… Description: The less common of two species of nuthatches seen at the Garden, it is usually seen in winter in wooded areas and at bird feeders. …
Type: Birding
… Although this brilliantly colored bird nests regularly in the restored woodland, it is most often seen on migration early in spring and late in the fall. …
Type: Birding
… develop spots, turn brown, and drop off the tree by midsummer. What can we do? A. Apple scab is a fungal disease that attacks non-resistant crabapple and apple trees. The infection first … the fungus. Some gardeners replace their disease-prone crabapples with resistant varieties to avoid annually spraying their crabapples with fungicide. Non-resistant crabapples must be sprayed as soon as their leaves begin to unfurl. Repeat applications are necessary every 10 to 12 days until midsummer. …
Type: Plant Info
… The shining or hedge cotoneaster is a northern Asia native notable for its lustrous foliage. It can tolerate a wide range of soils … pinkish white blooms that appear in mid-spring and attract bees. The foliage turns yellow to red in the fall. Berries ripen to black in the fall as well and remain on the shrub for most of winter. Members of the genus …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… stems amid dark green, sword-shaped leaves held in a fan shape. This perennial plant grows up to 5 feet tall in large clumps and blooms abundantly during the summer (in the southern hemisphere—winter in Chicago). Native to South Africa, it grows naturally along the eastern coastal areas of the southern and eastern … The name Dietes means "having two relatives," and grandiflora means "large flower." This plant is occasionally called the fairy iris because the fragile white petals not only look like fairy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… freshly squeezed orange juice 2 garlic cloves ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper Salt and pepper to taste Corn Relish 2 ears fresh sweet corn, kernels removed ⅛ large onion, diced 5 teaspoons chopped cilantro 3 teaspoons olive oil Pinch cumin Salt and pepper to taste Directions Combine all ingredients for the vinaigrette and blend until well … and cilantro. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin. Set aside. Grill or sauté the nopales for 3 to 4 minutes per side, and then julienne each leaf. Toss the greens with the vinaigrette and …
Type: Page
… Which five will you pick? Happy New Year, everyone! While January is the month to plan and dream about your yard and garden, smart gardeners know that a wish list … seeds with fellow gardeners at our Seed Swap . Become a volunteer for Plants of Concern . Get to know orchids at the Orchid Show . Build a raised bed. Spring resolutions Plant a fruit tree…or …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: Although once only a summer visitor from the south, the northern cardinal is now a year-round resident of our area and can be found anywhere at the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This tiny, long-tailed bird is usually found in wooded areas of the Garden, where it occasionally builds its small …
Type: Birding
… Description: One of the earliest nesting species in our region, this grassland species is most often seen flying over in spring, but occasionally lands in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
