Available in several varieties and colors, fountain grass is an attractive tall clumping.

Aug 31, Morton Arboretum offers a list of pest resistant American elms. Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea): This to foot tall Illinois native requires little maintenance and is best transplanted balled and burlapped. It features smooth gray bark, excellent fall color, and slightly fragrant white flowers in mid-spring.

Aug 06, Semi-hardy plants such as beets, carrots, cauliflower, and lettuce can tolerate light frosts (32°F). Hardy plants such as broccoli, cabbage, radishes, and spinach can tolerate hard frosts (28°F). To determine when you should plant your vegetables you need to determine when your first frost usually occurs.

For central Illinois, it is generally mid-October. The White Oak may be the Illinois state tree, but one of our most popular trees chosen by Illinoisans is the Royal Empress. Known as the world’s fastest growing shade tree, Royal Empress can grow up to 15 feet in one year and displays stunning, cascades of bell-shaped blooms for spring.

The Autumn Blaze Maple is likewise high on the list of. Mar 02, Salvia is a plant that really reflects its beauty with how much work you put into maintaining it. It can be a very low-maintenance plant that gives beautiful color in the summer before the blooms fade. However, if you are willing to cut back the faded blooms, it will rebloom into the fall and extend the time that you can enjoy the color! No pruning is needed to maintain its tidy ” round shape.

Grow this low maintenance shrub in full sun in zones as a short hedge or foundation planting.

SHOW OFFStarlet Forsythia. When standard forsythia varieties are too big for the space but you desire a bright pop of yellow in early spring, plant Show OffStarlet instead. This ’ tall, refined selection creates a mass of bright yellow.