… around the Garden Take a Two-Mile Perimeter Walk Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: 2 miles Time: 45 min- 1 hour Stop 1: Annex 1 Kick off … sunscreen at the Garden Shop. Stop 2: Gate at Children's Learning Campus Crossroad Gate to gate, the outer/perimeter road makes a wide, two-mile curve around the edge of the Chicago … the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Stop 4: .7 mile mark .7 mile mark: Continue to the right for the outer road OR return to the Visitor Center through the gardens ahead. Stop …
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… Lilium ‘African Queen’ has flowers that may vary considerably in color from yellow-apricot to burnt-orange brown. Because of this significant variation in color, African Queen is often sold as African Queen Group. The flowers are trumpet shaped, fragrant, and quite large, measuring 6 to 8 inches long. The stems grow 3 to 6 feet tall and bloom in late spring to early summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a mound of thick, blue leaves 4 feet wide. It blooms in July and August with racemes of white to pale lavender flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected, and deer find hosta delicious. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in varying shades of yellow with maroon stripes on the petal reverses. The flowers are 6 to 8 inches long, outfacing, and fragrant. It blooms in early to mid summer with 12 to 20 flowers per stem. Golden Splendor is a Trumpet hybrid. Trumpet lilies are typically tall with large, very fragrant trumpet-shaped …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… You can count on 'Baby Cheryl' to bloom in flushes all summer long. She'll provide clusters of itty-bitty pink roses, in shades varying from fuschia to light pink depending on the temperature. She make a pretty and colorful border...or if you … soil, and regular fertilization. Note: if you're growing them in containers, regular watering is even more important, and you'll need to repot them about every three years. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Franczyk retires in March. “Plants have been braided into my entire career, from the Amazon to the landscape design studio to the dinosaur gallery. I’m excited to now devote my energies to advocating for plants and deepening our relationship to them. I’m … Franczyk retires in March. “Plants have been braided into my entire career, from the Amazon to the landscape design studio to the dinosaur gallery. I’m excited to now devote my energies to …
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… Description: Spotted on Evening Island, the barn owl is rarely seen in this region now. Historically, however, they were more common. That's when Illinois was covered with pasture land. This nocturnal owl is known for its heart-shaped face, and its acute listening skills come in handy for hunting …
Type: Birding
… of Hummelo alpine betony ( Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo') throughout the summer. This cultivar is a butterfly magnet whose flowers are also noted for long vase life indoors. This is a reliable perennial in the Chicago area if planted in locations that don't stay waterlogged …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… One of the smallest species of amaryllis, its native habit is dry, hot forests in Bolivia. Trumpet-shaped flowers are creamy white with a hint of … measure about 3 inches long. The 3 upper petals are larger than the lower three. This species is usually dormant during the winter, and blooms in spring or summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It's Crabapple Blossom Time! Great Basin. Where to begin? A beautiful spring walk designed to capture the crabapples, and other magical vistas and views, begins at the overlook, next to the English Walled Garden . From this point, the entire central lake is visible, with Evening Island , the Arch and the Serpentine—the two bridges that connect the …
Type: Walks
