Winter, the dormant season for most plants in the Chicago area, presents unique opportunities for restoration work targeting ...

Instead of the sections in a traditional vegetable garden, you’ll find trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, small ground covers, and vines all growing together.' So, take these forest garden ...

Forest gardens are thoughtfully designed ... annual and perennial herbaceous plants, ground cover, vines or climbers, and roots. That might sound like a lot, but thinking about your garden in ...

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Don't expect a manic couple of weeks at the City Ground, though ... other out-and-out striker in the squad. Forest do not want to be left short of cover. A few names have been doing the rounds ...

Forest gardens are thoughtfully designed landscapes that ... shrubs, annual and perennial herbaceous plants, ground cover, vines or climbers, and roots. That might sound like a lot, but thinking about ...

These boundaries don't change regardless of what is actually present on the ground. Even the report adds this caveat – "A Recorded Forest Area may, or may not, have tree cover." It is noteworthy ...

You might not realize it, but ground covers that flower like Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) can encourage them to visit and nest as well. This herbaceous perennial grows about a foot high, ...

"Most times, it's a little ember, that little spark, that lands on a roof," said U.S. Forest Service agent Gwen ... rainfall sucks moisture out of the ground, creating drier, more flammable ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...