… They are short-lived adults, living one to two months after emerging. One new generation is produced per year. Both males and females feed on tree sap and flower nectar. Female wasps …
Type: Plant Info
… water that drains from them (baking pans or rimmed baking sheets will suffice). If this is more effort than you can spare, you can purchase many different tomato varieties, including …
Type: Plant Info
… conservation scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, says, "The goal of sustainable gardening is to create a self-reliant growth system—a garden that can last indefinitely without inordinate …
Type: Plant Info
… a tree or shrub. Treatment & Solutions Removing the habitat voles seek for nesting and feeding is the best control. Weeds, dense ground cover, brush, low spreading evergreens or even thick …
Type: Plant Info
… clusters of flowers 4 to 6 inches across. Native to east Africa and Madagascar, the genus is a highly sought-after ornamental in USDA Zones 9 and warmer. The genus name celebrates the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… promotes flowering. Follow the instructions on the label so that only the correct amount is used. Too much fertilizer can damage the roots. What’s growing out your windows? Besides a … where you got that beautiful floral arrangement, you can point to the windows. Nina Koziol is a garden writer and horticulturist who lives and gardens in Palos Park, Illinois …
Type: Plant Info
… courtship rituals. They dance, bow, sway, and sing facing their intended mate. Once a pair is established, nest-building begins. Flickers carve a cavity in a dead or dying tree and then …
Type: Birding
… This attractive member of the crow family can be seen and heard around the Garden. The blue jay is undisputably a handsome bird. With its deep blue plumage and matching crest contrasting with a …
Type: Birding
… bird a species of conservation concern. Restoration of the pewee's open woodland habitat—which is being done at the Garden's McDonald Woods—can help keep the pewee from further decline. …
Type: Birding
… can be planted outside and treated like outdoor bulbs after they have flowered but there is no guarantee they will flower the following year. Get a head start on summer-blooming bulbs …
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