… dwarf cultivar features both mature (green needles)and immature leaves (blue needles)along the main stems creating a bottle-brush like appearance. Hardy in the Chicago area but requires moist, perfectly drained soils. After 10 years will be 1.5' high by …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Airy Fothergilla is a small shrub 3-5' height and width, which produces fragrant white flowers in late April and May. The flowers look like tiny bottlebrushes. The fall foliage can take on various hues: orange, yellow, green, and purplish. Mt. Airy needs …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… upfacing flowers are free of spots and are produced on relatively short stems. A member of the Asiatic section of lilies, it blooms relatively early in the lily season (June). Full sun and moist,well-drained soils are ideal, but it will need …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This round evergreen perennial needs full sun and dry moisture conditions to reach a height of 8 feet. In June and July it produces showy creamy white blooms that attract butterflies. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 8 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms in July and August that attract butterflies. It belongs in a border and is deer-resistant and attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can grow to a height of 4 feet and forms a compact clump 1 foot wide. It blooms in late spring to early summer with umbels of rose-mauve florets. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb can grow to a height of 4 feet and forms a compact clump 1 foot wide. It blooms in late spring to early summer with umbels of white florets. It prefers average, well-drained soil in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 3 inches in full sun and dry soil conditions. It has blue and white blooms that attract butterflies from March through June. It belongs in a border or as a ground cover and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Little Giant' is a globe-shaped dwarf that grows to 6' in height with a similar spread. It prefers moist, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. It is not fussy about soil pH but is intolerant of dry conditions. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This large black-and-white diving duck is often seen on the lakes in winter and early spring. …
Type: Birding
