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- … Description: This rather rare, cavity-nesting warbler is associated with wet woodland habitats. …Type: Birding
- … of them overlooked by nature lovers and gardeners alike, simply because “it's just too cold to go outside.” Perhaps that's true when the windchill dips to threatening levels or the snow blows sideways; but when the air is clear and calm, and the sun gleams off the snow, it's time to take pleasure in the private …Type: Walks
- … Description: This breeding species is seen broadly, but most often in the McDonald Woods. …Type: Birding
- … Description: This is a fish-eating duck that can be found diving in Garden lakes. …Type: Birding
- … Description: This rare shorebird is often visible on mudflats south of the Dixon Prairie. …Type: Birding
- … 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
- … appear in the spring at the same time as the leaves. ‘Liempde’ will not bear fruit, since it is a male cultivar. It can grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they generally require moderate to wet soil …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … has lavender flowers with wine red pedicels (flower stalks). Like most alliums, nodding onion is not significantly bothered by deer and other mammalian herbivores, like moles. It also … soils, drought, shallow and rocky soils and can grow under black walnut trees. This species is a larval host for the hairstreak butterfly; the flowers attract butterflies and bees that …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … forms a mound about two feet high and three feet wide. This elephant ear likes moist soils and is very happy near ponds or water features. The dramatic coloring makes it suitable as a … plant for plants with lighter foliage or brilliant colors. Like most elephant ears Kona Coffee is not hardy in the Chicagoland area and can either be overwintered indoors, or the rhizomes can …Type: Garden Guide Plant