… This vine grows to a height of 25 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. Blue-black fruits arrive after flowering from May through …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When looking at different bonsai trees, you might notice the stylized beauty of their shapes and textures. A lot of thought and work are put into raising bonsai trees and pruning them just so, but for many bonsai artists, … just as much as the tree and the pot have a relationship. The tree-to-pot relationship is aesthetic and functional too,” said Chris Baker, curator of bonsai at the Chicago Botanic …
Type: Blog
… Description: Most active in early morning and evening, this state-endangered bird may be seen flying over, sitting on logs in the water, or …
Type: Birding
… This perennial needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 4 feet. From May to June it produces blue …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… perennial grows to a height of 2 feet with full sun to partial shade to full shade and moist soil conditions. It belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'vase' on this epiphytic plant. Grow above temperatures above 50 degrees F in bright sunlight and high humidity. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… flowers on spikes above the gray-green foliage. A fragrant, easy-care perennial for borders and gardens, place within reach for everyone to enjoy. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen cactus can grow up to 3 feet high with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From midwinter to early spring it produces attractive white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lek . What did I just say? The vocabulary surrounding Lepidoptera can be very specific—and not so easy to understand. Let’s break it down, and go over some of my favorite butterfly and moth terminology (and learn some of the amazing … The very cosmopolitan painted lady (Vanesa cardui) Cosmopolitan— In this case, a cosmopolitan is not a mixed drink or a well-traveled individual—although this term is related to being in many …
Type: Blog
… Fragrance is one of the benefits of a garden that is often overlooked. Lots of thought is given to plants’ … supplementing visual stimuli with olfactory. Fragrances, like music, often elicit memories, and so this short list of favorite fragrant plants includes a number that I experienced when I … Lonicera flava honeysuckle is a fragrant and hardy variety. Photo via southeasternflora.com. Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa , is a nonhardy (for us) bulb from northern Mexico with an …
Type: Blog
