… Researchers at the Chicago Botanic Garden teamed up with experts nationwide to help home gardeners select the best native plant sources for their backyards. Many resources are available to help home … equal in their ability to survive and support wildlife in their yard. Yet very little guidance is available to help select the best native plant source. Garden scientists are working with …
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… Phlox ‘Cloudburst’ stands 26 – 28 inches high and blooms all summer with lavender flowers with bright pink eyes. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tomatoes planted in June should begin bearing buckets of juicy orbs. But critters, from birds to deer to a curious chipmunk, can put a dent in the harvest. Bird netting helps protect tomato … a few inches below the soil to prevent them from digging underneath. Garlic is a Gardener's Best Friend Deer and rodents are not fans of the allium family (garlic, onion), so one of the … solution on the leaves of your plants. Repeat once weekly. Looking for a stronger solution? Buy garlic oil concentrate at your local garden center to add to your water. Put a few crushed …
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… This is a small tree (32 feet high, 26 feet wide) that blooms in spring with panicles of light yellow flowers. This is one of the few buckeyes that will retain its foliage and produce fall color (brilliant …
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… holiday tips. We hope one of ways you’ll commemorate this season of rebirth and rejoicing is to visit with your family, to see how earth is gloriously renewing itself within our 24 … junk possessing a shelf life of two seconds. What could be cuter, not to mention a great way to recycle, than cuddly bunnies and chicks made out of those single socks lurking about the … will be greening up as well. The Chicago Botanic Garden wishes you and your families the very best of holidays and hopes to see you all out here soon, enjoying springtime at its best! … …
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… Ask any of our horticulturists to name the most important job in their gardens right now and they’ll all answer the same way: "Weeding." In this month's Smart Gardener , we take on the topic that gardeners love to … those who forget to wear gloves and goggles while removing it. Like all weeds, buckthorn is best removed when small. Dig the plant up entirely. Not sure if that sapling is a buckthorn? …
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… rounded. It definitely has an unusual black frosty look and the foliage coloration develops best in part shade. Huechera Velvet Night will mature to 7 inches tall, 17 inches wide and the lacey white flower panicles in the late spring will increase the height to 26 inches. It will attract birds and bees, and is resistant to deer. The foliage will remain …
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… Hydrangeas are a coveted late summer bouquet, but the cut flowers never last long—we set out to discover how to get enduring blooms. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Marketing Team ran an … with the smashed stem wilted on Day 3. The hydrangea with only plant food performed the best but began to wilt on Day 7. We learned that we should have asked the Garden’s … tissue that transports water up the stem.” Do this: Put them in water ASAP Whether you cut or buy them, get your hydrangeas in water immediately. If hydrangeas are out of water for too long, …
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… As the weather cools, smart kitchen gardeners search for ways to stretch the growing season, hoping for a few more salads…an extra harvest of kale…or (gasp!) … a month longer to grow crops at either end of our rather short USDA Zone 5 season—is worthy of a home experiment. Hoophouses greatly increase vegetable production—they're … Hoophouse A hoophouse, either in-ground or attached to a raised bed, is a manageable way to try it. Along the way, you might find that a hoophouse has extra benefits for your garden, …
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