… Columbine meadow rue ( Thalictrum aquiligiifolium ) grows 2' to 3' tall and has a lovely ethereal quality in the garden. Use it in the middle of a sunny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… used as a seasonal groundcover, in containers and hanging baskets. Pollinators are attracted to the flowers but rabbits and squirrels find the foliage distasteful. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 1-inch-wide, pale blue flowers. A perennial bulb that blooms in early spring, it grows from 3 to 11 inches in height. The bulbs should be planted 3 inches deep in well-drained soil. It is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This large, nonhardy perennial comes into flower in midsummer and continues blooming up to frost. It is best used as an annual in Chicago-area gardens. Plant this salvia in sunny …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… long without heavy late summer maintenance. Attracts butterflies, honey bees and hummingbirds to the garden while the foliage is not grazed by deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of flowers later in the summer. This cultivar is deer and rabbit resistant but attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a fruit? What is the difference between a fern and a moss? Dive deep into the botanic world to explore the importance of plants in our lives, scientific taxonomy and classification, plant …
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… grandchildren can celebrate Grandparents Day at the Garden this year. Families will be invited to write and draw what they love about each other on special tags that will be hung on display …
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… The silver maple is native to eastern North America. It can reach a height of 80 feet with a spread of 50 feet. This tree …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is a butterfly and honeybee magnet. Summer Beauty ornamental globe onion is sometimes referred to in the literature as Summer Beauty lavender globe lily—but it is not a lily at all. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
