… On Tuesday, April 24, #CBGSprout raised a big stink at the Chicago Botanic Garden! Our … the corpse flower that bloomed last September. Maxwell and Lexi (in her Alice T-shirt) Kirchen visit Sprout early this morning before school. Harper, 14 months old, waves at #CBGSprout the … And it is very stinky. Carrie: I happened to see the Facebook post. And we were here every day for Spike (a titan arum that previously was on display at the Garden). Jamie Smith of Highland …
Type: Blog
… What if you could trade your commute by car—the honking drivers, traffic jams, and roadblocks—for a bike ride, where you keep an eye out for hawks, old oaks, and wild bergamot? That’s what I’ve been doing in my 11-mile cycling commute on the North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden , where I work as a senior graphic designer. Life is just better when you start and end your day outside on a bike. I stopped to take a selfie, as I rode into the Garden. The Forest Preserves of Cook …
Type: Blog
… Description: Look for this medium-sized diving duck on the lakes. …
Type: Birding
… are in a winter dormancy and require bright light but very cool conditions with no water for up to two months. Overwatering will create soft brown patches on stems and foliage. Monitor houseplants for insect problems that often occur when plants become … difficult to see without a lens. Scale — Characteristic sticky, clear honeydew is produced on leaves by these small, immobile, rounded insects usually found on stems and veins of leaves. …
Type: Plant Info
… and age to soft gold with a deep burgundy flare in the center. Both flower colors are present on the clump at once and flowers are produced on both the top and sides of the clump. The flowers are fragrant and perfect for cutting. The plant reaches 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… New! Start an edible garden and make it fun for the whole family. Gardening with your kids or grandkids will help forge deeper connections to each other, to your family’s health, to our food sources, and to the planet. Get tips on how to engage your family in gardening through ownership, responsibility, and of course, … which plants are great for beginners, and basic care tips for throughout the season. Help pass on the love of gardening and raise the next generation of home gardeners. Chester Jankowski, …
Type: Item Detail
… MUNSTEAD WOOD™ rose is named for Gertrude Jekyll's home, where she wrote many of her influential gardening books. Its buds are … is also described as exceptional...old rose, with hints of berries. MUNSTEAD WOOD™ is on the compact side for a David Austen rose, about 3 feet by 3 feet, making it appropriate for the front of the border or even a container on the patio. And care isn't complicated. Give it full sun (6 hours or more a day), regular …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Deep magenta pink flowers on drooping flower heads are featured in summer into early fall on this hardy perennial. This genus has a reputation for escaping cultivation and invading natural areas and should be grown in a container and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Noted for the irregular white streaks on its leaves, Spilt Milk is a medium to large hosta with slug … easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… a golden green throat. The blooms appear in early midseason measuring 4 ¼ inches and stay open for at least 16 hours. In milder climates, the foliage is green all year round. Although each flower lasts only one day, there are several buds on each stalk and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will be in bloom for 2 weeks or more. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
