… I kill weeds, pick seeds, and burn prairies! Specifically, I assist the managing ecologists in maintaining the prairies and woodlands within the Chicago Botanic Garden through invasive species removal and native seed collection/planting. I engage in prescribed burning and vegetation monitoring. My role includes empowering our seasonal crew in their day-to-day fieldwork. In my spare time, I lead stewardship workdays at Sante Fe …
Type: Staff bio
… leaflet per leaf petiole), when crushed, smell like popcorn. Plant this tropical-looking plant in full sun and provide room for its rapid growth rate to around 6 feet in size in a Chicago summer. In Africa, concoctions made from the leaves are used to treat a variety of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Monte Cassino Aster is covered in white daisy-like flowers in late fall on mounded plants to 3 feet in height with whispy leaves. A native to North America, it, like all of the other species …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a bright lime green sport of the popular amber colored Caramel Coral Bells. It was discovered in a perennial nursery in the Netherlands in 2005. Humidity and heat tolerant, this brightly colored Coral Bells is striking. It will work …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Narcissus ‘Glencoe Pink’ is in Division 2. It ‘blooms in mid season with white petals and a large pink corona. It was named in honor of the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. The bulbs are toxic and will not be …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Giant' ) is a bulbous perennial native to central Europe and the Mediterranean. It blooms in mid spring (April to May), bearing nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers atop arching, hollow … glossy, dark green leaves create an upright, vase-shaped clump of foliage. Plant the bulbs in fall in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade 3 to 4 inches deep. Reliably hardy and long-lived …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… pink-and-white bracts (flowers). This cultivar of poinsettia features salmon pink bracts edged in cream. The ultimate size of the plant depends on the size of pot it is grown in and the growth regulators applied to control height and pinching to encourage branching. Place plants in a sunny location and avoid overwatering or cold drafts. In the wild in Mexico, this species …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lace cap or mophead in structure. ‘Lemon Wave’, a lace cap cultivar which grows 6’ tall, is known for its unusual … splashed with patches of white, creamy yellow and lemon yellow. The flowers, which appear in July, are light pink in alkaline soils and light blue in acidic soils. Hardy to Zone 6 – will struggle in the Chicago …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This broadleaf evergreen selection grows 3' to 5' in height. New growth that appears in spring is yellow before it fades to a dark, shiny green. Plant pieris in a shrub border or use it as a foundation plant. Tiny white urn-shaped flowers hang above the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carson Landry is carillonneur of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Michigan. He holds a master’s degree in carillon performance from the University of Michigan and a diploma from the Royal Carillon School in Belgium, where he studied on a Fulbright scholarship. He has held carillon fellowships at Bok …
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