… produces purple pea shaped flowers with a primrose yellow spot on the falls in January and February. A vigorous climber/sprawler, it needs a trellis or large tree to clamber over for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In June and July, the elegant Martagon lilies ( Lilium ), one of the most shade-adapted lilies, proudly …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to dry, well-drained to poorly drained soils with a male clone nearby to ensure pollination and berry set. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this genus due to the flaring characteristic of the petals. Grow in full sun, humus rich soils and provide for a cool dry dormancy period to initiate flowering. Flowering typically takes place …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… period. Protect this tulip, to the extent possible, from chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, and deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you’re ready to start a new tradition (enough already with the pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin cookies), consider this recipe for bourbon pumpkin-pecan fudge. The bourbon gives the fudge a bit of a kick (and who doesn’t need a little jump-start during the holidays?). The recipe is simple enough to get the whole family involved. Think butter…pumpkin…toasted pecans—what’s not …
Type: Blog
… Gabriela Rocha Alvarez is the plant recorder at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Gabriela started working at the Garden as a volunteer, working in the Production and Plant Documentation Departments. During that time, she learned everything about labeling and … and monitored the technical and financial aspects of the projects; she performed technical on-site verification, conducted interviews with scientists, researchers, farmers, suppliers, …
Type: Staff bio
… Add a little brightness to your family's day—play with food, make rainbow dough—and get in some nature play, too. Ready to turn ☹️ into☺? Nature Rainbow Scavenger Hunt Lace up your hiking boots, grab a camera, and a buddy. Spend the afternoon exploring the city, a suburban neighborhood, your local wildlife … away behind the dirt. When you do find something colorful, snap a picture! The end result is a gorgeous collection of nature's treasures that just may help us remember that there is …
Type: Blog
… We have a problem. My cat is eating my plant. Despite the fact that my prayer plant has inhabited my apartment for over a … brain has only just now discovered that she can, in fact, eat it. The leaves turned all ratty and shriveled, and now the plant is dead. Rita the plant-muncher, whom I love very much. (Don’t worry–she has …
Type: Blog
… should help reduce maintenance. Choose the right plant for your garden’s growing conditions and design goals. A plant that is well-adapted to your site will perform better and have fewer problems. Proper siting makes a big difference for some …
Type: Blog
