which varieties we have growing at the Garden , or contact our Plant Information Service for answers to your specific gardening questions. ❤ ❤ ❤ It began the way so many love stories do—with a glance of longing. Read about writer Cheri Van Deraa’s 20-year relationship with a feisty hibiscus and how they each brought out the best in one another. Tell us your …
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… for this year. Catalogs and web sites are already showing off new varieties, sometimes with "available on" dates. New varieties go fast, and gardeners who wait until late summer to think about their fall garden can find empty … bells, attract attention for wonderfully multicolored foliage that lasts all season long. Excellent for containers, under shrubs, or to brighten the inevitable dark spots in the fall …
Type: Plant Info
… handsome and fun to watch. A spring male decked in his finest courtship attire is blue overall with a contrasting black breast and black facial pattern. It also sports a yellow cap on its head, yellow shoulders, and of course, the yellow rump. As with many migratory songbirds, the males come first, followed by the much duller-looking females, … even hear the bill snap as the warbler traps the hapless bug. Also, listen for the series of fast, high-pitched notes as the yellow-rumped warbler males defend feeding territory and practice …
Type: Birding
… is a large deciduous tree that typically grows 70 to 90 feet tall (infrequently to 120 feet) with an irregular, oval-rounded crown. It is native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia … to a variety of wildlife. Bark of young trees is gray and smooth but exfoliates in long strips with age. The exfoliation is more recurved and pronounced than on the similar looking shellbark … hickory (see C. laciniosa ). Hickory wood is often used to cure/smoke meats. It is also an excellent firewood/fuel. The wood is extremely hard and is used to make a variety of products, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
