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More on Asters and Grasses
More on Asters and Grasses I can’t help myself. All last week, whenever I would step outside my front door, whether to get the mail or pick up the newspaper, I would run back into the house for my...
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Conservation@Home
Conservation@Home Early this year, our Northern Kane County Wild Ones invited Jim Kleinwachter of The Conservation Foundation of DuPage and Kane Counties to speak about Conservation@Home, a program...
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Monday Melange–Who Needs Chrysanthemums?
Monday Melange Who Needs Chrysanthemums? Serendipity. I didn’t design this, but isn’t it a stunning combination? Heath Aster (Aster ericoides) and Butterfly Weed seedpods (Asclepias tuberosa) show off...
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Geneva River Park is Beautiful 365 Days a Year.
Geneva River Park is beautiful 365 days a year. These photos were taken Sept. 29, 2013. River Park of Geneva overlooks the Fox River. The flowers are mostly gone, but Little Bluestem ( Schizachyrium...
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The Big Show Has Ended, but Some Color Lingers On
The big show has almost ended, but some colorful leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers linger on. Part 1 Herbaceous plants and grasses. The clusters of lavender-blue daisy flowers of Smooth Blue Aster...
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A New Way of Gardening
Traditionally, the way plants were organized in parks and gardens reflected a culture that liked to order and discipline nature. Contemporary planting design is not only freer, but also seeks to...
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This Week in my Garden
This week in my garden Asters are still the stars in the autumn garden–this is New England Aster-formerly known as Aster novae-angliae and is now Symphyotrichum novae-angliae. The most colorful and...
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Through the Year 2014 July–December
Through the year 2014 July–December 6/28/14 Classic prairie combination for late June-early July: Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Wild Quinine...
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Fiery Fall Foliage
Fiery Fall Foliage Let’s Plant Red-leaved Native Shrubs instead of the Invasive Burning Bush In the late 50’s-60’s, Compact Burning Bush (Euonymous alatus compactus) was introduced to the landscape...
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Farewell, Indian Summer
Farewell Indian Summer SONGWRITERS WILLIAMS, HARRY/HICKMAN, A Does anyone remember that song? Here’s the rendition by Glenn Miller; there is also one by Frank Sinatra....
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