… cockscomb-style flowers are produced on tall, well-branched plants from early summer up until the first killing frost. Plant 'Cramer's Burgundy' in full sun and average soil, in a location where the mature height of 3 feet will be appropriate. Songbirds love the seeds in fall. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Continue to build your drawing skills with advanced graphite techniques, light and dark media on toned … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing 1. ART requirement Marlene Hill Donnelly, scientific illustrator, The Field Museum Online Course …
Type: Item Detail
… This dwarf growing mix of Iceland poppies features plants producing flowers in shades of red, orange, yellow, and white, and maturing at 18 inches in size. Plant these poppies in full sun after the danger of hard frosts has passed, and enjoy the flower display through early July. The milky sap contains chemicals that deter deer, rabbits, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: Although this brilliantly colored bird nests regularly in the restored woodland, it is most often seen on migration early in spring and late in the fall. …
Type: Birding
… Mark Lee is Music Director at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Skokie, IL and St. Bonaventure Oratory in Chicago. He holds a Master of Music degree in piano … performance from American Conservatory, Chicago. Mr. Lee is certified as a Carillonneur by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. He has served on the Guild’s Examination committee and as co-editor of the Guild’s newsletter Carillon News . …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Description: One of the earliest nesting species in our region, this grassland species is most often seen flying over in spring, but occasionally lands in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: One of the smallest owls at the Garden, this elusive bird nests in holes in trees trees and bird houses. It may be found in …
Type: Birding
… Rakkyo, or Chinese chive, is an uncommon type of onion found in China and Japan. The small narrow bulbs are usually sold pickled. As an ornamental plant, it resembles chives, but the leaves are 3-angled in cross-section. It has the odd habit of becoming dormant in mid-summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Glory-of-the-Sun, leucocoryne, blooms in late winter in the mountains of its native Chile. They're excellent cut flowers, as they last a surprisingly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… featuring mildew-resistant foliage. Each lavender flower has a small starburst of white at the center. It was found as a sport (mutated sprout) of its award-winning parent 'David' and patented in the year 2005 by ItSaul Plants in Georgia. The flowering height is a little more than 3 feet, and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
