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  • … Winter protection of roses is not necessary until late November, when the ground has frozen. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … round evergreen conifer needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … perennial needs partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 2 feet. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a ground cover. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This pyramidal shrub needs partial shade to full shade to reach a height of 8 feet. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … like candelabra above the 4-foot mound of blue-green foliage on this Midwestern native. Plant in full sun in moderately well-drained soils and protect young growth from rabbits and deer. The seed pods … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow, or white and the blooms …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 5 feet. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This round tree needs full sun and moderate soil conditions to reach a height of 4 feet. It is a specimen. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … during this semidormant winter period. Succulent plants, such as cacti and jade plants, are in a winter dormancy and require bright light but very cool conditions with no water for up to … your collection. Pests to look out for include the following: Spider mites — Look for webbing in leaf axils, stippled foliage, and weak, off-color leaves. Mites are often difficult to see without a lens. Scale — Characteristic sticky, clear honeydew is produced on leaves by these small, immobile, rounded insects usually found on stems and veins …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Description:  This small- to medium-sized shorebird is seen most often on shorelines or mudflats around the Dixon Prairie. …
    Type: Birding