… flowers, when juices start to flow and gardeners' ambitions are highest, drudging in the dirt is not the way most of us want to spend our Saturday. Yet good soil, whether purchased for pots or created in the garden by adding organic matter, is the absolute foundation for plants' success. All those fabulous flowers won't have a chance … the roots aren't rotting in an underground puddle. Soil Size Matters A crucial quality in soil is the size of the particles. Bigger particles pack less closely, leaving more space between for …
Type: Plant Info
… The Chicago Botanic Garden is one of the largest public gardens in the world, with more than 2.5 million plants on 385 … may not realize that nearly one-quarter of the Garden's acreage — 81 acres, to be exact — is water. In fact, most of the 27 gardens are located on one of nine islands. Even a portion of … a counterpoint to the exotic color and fragrance of the exuberant Crescent. This is a favorite site to spot the Garden’s gregarious resident ducks, trumpeter swans, and great blue herons, as …
Type: Walks
… like cheese, according to Lisa Hilgenberg, the vegetable garden's horticulturist. Their flesh is thick, dense, meaty and mildly sweet, begging to be roasted. This is just one variety in the bewildering tumble of what we call pumpkins . The very name "pumpkin" … ( Cucurbita maxima ‘Jarrahdale’ ) heirloom tomato American pie pumpkins (of which Illinois is the number one producer) Fancy pumpkins Like Musquee de Provence, American pie pumpkins (of …
Type: Plant Info
… Although this brilliantly colored bird nests regularly in the restored woodland, it is most often seen on migration early in spring and late in the fall. …
Type: Birding
… feet with partial shade and moist soil conditions. From May to August it has white blooms. It is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 15 feet in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It blooms from November to February and is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a vigorous late vine producing small open, bell-shaped, single yellow flowers with red anthers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… From midwinter to early spring it produces inconspicuous green and red blooms. This vine is a specimen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… soil this spring and wonder about using manure on my flower beds. A. Composted or aged manure is a wonderful soil amendment, useful in most types of garden beds. When completely composted, it … It can be turned into the soil this spring or applied as a winter mulch once the ground is frozen late next fall. …
Type: Plant Info
… what can I do about it? A. Most species of maple trees are very shallow-rooted plants, so this is quite normal. The roots of maple trees that are located in turf areas are often injured by lawn mowers and other landscape equipment; therefore, it is recommended that a two- to three-inch layer of mulch be applied to the area beneath the drip …
Type: Plant Info
