… craft skills will speed your progress. All tools and supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you prefer to use them. Shawn Sheehy, pop-up engineer and author Classroom 5, Learning Center …
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… tail instead of a pointed tail, like a mourning dove. They are light brown, similar to the mourning dove with a black crescent shaped band around the back of the neck. The primary … than the rest of the wing, so gives a dark wing tip appearance. These birds were introduced to this country in the 70’s and are now found over most of the United States. …
Type: Birding
… It’s hard not to like a plant that needs little maintenance, is pest resistant, and is also attractive. “Its … blue flowers pair well with practically anything, and the plant’s airy openness adds lightness to the garden—and it integrates well with other plants,” said Kris Jarantoski, executive vice …
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… above. This anemone is recommended as a cool season annual in Chicago-area gardens, in shaded to full sun locations. Adventurous gardeners might be able to have them return in following years, if they plant them in a sheltered microclimate, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… topped with half-domes of bright pink flowers that are less than one inch across. It grows 18 to 20 inches tall and prefers moist soil and full sun to partial shade. Each flower consists of tiny florets with a row of ray-shaped sepals beneath. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… every node along its arching stems. This root-hardy shrub can be planted in partially shaded to full sun locations that provide constant moisture. During most winters in the Chicago area, the stems will sustain freeze damage and should be cut to within a few inches of the soil surface in late winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… hidden just below the leaves a challenge. No strong fragrance, either positive or negative to this member of the Aroid family. Plant in sun to shade, wet soils, and either bring indoors after the first frost or repurchase the following …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade; too much shade will result in a loose, thin look. During heavy snows, use a broom to brush off excess snow to prevent the branches from bending too far. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in the summer months. Bluecrop blueberry is a self-pollinating blueberry that was bred to produce large berries and high yields. It prefers moist acidic soils but will tolerate average soils with additional watering. It can grow to eight feet in height and width and can form a hedge or screen if desired. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to the United States, unlike its invasive Asian cousin, the perennial bittersweet vine Bailumn has yet another botanical claim to fame: its perfect flowers. That means that the flowers have both male and female parts and one …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
