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  • … ‘Little Red Gem’ is a low-growing herbaceous peony suitable for use in rock gardens and as a border plant. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Dragon's Blood is an old reliable variety of sedum. We had this growing in the old Home Landscape Demonstration …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This shrub needs full sun and moist soil conditions. It has yellow blooms in late spring. It is a specimen. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … be wondering how a bromeliad (air plant) can survive in a desert. In this case, the species is native to the high desert mountains of southern Chile, and obtains almost all of its water …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The GREEN PILLAR® pin oak is notable for its tall narrow habit, as its name implies. Like other pin oaks, it will tolerate … America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The European native oak Quercus petraea is an oak of many common names -- Durmast, Irish, Welsh, Cornish and sessile. While related to … America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The purple English oak is notable for its deep purple foliage upon emergence in the spring. The stunning leaves become … America; the Chicago Botanic Garden's collection contains more than 60 varieties and over 1,000 individual trees. Twenty oak species are native to Illinois. Oaks are slow growing, long …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … from pink buds in early May and persist for up to two weeks. This dense, rounded 5' shrub is often planted near a path or door where its lingering fragrance can be appreciated. The wine …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … sold as a pre-emergent herbicide. What can you tell me about it? A. Corn gluten meal (CGM) is sold as a natural pre-emergent herbicide and fertilizer. CGM contains naturally occurring …
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