… rich, moisture-retentive soils in late spring after the threat of late frosts has passed and stake it to prevent toppling once the flowers are produced. Dahlias are favorites of pollinators and gardeners alike. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The light green barrels pick up a tint of red in full sun. This cactus forms large clumps, and individual stems can reach 5 feet in height. Not at all frost hardy, this plant needs full sun, warm temperatures, and very well-drained soils that remain dry during dormancy. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… watering throughout the summer. This excess moisture in the soil rots most of the tulip bulbs and accounts for their "one-year only" performance. Certain species of tulips are true perennials—the species or botanical tulips that are much shorter than the tall hybrids and generally bloom much earlier. Tulipa kaufmanniana and Tulipa fosteriana are also more reliable than the hybridized bulbs. …
Type: Plant Info
… suffused with chocolate brown. Kohlerias are characterized by soft, ovate scalloped leaves and tubular flowers that are covered with soft fuzz. Related to African violets, the leaves are often suffused with purple or brown. The tubes, which are an inch or two long are inflated and flare out into five spotted lobes. In the right conditions (indoors) kohlerias grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after flowering. They do well in sunlight from a south-facing …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The P.J.M. rhododendron hybrids grow 3 to 6 feet tall and have a rounded habit. The small, evergreen dark-green leaves are attractive year-round with … of the easiest rhododendrons to grow in the Chicago area since they are among the hardiest and most tolerant of different soil types. The evergreen leaves turn dark burgundy in fall, and on very cold days in winter they roll to protect themselves from the elements. Actually a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… feet long, giving them the visual impact of a tropical. Yes, they do bloom, but not profusely and not reliably, at least in our climate. The drama's in the foliage. Give them time to get established, dappled sun, and consistent moisture, and they'll thrive. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Alpines and Rock Gardens Perennials …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Join Tim Pollak for some interesting and timely tips for ways to save money in your garden. Save money by starting plants from seeds, … changing out your plants, choosing the right plants for certain situations, composting, and using rain barrels. Pollak will run down his Top Ten list of money-saving tips. Tim Pollak, …
Type: Item Detail
… Join Tim Pollak for a behind-the-scenes tour through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s greenhouses and nursery. Be the first to see which spring annuals will appear in the 2018 annual display beds, hanging baskets, containers, and hanging hayracks. You will also get a preview of the start of fall mums. Tim Pollak, outdoor …
Type: Item Detail
… appearing rounder, the common redpoll has a reddish cap on its head, a dark bib, yellow bill, and sometimes rosy pink on the breast. Redpolls are able to store seeds in their esophagus for later eating. In winter, look for small flocks of this little, vocal finch around alders and birches where they feed on the seeds, or at one of the bird feeders. …
Type: Birding
