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  • … Description:  This rather rare southern visitor is most likely found in the McDonald Woods. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Listed as an annual in references, this is a tiny plant suitable for rock gardens. …
    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 … CGM should be applied before weed seeds germinate in the spring—approximately late March to early April—followed by another application in late summer—approximately late August to early September. Make sure to follow label directions carefully.  Please contact Plant …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … 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. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Aechmea blanchetiana 'Oregon' is a colorful bromeliad which has long sword-shaped leaves with finely serrated edges. Foliage … vase plants or urn plants. The bases of their curved leaves collect water and can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the long-lasting blooms fade, but they can be restarted …
    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. Pink Teacups Lenten rose grows into a low mound about eighteen inches high and 2 feet wide. The foliage is dark green and leathery 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. 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