… New! In addition to writing poetry, Emily Dickinson also gardened. She cultivated flowers on her father's property and in the glass conservatory that he added to the family’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Explore Dickinson's gardens through excerpts from her letters and …
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… the 1930s. Petals are edible and can also be used as to create a dye. Plant this calendula in full sun and in moderately rich, moist soils during cool spring weather. If summers are cool, like they can be, it will continue to flower all summer long. In more normal summers, it will stop flowering with the onset of hot weather and then, if …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of this creeping perennial from the deserts of West Texas provide a wonderful focal point in annual displays or hanging baskets. Not reliably hardy in the Chicago region, container plants can be brought indoors, cut back hard, and overwintered in a bright window until frost free temperatures are reached the following spring. …
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… or pot and contrast well with darker colored plants. Overall the plant can reach 4 feet in height and about two feet in width. Colocasias like dappled light and moderate well-drained soils. Although not hardy in Chicago the bulbs can be dug up in the fall and retained for the following season. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large creamy white upright facing flowers are spotted and then the petals rimmed in dark chocolate brown to stunning effect. Originally bred for the cut flower trade they have also proven their worth in the garden. Newly planted bulbs will produce four to eight flowers per stem and increase the number of flowers as the plants age in the garden. Plant in full sun to at least half day full sun for best flower production and …
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… A sport of 'Gipsy Queen', this cultivar was released in 1988. The flowers are a soft, buttery yellow. The dozens of florets clustered around the … fragrant. A favorite for forcing indoors for winter bloom, hyacinths survive outdoors in the Chicago area for four to five seasons. However, the flowers in years two through five are less densely packed on the flower spike. Because many of the …
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… landscape. Deadhead (remove old flowers) to encourage additional blooms. Flowers can be used in cooking, and the foliage has a pleasant citrus fragrance. Plant 'Lemon Gem' in full sun and in average soil, and provide moderate fertilization for best results. This plant attracts …
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… Description: These cryptically-colored little birds are common in spring in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… on the Kniker Carillon and providing student carillon instruction. He graduated from UT in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in music theory and a minor in government. In February of 2017, Ferguson was named the fourth Clinic Carillonneur of the Mayo …
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… Soltice™ Orange Tricolor snapdragon grows to 20 inches in height, and features orange-yellow flowers with a white tube and spicy fragrance. It blooms earlier than other snapdragon varieties and performs well in cool weather, in full sun, and with adequate moisture. Deadhead to encourage repeat bloom throughout the summer …
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