… Monday, November 12, 1 – 5 p.m. Linnaeus Room The ASHS-CH exam will be held at Chicago Botanic Garden on November 12, 2012. The application deadline to sit for this examination is October 29, 2012. For more information about The American Society … Science and the ASHS Certified Horticulturist Program, and to download an application, please visit www.ashs.org . …
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… Citizen Science Academy Learn how to better engage your students, visitors, or program participants with the natural world through citizen science. Citizen Science Academy courses use Budburst as a case … study for learning about citizen science as a field, how to use citizen science effectively in a variety of educational settings, and how to create compelling activities and opportunities … Learn how to better engage your students, visitors, or program participants with the natural world through citizen science. Citizen Science Academy courses use Budburst as a case …
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… Corporate Support Align with one of the nation’s largest and most reputable public gardens. While enjoying a robust selection of … urban agriculture programs, plant science and conservation work, education, and more, all in welcoming settings at the Glencoe campus and at sites throughout the region. We believe that … value, and protect the natural habitats that sustain our world. Please join us . Other Ways to Give Stock Gift Wire transfer Donor Advised Fund IRA Gift Corporate support Planned Giving …
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… Patterned by Nature – Rayscape Crescent Garden Liz Rex, senior horticulturist What’s behind the design: We were brainstorming about what would read in this garden, since it pitches away from you—and we thought this pattern of rays would show up the best. Plants used (from left to right when viewing the rays): Angelonia angustifolia Archangel™ 'Ruby Sangria' Solenostemon … Crescent Garden Liz Rex, senior horticulturist What’s behind the design: We were brainstorming about what would read in this garden, since it pitches away …
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… The beautiful clematis is like a flowering star in the summer border. While other perennials … rest, twisting and twirling before opening its blossoms in shapes ranging from nodding bells to frilly double stars. A few types of clematis have tubular or clustered flowers, but the … and the wine red 'Madame Julia Correvon'. Most clematis varieties require a support for their best display. Growth is rapid in late spring and early summer, and gardeners must be diligent …
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… The inland serviceberry is a North American native that can reach 25 feet tall. It can be grown … range of well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. The white flowers in the spring give way to edible berries that ripen in early summer and can be used for making pies and preserves. … usually multi-stemmed. Found at woodland's edge in the their native habitats, amelanchiers are best used in a naturalistic setting in the home landscape. Amelanchiers are native to temperate …
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… Golden-yellow flowers are produced throughout the warm months on Indian summer gloriosa daisy ( Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'), a cultivar derived from native North American species. Butterflies love to visit the flowers for their nectar, while various seed-eating songbirds flock to the dried flower heads for ripe seeds in fall. Plant this one in full sun, and water only enough to establish the plant root system; …
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… Endowment Here at the Chicago Botanic Garden, oak saplings are planted with the hope they will grow tall, cooling … planted them are gone, having endowed a gift for tomorrow. Similarly, making a planned gift to the Chicago Botanic Garden is an investment in our future—ensuring that for generations, … when donated to a charitable organization, it is a tax-free gift." He added, "This is an easy way to show support for the Garden's future financial needs." Donate …
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… its name from its blue-green foliage, which emerges tinged with bronze. Fall foliage is red. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
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… Description: These silky, colorful birds are very vocal and have huge beaks for cracking large seeds. They will rapidly empty any sunflower feeder on a rare winter visit. …
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