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  • … April's only full moon is lovely enough, but the upcoming one is a gift from nature—and the perfect time to take a night walk. On Monday, April 26, head outside to see the "pink" supermoon. Whether you prefer to walk in solitude or with … springtime favorite at the Chicago Botanic Garden—is in bloom. Night walks are a good habit to get into, not just on evenings when the luminous supermoon is rising. A growing body of research …
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  • … Walk 2.3 miles Take the longest walk through Shida Evaluation Garden. Bridges to Wellness 1.74 miles Explore the Garden by walking over its bridges and through the McDonald Woods. Zen … both the beauty and expanse of the sun-filled Dixon Prairie. Heart-Healthy Hike 1.65 miles Get fit and enjoy the colors in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Explore more Wellness and Fitness … both the beauty and expanse of the sun-filled Dixon Prairie. Heart-Healthy Hike 1.65 miles Get fit and enjoy the colors in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Explore more Wellness and Fitness …
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  • … same at home and sharing their gardening trials, tribulations, and successes. Fred’s Tie-Dye is not your everyday tomato, and you likely won’t find it at your local nursery or garden center. … open-pollinated (non-hybrid) dwarf growing tomato varieties. It’s unique—and tasty, too. Get your Fred’s Tie-Dye Tomato Don’t miss your chance to pick up your Fred’s Tie-Dye tomato May … open-pollinated (non-hybrid) dwarf growing tomato varieties. It’s unique—and tasty, too. Get your Fred’s Tie-Dye Tomato Don’t miss your chance to pick up your Fred’s Tie-Dye tomato May …
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  • … Iris ‘Carol Ellen Ramsey’ is an amazing blend of colors that demands to be noticed. The standards are a blend of pale … The falls are pale lavender fading to white with gold rims and gold to purple beards. It is classified as a Border Bearded Iris with stalks that stand 26” high and blooms in early to mid season. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to …
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  • … May 9, 2015 10 a.m. – noon Alsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein Center Paul Stamets, D.Sc. (Hon.), is the founder of Fungi Perfecti and Host Defense Organic Mushrooms Get cross-sporulated! Innovative and irrepressible mycologist Paul Stamets was our guest lecturer … mushroom in the world—and that’s all within the first ten minutes. “Brace for impact!” Part 1 of 6 Part 2 of 6 Part 3 of 6 Part 4 of 6 Part 5 of 6 Part 6 of 6 … Ancient Allies for Modern …
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  • … the age and size of the plant, the weather (temperature and rainfall), and whether your plant is in a pot or the ground. Using soaker hoses gives water right to the roots and keeps moisture … distribute water evenly with a hose longer than 100 feet. Plants at the end of the hose will get very little water; plants at the source will get swamped. Use a hose splitter. This can help you "throttle" the amount of pressure going into …
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  • … Garden’s permanent plants and their associated environments. By definition, a botanic garden is a documented collection of living plants. The records created by the Living Plant … labels, maps, DNA samples, herbarium vouchers, and digital images. Living Plant Documentation is also responsible for routinely updating the GardenGuide app, the Bloom Cart, and the What's In … do not change even when the plants are grown in different environments. As of late 2016, 1,356 vouchers, primarily of plants collected in the wild or featured in the National Collections …
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  • … 'Aqua Velva' is a large (28 inches tall, 26 inches wide) hosta with puckered blue-green leaves. Its white flowers are lightly fragrant. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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  • … This large (26 inches tall, 48 inches wide) hosta features bright gold leaves with a piecrust margin. 'Jimmy Crack Corn' is a seedling of H . 'Piedmont Gold.' Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. … They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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  • … Narcissus ‘Broadway Star’ is in Division 11b. It is 18 to 26 inches tall and blooms in mid to late spring with 3 inch flowers. The petals are …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant