March/April 2006 Issue

What’s one plant that Chicagoland gardeners should grow more often and why?
	Marcy Stewart-Pyziak, landscape designer and consultant, the Gardener’s Tutor, Manhattan, IL		Lisa Hoerr-Grandstaff, vice president of marketing at Green View Companies, Oswego, IL
“Prairie Dropseed—Sporobolus heterolepis. It’s a great clump-forming, sun-loving mature grass for the front or middle of the border, with narrow, fine-textured leaves. It’s long-lived, drought tolerant, and non-aggressive.”		“I think people are just starting to catch on to hellebores, but I think they’re underused. I think they offer a beautiful flower and have beautiful foliage, and they’re deer and rabbit resistant.”
	Mark Dwyer, landscape manager, Rotary Gardens, Janesville, WI		Steven Courtney, executive director, Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Rockford, IL
“Switch grass is a must-have! Ornamental grasses create structure, form, color and texture in our gardens.  Switch grass (Panicum virgatum) is one of our native prairie grasses that is not only a versatile ornamental but has unquestionable appeal to gardeners and wildlife alike.”		“Hellebore—Lenten Rose. It’s a semi-evergreen, shade-loving perennial, an early spring bloomer, with a wide variety of colors and flower styles. It’s a great addition to the shade garden.”

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