what’s in bloom
What’s in bloom in a Wheaton Il landscape: An early naturalizer worth knowing
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A Wheaton Il shot of a non native but lovely bulb called an aconite. And it is called Aconite. Winter ...
Tips for a Greener holiday: Cut your own!
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A great tip for saving huge money: avoid buying greens (flown in all the way from the Pacific NW), and ...
Ilex vert., common name : Winterberry. Excellent choice for wet areas of your yard!
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The berry of this hardy and native holly can come in many colors.
Native sumac family: three season plant, and offers up a delicious tea as well!
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Fruit of sumac: fun huh? AND you can make a healthy natural tea! A common, and native species, easy to ...
What’s in bloom: Fall is the time for Aconitum (Monkshood)
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A very weird time to bloom, and yet….there in the last gasp of the woodland beds lies this sprawling curiousity: ...
Late summer color of the Goldenrods
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Zig zag goldenrod is a high quality native that thrives in shade, and prefers upland , mesic soils in woodlands ...
Whats in bloom: Native Downy Sunflower (Helianthus moll.)
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This late season prairie plant has downy grey-green foliage, and tends to colonize over time. Bloom time is late summer, ...
What’s in bloom: Showy Ladies Slipper Orchid
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Wow! What a treat, and a rare sight!!! Found rarely in most states today- considered rare and endangered in most ...
Baptisia blooms in a Naperville Landscape
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Baptisias all bloom well in our Midwestern gardens, and are a good pollinator attractant! Easy to grow in this Naperville ...
Landscape design (2 yrs old) in West Chicago, Il
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Decorative natural stone (approx. 7 tons) was used, along with many ornamental shrubs for this southern exposure such as Tiger Eye ...