… Native to North Africa and Asia, the Armenian willow displays bright yellow catkins in early spring. Stems are silvery gray while … collection contains almost 150 varieties among its more than 8,000 willows. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The A. Bedford rhododendron is a hybrid broad leaf evergreen of unknown parentage. It blooms in … with funnel-shaped, fragrant, pale mauve flowers with darker lobes with a brownish-red blotch. The flowers bloom in trusses of 11 to 16 flowers. This rhododendron will tolerate some sun. Like all rhododendrons, it prefers well-drained, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright yellow, fully double flowers are produced throughout the summer on tall plants that can be used in the landscape or as cut flowers. Plant 'Lady Gold' … and mist it with a water spray in hot dry summer weather to control spider mites. Otherwise, this plant is pest, rodent, and deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Korean Maple can grow up to 25 feet in height dappled shade and moderate moisture conditions. … dry sites should be avoided. In April it produces insignificant purple and green flowers. In the fall it has nice red, orange, and yellow foliage. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ’Medallion’s foliage is a festival of greens, with each different shade feathering into the next. First, there’s the light green midrib and the grass green center. Then that rich dark … velvety purple underside. Calatheas are tropicals native to northwest Brazil, and ‘Medallion’ is one of over 300 known varieties. Because they can’t take temperatures below 60, they’re most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Once threatened in Illinois, this now commonly seen raptor may be spotted anywhere in the Garden. Note: This is an image of a juvenile bird and not an adult. …
Type: Birding
… Tall spikes of indigo blue flowers begin in late May and continue through June on this short-lived perennial. Plant this delphinium in full sun and in moisture-retentive, well- drained soil, and stake bloom spikes the first year to prevent them from toppling over. Plants are prone to crown rot in hot, humid weather, so planting on a slightly elevated mound is encouraged. All parts of the plants are poisonous. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… about in summer breezes when plants are grown in full sun and moderately well drained soils. This short lived perennial can become a permanent addition to the garden only if allowed to reseed. Honeybees, butterflies and hummingbirds find the flowers irresistible. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen tree native to the Midwest grows to a height of 30 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Watercolor is a luminous, beautiful medium. Learn to pair the delicacy and gestural brushwork of watercolor with expressive line work in pen; and add depth … with the enhancement of colored pencil. Some experience with watercolor painting is helpful. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days …
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