Bulbs – all seasons
Snowdrops make an early winter appearance in this West Chicago wooded landscape!
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West Chicago landscape with Snowdrops peeking through the snow as of late January of 2016! Landscaping in the woodlands and shaded ...
Potting up bulbs for spring color in the landscapes
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Potting up bulbs on a late February day. Sunny, but crazy, cold day !!! Bulbs can sit unplanted, (but kept ...
Natural landscapes in Downers Grove Il and the suburban gardens come alive:
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Species crocus bloom quite early, and spread nicely (Oak Brook IL) Species crocus, spring native wildflowers, daffodils, and aconites: all ...
Whats in bloom: Camassia (Indian Hyacinth) in May
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Camassia, can’t say enough about this bulbous beauty! Blooms for weeks, with the great steel-blue spikes. Will multiply well. Native ...
Whats in Bloom (what an early appearance!) Native Trillium
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Trillium; the true native beauty of Chicago woodlands (here in Naperville shade gardens) Browsing by deer diminish this species in ...
Specie tulips – blooms for April
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Keep in mind that most tulips in our midwestern climate slowly decline,blooming sporadically – if at all after a few ...
What’s in bloom: mid October (fall blooming Crocus)
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Yes- crocus in fall! Who knew. Beautiful too! Crocus blooms amoungst the fallen leaves
What’s in bloom – JUNE
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Late spring, almost summer (!!!), and with this heat, out pop the peonies. Jap. Tree Peony
Spring Buds -close up and personal
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What beauty when viewed from so close in! Beauty in the Bluebell bud about to open caught in the act- ...
what’s in bloom: Bloodroot (Sanguineria)
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April 8, 2011: A true native of our Midwestern woodlands, and a gem of a wildflower! Not the most common ...