… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen shade tree. …
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… This pyramidal-shaped evergreen needs full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
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… -- yellow from M. acuminata and hardy and star-shaped from M. stellata . It was named to the Award of Garden Merit list for magnolias by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2012. … Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
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… The elegant tapered buds of Elizabeth magnolia open to large, primrose-yellow flowers in spring. The first of the yellow-flowered magnolias was … Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in spring, and are often fragrant. While shades of pink are the most common bloom … color, the Magnolia palette also includes white, yellows and purples. Another dominant feature is a prominent fruiting body of small follicles forming a cone-like shape. The species range from …
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… pussy willow ( Salix gracilistyla ). This mid-sized deciduous shrub blooms in early spring and is a great plant for challenging landscapes with full sun and wet soils. If it gets too large, it can be pruned back hard to generate new branches from near the base. Rosegold pussy willow benefits from having a dark background to accentuate the flowers in very early spring. Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as …
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… Peking lilac started as a selection made by the Beijing Botanic Garden and was given to the Morton Arboretum, where it was developed in the Chicagoland Grows plant introduction … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
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… Experimental Words is the premier performance project from Manchester, U.K.-based scientist Sam Illingworth, Ph.D., … scientists are paired with incredible spoken-word artists from Young Chicago Authors and RHINO to collaborate on a new performance, celebrating the creative similarities between science and …
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… beauty and comfort. He will conclude with a description of the Garden Conservancy's efforts to save and share outstanding American gardens for the education and inspiration of the public. This event is cosponsored by the Garden Conservancy. …
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… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms, the … classes at the Garden. Class locations vary between spaces in the Regenstein Center according to the season, weather, and availability. Spaces include two indoor rooms: Burnstein Hall and …
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… The cultivar 'Ever Again' is a lovely lavender blue with white streaking on the standards and a very thin white edge on the … adaptation of the iris flower. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. …
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