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  • Banning Species Blindness in Budding Botanists
    … of big plants, and we thought for a second it might be the same as the big plants, but it is definitely different. It’s our first field day. We don’t know what this plant is called, and it’s a hot and humid summer day in Chicago, and we have been searching through our identification guidebooks for what seems like forever. “Is it this one?” we ask each other, pointing to pictures in the book where the leaves kinda sorta …
    Type: Blog
  • Movement and Mindfulness in the Garden
    … to share our individual experiences through movement reflections. No previous dance experience is required. Please dress for the weather. Bring a watch and a yoga mat or towel. Erica Hornthal, …
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  • Traditional Foods for a Healthy Gut
    … prepare fermented foods such as sauerkraut, berries, and cultured salsa; and bone broth, which is full of bioavailable minerals, gelatin, and collagen. Tamara Mannelly will share tips to get …
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  • Jeff Ross Lecture
    … to create a uniquely toothsome and nutritious menu. "Eating Between the Rows" with Jeff Ross is in Alsdorf Auditorium. The lecture will be followed by a book signing in Lenhardt Library. …
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  • Experimental Words
    … Experimental Words is the premier performance project from Manchester, U.K.-based scientist  Sam Illingworth, Ph.D., …
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  • Alicia Foxx, Ph.D.
    … to interactions that may influence whether species can coexist together in the long term. This is critical for understanding how the plants and their traits that we choose for restoration may …
    Type: Staff bio
  • Honeybee decline
    … summers now, I have noticed plenty of bumblebees in my garden but very few honeybees. What is the reason? A. The honeybee has been a victim of two different mites—a tracheal mite and a …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Ivy as Groundcover
    … of English ivy ( Hedera helix ). English ivy remains green all year as a ground cover but is susceptible to winter burn on an exposed wall and may die to the ground in a severe winter. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Groundcover that Remains Green in Winter
    … cultivars of English Ivy are 'Thorndale' and 'Bulgaria'. A commonly grown Japanese spurge is 'Green Carpet'. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Trumpet Vine Pruning
    … when should I prune my trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) ? A. Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) is a vigorous, deciduous, woody vine. Pruning should be done in the late winter or early spring. …
    Type: Plant Info