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  • … moist well drained soils. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … sale in the United States. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … the stems to twine around. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … spring from herbivores. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … the American Iris Society. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … excessive winter moisture. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … the leaves on a windy day Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … the Chicago Botanic Garden. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … in the yard as well, particularly if March’s weather proved too cold and/or wet. April also is a good month to help emerging plants for the growing season ahead. Garden To-Do List Continue … stems, buds and leaves, and discard any diseased material. Amend soil with compost Compost is a superb soil amendment, top dressing, and mulch for gardens, borders, and lawns. In April, … conditions before planting. Plant perennials, hardy ornamental grasses, and roses. Be aware of site conditions when planting in April, especially for plants that require six hours of direct …
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  • … but it often overshadows the concerns ecologists have about our own native bees. Illinois is home to about 500 species of bees that are important pollinators in natural areas, in … bees. (I picture carpenter bees wearing little tool belts around their waists.) Nick Dorian is a postdoctoral researcher with the Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science … found at a nursery,” Dorian says.   The endangered rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is supported by gardens containing wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). Photo credit: Nick Dorian. …
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