… In the calm and cold of the new year, it's tempting to hibernate and rest up for the tilling and planting to come. But January is prime time for another kind of preparation: learning all you can to make this growing season … point out subtleties you might miss. It's most enjoyable if you're snugly dressed. Selinger points out that even indoor classes may include a walk outdoors, where you may see familiar …
Type: Plant Info
… corsage orchid or “the queen of flowers,” Jenman’s Cattleya orchid ( Cattleya jenmanii ) is a dwarf-pseudobulb member of the large-flowered group of Cattleyas . Its compact habit, along with its strong, wonderful fragrance, and free-flowering nature are the most distinguishing features of the species. From a single … showy, dark lavender 5-inch blooms on each stem. It grows both as an epiphyte on tree branches and as a lithophyte on rock outcroppings. In nature, Cattleya jenmanii is reported to flower …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… which disappeared into the mountains to mock every sound it heard. The gods, angry at the cold and conceited Narcissus , changed him into a flower, destined to spend eternity at the water’s edge nodding at his reflection. Spring is here when the daffodils bloom Who can possibly doubt that spring is among us when the tiny … 32,000 registered cultivars (named hybrids). Daffodils are divided into 13 divisions in an official classification system. But don’t worry—no need to memorize the divisions to be …
Type: Plant Info
… June is the month of total abundance in the rose garden, even if your garden contains only one rose. … of the border, this is the month when the shrub roses begin their season-long flower display. And for the hybrid tea aficionado, June most certainly is high season. Even though most hybrid … in our area, due to their adaptability and winter hardiness. Exhibiting many of the good points of the old garden roses, today’s modern shrubs are much more resistant to black spot, …
Type: Plant Info
… The cream-colored blossoms of the beautiful and prized Vanda Jairak Classy orchid are marked with burgundy speckles, more densely on the … cut. Native to India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, and northern Australia, the Vanda orchid is the national flower of Singapore. It is recognizable as the flower often used in Hawaiian …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… chinensis . Hybridizers recognized the intriguing qualities of these small-flowered plants and refined them to the point where they bloom in all the colors and combinations of their large-flowering relatives. Some are fragrant; most are repeat bloomers; … perhaps what endears them to city gardeners, container aficionados, and flowering plant lovers is their adaptability to indoor conditions — they bring summer’s beauty to a cold winter’s night. …
Type: Plant Info
… Spring is here and with it come wildflowers—trillium, mayapples, and spring beauties. Take a stroll or … you to create meaningful sight lines into outdoor spaces and perhaps to include new focal points—a flowering tree, a fountain, or a special seating area, for example. Determining sight … this spring. Create meaningful sight lines into outdoor spaces and perhaps include new focal points—a flowering tree, a fountain, or a special seating area. Got Curb Appeal? Every house has …
Type: Plant Info
… Ask most families what their favorite fruit is and the answer is unanimous — the apple! Whether picked fresh on a crisp autumn day or baked later into pies and cobblers, apples are enjoyed by more adults and children than any other fruit. The good news …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: The most common year-round woodpecker at the Garden is frequently spotted-especially in the McDonald Woods and Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. Even on the coldest day in winter, you might see or hear a … is built to get food left by other birds that leave town for the winter. Woodpeckers can go up and down trees to find insects and larvae spending the winters in the bark. (Have you ever seen …
Type: Birding
… Explore the Bonsai courtyards Among the Chicago Botanic Garden's world-class plant displays is a specialty collection of close to 200 priceless bonsai — trees that have been trained to grow … are the same trees we can grow in our own gardens, but they have received the attention and care of professional bonsai masters, and that has made all the difference in the world. Through a careful process of pruning branches …
Type: Walks
