… epiphytic cactus native to Guatemala in early summer. "Dragon fruit" in red, orange, pink, and yellow in early winter and are very ornamental as well as edible. Requires bright light, periodic watering, and a support plant or trellis to clamber over. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Early flower, finely dissected foliage, and brilliant red color are all hallmarks of this remarkably rare hybrid between Paeonia tenuifolia (Caucasus to Ukraine) and Paeonia veitchii var. woodwardia (China). Easily among the earliest of the herbaceous perennial peonies to flower. Full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soils are key to success. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… many migratory species of birds that pass through the Chicago area in May, as they fly north, and then again in fall, as they fly south. To encourage these birds to visit your garden in both seasons, and possibly even nest there, you should plant the flowers that give them maximum nectar they can … hummingbird feeders. The birds will also visit trees or shrubs that flower early in the season and can often be seen perching high in trees or telephone wires. Weigela, red buckeye and …
Type: Plant Info
… a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new wood and may benefit from rejuvenation pruning in March prior to the emergence of new growth. Most …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Casey regularly performs as soloist, bandleader, and sideman in various groups throughout the United States. As a classical guitarist, he has … Church, Elgin Public Library, Northbrook Public Library, Fabyan Park Japanese Garden series, and Musical Offering’s Music on Madison concert series. As a jazz guitarist, Casey performs in … as Andy’s, Fulton Street Arts Collective, Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Merriman’s Playhouse, and The Whistler. Since forming in 2014, his group, Lapis Trio, has played many venues including …
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… MINT™ Tatarian dogwood features a compact habit, mint-green leaves edged in creamy white and chartreuse winter stem color. Late May flowers are creamy white, followed by white fruit … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tatarian dogwood features variegated foliage (medium green with a creamy white margin) and strawberry red stems in winter. Clusters of small white flowers in late spring are followed … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… blood-twig dogwood features stunning two-toned winter stems that are yellow orange at the base and red at the tips. Small white flowers in spring are followed by black fruit. Members of the … welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
