… opposite leaves that are sharply pointed. The leaves have broad margins of buttercup yellow and the twigs are reddish. Numerous pink, bell-shaped flowers appear in spring and continue sporadically during the summer. As the petals fall, the tiny coral-pink calyxes continue to provide color. The foliage becomes burgundy in late fall and persists well into winter—it is evergreen in warmer climates. In the Chicago area, it should …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… erect stems. It bears 5-inch leaves that are ovate, pointed, lance-shaped, mid-green above, and pale green below. In mid- and late summer it bears saucer-shaped, dense, tapering white flowers stalks that are pendant … tips when the flowers are open. They are useful grown in areas where not much else grows, and can be used as cut flowers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Witch Hazel is a critically imperiled species of Hamamelis . Found principally in Mississippi and reputedly in Alabama, and first noticed in 2004 by its large leaves which resemble those of the hazelnut, oval with a … some grow as high as 4’. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… for your escape into another world. Don’t wait until after the weather turns; grab a book and pick your sweet spot soon—we’ve got plenty of benches throughout our 385-acre grounds, some of them tucked away in secluded areas and others more public. We asked Leora Siegel, senior director of the Lenhardt Library , to … when it eventually reopens or are available now from online sellers, including smile.amazon.com (your purchases through this link support the Chicago Botanic Garden, if you designate us as …
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… the base of the plant at the point where it is grafted should be well-covered with soil and lightly mulched because these are usually grafted onto multiflora roses, which could sprout … if roses are planted too high. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It is hardy in USDA Zone 4. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hugely helpful at harvest. First, think about the top three issues in your garden this year—and all the hard work you've put into solving them. Next, think about the top three issues in … of the arts of pen and paper, a garden journal is quick, easy, non-electronic, (basically) free, portable, and low-tech. A journal can be as simple as a few sheets of paper with entries … The venerable Mother Earth News has a wide-ranging app that's free : motherearthnews.com Smartgardener.com (no relation to our monthly column!) has a free online journal that looks …
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… produces spikes of creamy white flowers on spikes up to 36 inches tall in late spring and early summer. Each spike can carry between 20 and 80 flowers. It is one of the few North American native bulbs that are widely available for gardeners to plant that thrive in moist to wet soils. Free of most insect and disease pests, it will flower well in full sun or partially shaded …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins': A hardy waterlily with 6-inch peachy-pink flowers and leaves that emerge maroon, changing to grassy green mottled with a few spots. Flowers earlier … Hemisphere. They are characterized by round notched leaves that lie flat on the water, and flowers with numerous petals produced at the end of a long lax stem and floating just above … Waterlilies need full sun to flower and need to be anchored in mud as they are not free-floating. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
