… know you can grow kiwis right in your own back yard? The fruit of 'Michigan State' kiwi vine is a cousin of the familiar grocery store kiwis. The berries have the same sweet-and-citrus … on the fence of a tennis court at Michigan State University. It's vigorous and hardy down to -35, And it's happy in full sun or part shade, though you'll get a better crop in full sun. … vines are large and heavy and bear about 100 pounds of berries a year. A note of warning to cat owners: this vine smells like catnip to cats, and they may harm foliage or dig at the …
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 Parachutes Lenten rose 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. Regal Ruffles hellebores grow 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. True Love 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
… Description: More often heard than seen, this member of the mimidae family of birds is usually found in shrubby areas and woodland edges. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This state-threatened species is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or in the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
… Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in …
Type: Birding
… Description: The snipe is a common, medium-sized shorebird, most often seen on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a fairly common large tern most often seen flying over the lakes or standing on mudflats south …
Type: Birding
… Presented by the Ikenobo Ikebana Society, Chicago Chapter Ikenobo is the origin of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. Location: Burnstein Hall …
Type: Event for Calendar
