… This bulb can grow to a height of 4 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has orange and reddish-orange blooms from September to February. It belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial native to the Midwest needs full sun and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of about 4 feet. From July to October it produces showy yellow flowers that attract birds and butterflies. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… structure and function in living organisms. Investigate the structures of plants and animals to understand how living things came to look and behave the way they do. Use biomimicry concepts to create engineering challenges for students to solve human problems. CPDUs: 18, Graduate …
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… A one-of-a-kind orchid Photo by Ecuagenera.com While many genera in the orchid family have hundreds, or even thousands of species, the genus Frondaria (Latin for “a crown of leaves”) has just one—and you’d have to travel to the mountainous forests of the Andes to see it. Even then you’d have to look closely—it’s a …
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… Members are invited to an exclusive tour of the Helen and Richard Thomas English Walled Garden, one of the Garden’s … popular places. Step past the sleepy stone lion, breathe in the cowslip primrose, and listen to the water trickle into an eighteenth-century lead cistern. Meet lead Horticulturalist Heather Sherwood to hear how she brings this garden to life. $10 fee, registration required …
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… blooms of Mardi Gras™ sneezeweed ( Helenium 'Helbro') open yellow with orange-red edges to the petals but mature to red with yellow edges. The combination of younger and older flowers provides a bright, colorful display. This cultivar grows to 40 inches by 36 inches. Plant the sneezeweed in full sun and moist soil. Pollinating insects …
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… This tender (Zone 8) evergreen shrub can grow to 6 feet tall with partial shade to full shade and moderate moisture conditions in a greenhouse. From midspring to early fall it blooms repeatedly with pink flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming, tender (U.S.D.A Zone 7) evergreen shrub needs partial shade to full shade to reach a height of about 5 feet. In early spring it produces yellow flowers that give way to blue fruit. …
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… A. Performing basic maintenance on your water feature as part of spring startup will enable it to be a source of enjoyment throughout the warm weather. Here are the basic steps. • Once the marginal plants begin to grow, remove the pond cover and trim back any dead foliage. • Verify that pumps and other … equipment are operating properly and repair as necessary. • Service any filters according to their manufacturer’s instructions. • Fill a 5-gallon bucket with pond water, place it aside, …
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… Pslm, from the bright red seeds that ripen around Christmas in tropical climates. Light yellow to bright orange sheaths at the base of each leaf provide ornament throughout the year. Adapted to most environments it does not tolerate standing water or temperatures close to freezing. Young plants can be kept in large containers and moved indoors in the Chicago region …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
