… President’s Day was established in 1885 as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. It also seems to be just the right day for me to share the highlights of my visit to the White House with you. Smack dab … grandchildren have impressions of their hands of the paths of this secret garden. Making our way down to the southwest corner of the lawn, we finally arrived at the White House Kitchen …
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… McDonald Woods Ecological restoration in the 100-acre McDonald Woods has transformed a formerly degraded oak woodland remnant into a natural treasure. It is home to five community types and a startling amount of plant and animal diversity. When restoration … Center. Spring ephemerals put on quite a show in springtime, and the nature trail is a great way to experience fall color in the Woods. Many Garden programs use McDonald Woods as an outdoor …
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… FALSTAFF® is dramatic. Its flowers are a rich crimson, deepening towards purple over time. The roses are packed with petals, about 110 in each one, with the classic quartered center and fragrance of old-fashioned roses. You can prune it to fit in a border, or grow it as a short climber by a door or patio to enjoy the fragrance. Rose … may need help fighting fungal diseases. Also, repeat-blooming roses are heavy feeders, so for best performance fertilize in spring and again in mid-summer. …
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… Bulbs and their tuber, corm, and rhizome relatives are a fascinating group of plants. In the Chicago area they can start blooming as early as February (winter aconite, snowdrop), really … bulbs offer a versatility and a smashing swath of color in all gardens. In addition to the true kings and queens of the bulb garden, there is a very interesting group of smaller … inches White, bell-shaped flowers with a green dot on each petal Spring Full sun, light shade; best to have morning sun; dry soil; naturalizes Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum ) 8-15 …
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… bright orange flowers on a glossy leaved deciduous shrub that rarely gets over 2.5' in height. Best grown in full sun with moderate fertilization. This dwarf cultivar is grown almost … plant and can produce an attractive fall color. Fruit are rarely produced and never match the flavor of the larger sized cultivars. Pliny was well acquainted with this plant. Pomegranates are native to an area stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Himalayan Mountains. Many cultivars …
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… You can train this vigorous, disease-resistant rose as climber, se it as a hedge, or prune to fit in the border. It's named not for the Beatles song, but for a notable house and garden in … good air circulation. Also, all roses, particularly repeat bloomers, are heavy feeders, so for best performance fertilize in spring and again in mid-summer. …
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… At the Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America, you see model trains chugging charmingly through … keep the repair shop busy year-round. This summer, a few of our younger visitors got a chance to interview our engineers. View the video on YouTube here . The work is crucial. The Model … eight to nine hours a day, seven days a week. “The trains are not designed to operate the way we operate them; companies will not design them that way,” said chief engineer Dave Rodelius …
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… gift guide for plant lovers? Seed starter kits and no-watering-required LEGO bonsai trees made the list of trending searches, right up there with human dog beds and eye massagers. “Searches … Your tomato plant may have a good point Do plants chat you up? Not quite. But according to a recent study by Tel Aviv University researchers, plants do make clicking sounds, … crops including arugula, kale, and cilantro. The researchers’ paper on the test garden was a best paper finalist at this year’s prestigious International Conference on Robotics and …
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… Both the soft pink, very double roses and the light myrrh fragrance are a delight for any rose lover. But QUEEN OF SWEDEN™ has two additional characteristics to endear it to gardeners. The flowers are carried upright and the stems have few thorns, making … good air circulation. Also, all roses, particularly repeat bloomers, are heavy feeders, so for best performance fertilize in spring and again in mid-summer. …
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… One of the most delightful and perhaps underused smaller trees is the native American pawpaw ( Asimina … during their explorations. Thomas Jefferson planted the trees at Monticello and sent the seeds to Europe. And, indigenous people from the East Coast to the Midwest relied on the fall fruits as … pawpaws’ growing range extends from Ontario, north of Lake Erie and east to New York, all the way down to Florida and Texas and west to Nebraska. Throughout this area, towns like Paw Paw, …
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