… height of 15 feet with a 20-foot spread. Its flowers (which appear from May through July) give the tree its name. They are large, airy, purple puffs that follow the true flowers. It is not fussy about soil type as long as it is well drained and planted in full sun. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This bulb grows to a height of 1 foot in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms in May and June and belongs in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… rare, non-diving duck, it resembles a dark female mallard, and may be seen on Garden lakes or in the Skokie River. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Although associated with early successional woodlands, this species can be found in any shrubby or wooded habitat at the Garden while migrating through. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Although associated with early successional woodlands, this species can be found in any shrubby or wooded habitat at the Garden while migrating through. …
Type: Birding
… Presented by the North American Lily Society, this show is a nationally judged display of more than 200 lily blooms in different varieties and arrangements …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Eckespoint® Primero™ poinsettia ( Euphorbia pulcherrima 'Red Glitter') is a member of the Jingle Bell group, which display deep red bracts randomly punctuated by white spots and … spots/splotches of white or pink. Growers using more than one cutting per pot closely examine the leaf petioles of this cultivar at the time of planting (when the leaves are still green). Leaf petioles — the stem connecting the leaf to the trunk — that have the same amount of striping will produce a uniform finished pot. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial grows to a height of 10 inches in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms with a yellow center that attract butterflies from July through October. It is a specimen in a border or a ground cover and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… tea rose ( Rosa 'Poulman') is a highly floriferous, fully double, true-red tea rose. Growing to 6 feet in USDA Zones 5 through 9, this is a vigorous cultivar with dark green, leathery leaves resistant to black spot, powdery mildew, and rust. This scarcely fragrant hybrid by L. Pernille and Mogens …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Step into the heart of our thriving fruit and vegetable garden. This behind-the-scenes tour is a guided journey through how we grow our plants from seeds to harvest. Follow our horticulturist Riley Finnegan-Carrion and discover how each plant is …
Type: Item Detail
