… Description: This elusive, medium-sized shorebird is known for its distinctive courtship flights at dusk in early May. It can be seen on the ground …
Type: Birding
… From May through August it produces fragrant red blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen in a hedge. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… eye and green foliage. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moisture conditions. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a deep pink lip and cap. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… reach a height of 6 feet. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Training plants is a garden art form. At its most ornamental and intricate, the art of training plants becomes … with semitropical shrubs grown either as standards or as tightly pruned topiaries. A standard is a plant trained to a single trunk or stem with a distinct shape created by its leaves and … shapes, diamond patterns, and other designs are possible, depending on how the developing tree is trained and pruned. The challenge is to allow the tree to flower and produce lush foliage and …
Type: Plant Info
… flavors or colors. Hold the Caffeine All commercial tea, such as black, green, and oolong, is made from Camellia sinensis , which is an evergreen bush that is native to Asia and not hardy in Illinois. Caffeine occurs naturally in this plant. Unlike …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: The Garden's lone swift species is exclusively seen flying overhead in small groups while chasing insects. In the evening, they …
Type: Birding
… conditions to reach a height of 18 inches. From March to June it produces blue blooms. It is a specimen in a border. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
