… This tropical vine is grown for the very ornamental green and silver patterned leaves on long stems. Ideal for … larger dark green leaves. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 2, it prefers moderate moisture and can be placed in full sun or partial shade. This shrub is ideal as an accent plant or for use in rock gardens. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… shade, protected from strong winter winds to thrive. When provided with these conditions, it is covered with purplish-pink flowers that shade to a lighter pink in the center from late May … has 11 to15 flowers. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… azaleas are almost all descendant of Rhododendron indicum and, while the straight species is usually red, the cultivars vary greatly in flower color. Not hardy, these seasonal beauties … key to prolonging bloom. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sun and provide room for the plant to slowly spread by suckers. It attracts butterflies and is deer resistant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… breeder, Dr. David Leach. An evergreen shrub to 5 feet in height by 8 feet in width, it is perfectly hardy in the Chicago area, but needs moisture-retentive acidic soils in order to grow properly, and prefers a site with afternoon shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers featuring orange stamens from mid-June to the first hard frosts in October. This rose is disease tolerant, which means that gardeners will want to select locations in full sun and … might impede good airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rose ( Rosa 'Playboy') features orange-scarlet semi-double blooms on a medium-sized bush that is disease-resistant if planted in full sun and provided with moderate water and fertilizer. … and introduced in 1976. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This small- to medium-sized shorebird is seen most often on shorelines or mudflats around the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare visitor to the lakes is a dark bird. Its pink bill has a white area at the base. …
Type: Birding
