Illinois

Question

I’m looking for ornamental grasses and ground cover that would do well in upper Illinois/border lower Wisconsin (Zone 5) area and I do not see any information on plants that would do well in Illinois at all. Illinois is a mid-west state, why is it not included with your mid-west listings?

Answer 1

We do have articles by growing zone. This one mentions Illinois:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/garden-by-region/central-ohio-valley/central-ornamental-grass.htm

Also, in this regional section, it says Illinois is in the Central Ohio Valley.

These articles from Illinois extension should help:

https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/garden-scoop/2020-06-13-landscaping-native-grasses

https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/switch-grass-panicum-virgatum/

https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2022-05-06-designing-ground-ground-covers-your-landscape

https://extension.illinois.edu/landscaping/ground-covers

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/essential-ground-cover-plants