… Brown-eyed Susan is one of 5 species of Rudbeckia native to Illinois. It is very hardy and somewhat drought-tolerant. It forms a more bushy mound than the more commonly cultivated species, growing 3-4 feet tall. It has three-lobed leaves. The flowers look like the familiar black-eyed Susan with yellow rays and brown disks, but the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Iceberg™ floribunda rose ( Rosa 'Korbin') grows to 5 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, … fragrant white blooms that attract birds and butterflies. Flower buds are often shell-pink in cooler climates. It can be used as a specimen in a hedge or a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a clump-forming perennial that will reach a height of 1½’ and a width of 1’. It blooms in mid- and late summer with spikes of intense blue flowers. It prefers average, constantly moist (not wet), sharply drained soils in full sun. It will tolerate light shade. Deadhead to encourage additional bloom. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall buckeye (over 90 feet). It is also known as Aesculus x glaucescens . It blooms in May-June with panicles of yellow flowers. This is another buckeye that will hold onto its foliage into the fall and provide a beautiful display of red and orange. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This pyramidal evergreen conifer needs full sun. It is a specimen in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This evergreen shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a hedge. …
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… Burnstein Hall This workshop, brought to you by the Chicago Chapter of Ikebana International and taught by Ilse Beunen, will focus on the concept of ikebana done with one leaf and one branch. This is an off-shoot of school founder, …
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… New! Straight from the French Quarter, these sandwiches are finger-licking good. Learn the components to craft this legendary dish: crusty bread, crunchy fried oysters and shrimp, creamy remoulade, …
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… This small statured tree features masses of pink flowers that with time will age to almost white. Native to the high mountainous regions of Japan, it is reliably winter hardy but sensitive to hot humid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Blue to white cup-shaped flowers adorn this small mounding perennial native to dry hilly terrain northwest of Chicago. Beautiful creamy seeds with long tails provide ornamental interest during the summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
