I’ve always enjoyed using and observing Japanese painted ferns (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum) and some of the new hybrids that include a painted fern parent.  This blog features only …

A shrub that I continue to promote in our area is the North American native buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) featured throughout this blog.  Oddly enough I first saw this plant as …

Post by Janice Peterson I’m often asked what happens at the RBG Horticulture Center in the winter. Well, it’s a lot of planning and a lot of seed ordering! I’m fortunate …

As I continue to make plant and seed orders daily, one of my favorite seasonal collections to consider is what we’ll be planting and displaying in our three demonstration beds. …

Although the Holiday Light Show (HLS) is officially over for visitors, the long process of taking down the show continues on a daily basis.  These images, taken this morning, show …

As I’m neck deep in plant and seed catalogs (almost literally!), I’m getting most of our orders together and will always include what are termed “dead sedges” (Carex sp.) for …

The use of succulent plants (plants that have swollen, fleshy and/or thickened parts that retain water) in warmer and arid climates is certainly not new.  However, over the past 10 …

I found myself in Glencoe, IL today visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden.  I visited some folks here and have a presentation and tour at the gardens tomorrow morning so I …

Post by Pam Glogowski Welcome to the new Rotary Botanical Gardens (RBG) Education Blog! This blog will feature weekly posts by three employees of the Gardens: Pam Glogowski, Janice Peterson, and …

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day!  Today was light on staff and volunteers as freezing rain descended in this area all morning and the roads were horrible.  Our primary focus …