… Description: This rare migrant and potential breeder is most likely to be seen in McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Learn how to start and maintain your own herb garden. Many herbs that can be grown in northern Illinois will be featured, with information on how to grow and when to harvest. This horticulture-focused class includes selection, care, and …
Type: Item Detail
… Elegant heart shaped leaves are variably patterned in green and gold on this old fashioned house plant that tolerates very low light levels and dry atmospheric moisture - if necessary. Great as a ground cover or in a hanging basket. Roots readily in a glass of water. Ideal conditions are dappled shape, high humidity and a stout tree trunk to climb up. Needs a minimum of 12 feet above it's root system before it will come into flower. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Hybrid painted fern 'Branford Rambler' is a clump-forming fern that requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 2 feet with a similar spread. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Dre’s Dagger lady fern is a clump-forming fern that is non-blooming. It requires partial to full shade with moderate moisture. It grows to a maximum height of 18 inches. It is mostly used as a ground cover, an understory, or in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming evergreen shrub grows to a height of 24 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. All year around it produces showy white flowers that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a screen or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink, white, and purple blooms that attract butterflies from May through August. It belongs in a border and is also attractive to birds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Greenish buds open to dusty rose pink flowers on this kalanchoe, which can be adapted to use as a bedding plant, as well as an indoor potted plant. Grow this plant in bright light, and avoid overwatering this drought-tolerant species. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This shrub grows to a height of about 80 inches with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms that attract butterflies from May through August followed by red fruit. It belongs in a hedge or a ground cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… umbrella plant is an upright perennial with deeply incised umbrella shaped leaves that grows to a maximum height of 18 inches. It thrives in partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. From late June to September it produces white powderpuff flowers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
