… The Little Boy Blue cultivar of the common lilac is a dwarf form that bears abundant sky blue fragrant blooms in spring. Members of the genus … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next … and more than 800 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Manchurian lilac is native to China. It bears large pale rosy lavender to white blooms that are fragrant. Members … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next … and more than 800 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cape jasmine ( Tabernaemontana divaricata ), a member of the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, is a showy tropical shrub with extremely fragrant, nocturnal, double-white 1.5-inch flowers with … above 50 degrees in moist and fertile soil. Somewhat drought- and heat-tolerant, cape jasmine is grown for its ornamental features and grows very well in containers. Like many members of the … a milky latex when broken. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tough Love spiderwort is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … September with new growth. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Nanum fragrant viburnum is a compact cultivar that grows to only 4' tall and as wide over time. It blooms in early spring … panicles on naked stems. It may take a while for the plant to bloom more profusely. Fruiting is sparse. It can be grown in full sun to partial shade in fertile, slightly acidic, well-drained … 양달이나 부분 응달의 토양에서 잘 자랍니다. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Winter is actually the best time of year to prune your deciduous plants. Wait for a relatively mild, … since they never become fully dormant and may suffer tip burn if pruned in the winter. It is much easier to prune a plant without its leaves since you can easily see its branching structure. Also, in winter there is less chance of transmitting diseases from one plant to another or attracting insects to fresh …
Type: Plant Info
… “In the woods where the snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.” — Katherine Mansfield, The Journal of Katherine … to distract me in the garden—dragonflies, bluejays, coneflowers, bumblebees, and weeds—winter is a time to redirect my observations and reflect on nature, especially trees. And, when the snow … native to Illinois) and more than 1,000 individual oaks. One feature that stands out in winter is an oak tree’s corky bark, which serves to insulate the tree from freezing temperatures and …
Type: Plant Info
… To every perennial there is a season — often fleeting. Remember the peonies? Gone in one glorious week. Yet some … and they'll come back with a whole new burst of flowers later in the summer. "Deadheading" is the practice of removing an individual flower that has started to turn brown or shrivel. The goal is to prevent the flower from turning into seeds. Once that plant has created seeds, it figures …
Type: Plant Info
… Talk around the Garden is all about orchids this month, with the opening of our Orchid Show. Among the many interesting orchid conversations, there is one question that gets asked repeatedly by gardeners of all skill levels: "How do I repot my orchid?" Luckily, the answer for most orchids is, "It's easy." Orchids should be repotted when new; every year or two; or when crowded roots …
Type: Plant Info
… in Illinois, this now commonly seen raptor may be spotted anywhere in the Garden. Note: This is an image of a juvenile bird and not an adult. …
Type: Birding
