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Fall is the perfect time to plan next year’s garden. Not only is it a great time to plan for patios, new gardens and outdoor living areas, but it’s the perfect time to ensure a great color display in the spring. A great way to add early spring color is to plant bulbs in your …
Dwarf Fothergilla ‘Beaver Creek’ or Fothergilla ‘Beaver Creek’ Dwarf fothergilla are great plants for the Chicagoland landscape. They look great and add interest for all four seasons. Fothergilla have creamy white bottle brush type flowers in mid-spring (April-May). They have a strong honey scent that can be enjoyed when planted by walks and entrances. Beaver …
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Rosa ‘Meijocos’ or Rosa Drift – Pink Drift Roses are a dwarf spreading rose with a floriferous nature. They bloom continuously from June through September and maintain attractive glossy foliage. Drift Roses are a cross between standard groundcover roses and miniature roses. They are cold hardy and disease resistant, which makes them an ideal choice for …
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Q: How do I know when to water? Can I water too much? There is nothing more important than watering your garden properly. As easy as it may seem, watering can be a bit tricky. There’s no perfect answer and the garden and conditions are always changing. It’s best to not wait until you can …
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Allium ’Summer Beauty’ or Summer Beauty Onion Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ is a beautiful, easy to grow perennial that adapts to many site conditions. They are heat and drought tolerant and basically pest free. What more could you ask for? They prefer full sun conditions but can tolerate a bit of shade. The overall form and texture …
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Alpine Betony or Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’ This is not the “wooly” Lamb’s Ear Stachys you might be thinking of. In fact the form, foliage, and flower are quite different from this dated variety. Stachys ‘Hummelo’ is a cultivar grown primarily for its spectacular rose-lavender flowers that resemble a salvia with its vertical spear. The flowers sit …
If spring blooms are a symphony, they may be compared to the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth. They arrive with exclamation and quickly reach a swelling crescendo. Summer bloom is more like the second movement, quietly beautiful, with flourishes of majesty. Fortunately, we have a nice selection of summer-flowering plants, from beauty bush to hydrangea, …
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Plant Corner Cayuga Fragrant Viburnum or Viburnum x ‘Cayuga’ Just when you need some reassurance that spring is actually here to stay, Viburnum ‘Cayuga’ produces a beautiful display of pink buds that open into white snowball blooms in late April through May. The fragrance fills the surrounding area and will be enjoyed by neighbors, passersby, and …
Plant Corner Blue Ice Amsonia or Blue Ice Blue Star Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ is a clump forming perennial that produces beautiful lavender- blue, star-like flowers in April and May. This plant is 15″-18″ high and 18″-24″wide with narrow, willow-shaped bright green foliage that turns an attractive shade of yellow in the fall. Even after the flowers …
Ask the Landscape Professional Q: When should I cut back my perennial flowers? After they bloom, fall or spring? A: It is mostly a matter of personal preference when to cut perennials back. Perennials can be cut back at the end of the season in late fall or the beginning of the season in early spring. …
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