… Lenhardt Library display in collaboration with the Science Division. Rare books, grafts, grafting knives, and more, that tell the story of grafting through the ages. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Description: The bank swallow may be visible flying over the Garden in spring. …
Type: Birding
… Website Credits This project would not be possible without the collaboration and contributions from the following staff of the Chicago Botanic Garden: Photography Robin Carlson Website Design Maria Ciaccio Natalie … This project would not be possible without the collaboration and contributions from the following staff of the Chicago Botanic Garden: Photography Robin Carlson Website Design Maria …
Type: Page
… Nutgall tree, also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… “This is a tree-form lilac with creamy white flowers in June, and excellent winter interest from its cinnamon-colored peeling and exfoliating bark,” … said Jim Ault, Ph.D., director of ornamental plant research. “It’s especially notable where the tree can be backlit in the winter sun.” …
Type: Plant Info
… Steely blue spikes with violet undertones top the finely dissected leaves of this Russian sage cultivar. This cultivar thrives in soils that will dry between irrigations when grown in sunny locations with average soils. The flowers are butterfly and hummingbird magnets. Not usually bothered by deer or rabbits. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This tree matures into a medium (50 feet tall, 32 feet wide) with a rounded crown. It blooms in May and June with panicles of pale yellow flowers. The medium green foliage turns yellow, orange and gold in the fall. This tree prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: These cryptically-colored little birds are common in spring in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
Garden Stories …
Type: Page
… tightly held awl-like needles are a feature of this compact rounded dwarf maturing at 3' x 3'. The green foliage takes on bronzy highlights with the cooler temperatures of winter. Plant in full sun in acidic, well drained, moist soils. Free of most insect and disease pests. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
