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  • … holiday poinsettias last as long as possible? A. Purchase a healthy plant that does not appear to have any disease or insect problems, and wrap it carefully before you bring it home. Poinsettias are very sensitive to cold air from drafty windows or doorways, as well as heat from air vents, radiators and fireplaces. Poinsettias will drop their leaves if exposed to chilling temperatures. Try to give your plant six hours of bright, but not direct, sunlight …
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  • … The Regenstein Learning Campus Get ready to explore the natural world The Regenstein Learning Campus is advancing the Chicago … of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds each year.  The centerpiece is the Learning Center, a 26,700-square-foot facility that includes indoor and outdoor classrooms, a nature laboratory, … of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds each year.  The centerpiece is the Learning Center, a 26,700-square-foot facility that includes indoor and outdoor classrooms, a nature laboratory, …
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  • … Q. What is the best way to get rid of crabgrass? A. If you have just a few isolated patches of this annual weed, you can …
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  • … Museums for All Offer The Chicago Botanic Garden is delighted to offer discounted Lightscape tickets on … bring your tickets and a valid LINK or WIC card to gain entry into the event.  Available 2025-26 dates: November 20 December 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 31 January 1, 3, 4,  Ticket prices  … bring your tickets and a valid LINK or WIC card to gain entry into the event.  Available 2025-26 dates: November 20 December 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 31 January 1, 3, 4,  Ticket prices  …
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  • … It’s going to be a banner year for annuals. This course presents many new cultivars, along with several wonderful yet underutilized species for both container and in-ground plantings in sun and shade. Focus on what makes each unique and …
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  • … It’s going to be a banner year for annuals. This course presents many new cultivars, along with several wonderful, yet underutilized, species for both container and in-ground plantings in sun and shade. Focus on what makes each unique and …
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  • … may find remedies in the natural world.     An increasing number of people are turning to plants to heal mind, body, and spirit. You can take a class at the Chicago Botanic Garden to learn more .  Meanwhile, here are a few ways to get started: White Pine-Infused Honey For sore throats or pick-me-ups, clinical herbalist Dawn …   Tea While gathering with family and friends, you might pick up a cough or sniffles along the way. A cup of hot tea with herbs is soothing and healing, and can help you sleep. You can brew a …
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  • … regulating, and cultural ecosystem services and look at the ways that they contribute to human wellbeing. Activity 1.1: The Carbon Cycle Modeling the Carbon Cycle : Students discuss … investigating how and where it takes place, how plants obtain the materials necessary for it to occur, and its products. Students make observations of stomata and compare the stomata … are important for photosynthesis, how carbon dioxide gets into the plant, and how plants then get the carbon they need to make sugar. Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration : Students …
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  • … Q. When is the best time of year to prune my trees and shrubs? A. Pruning requirements of trees and shrubs will not only vary … diseases can easily be spread if trees and shrubs are pruned at the wrong time of the year. For example, oak trees ( Quercus spp.) should only be pruned in the winter months when the trees …
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  • … Roberto Burle Marx Roberto Burle Marx May 26 – September 10, 2017 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Joutras Gallery Burle Marx (1909–94), the Brazilian artist and landscape architect, is known for championing the use of native plants from Brazil and for modernist landscape designs including the promenade along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. … Roberto Burle Marx May 26 – September 10, 2017 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Joutras Gallery Burle Marx (1909–94), the Brazilian …
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