… breathing new life into the rich sounds of Spanish Classical, Flamenco, and Latin music. With distinct musical backgrounds—David, a Chicago-based guitarist, shaped by his studies in southern Spain, and Olya, a Moldovan-born violinist with a dynamic career spanning classical, rock, and Eastern European Folk—they blend traditional music with a contemporary touch in every performance. Their soulful arrangements and expressive …
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… Lotusland begonia is a large thick-stemmed begonia with large dark green leaves up to ten inches in width. it forms large clumps up to three feet … rise over the thick foliage. Like most begonias, Lotusland prefers lightly shaded situations with only morning sun, and with moderately moist but well-drained soil. These plants are delicate and require overwintering …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This species is native to São Paulo State in Brazil. The flowers resemble daylilies, with 4 to 5 crayon orange flowers per stem with a star-shaped yellow-green. The long orange filaments are tipped with white anthers. Patience is required to grow this species, as bulbs may take a long time to …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular spreading branches. The attractive leaves are compound, with a winged petiole. These large shrubs, located south of our picnic area, are unnoticed until …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… is an upright-growing bulb from southwest Turkey flowering in late winter and early spring with blue and white flowers. It reaches a maximum height of one foot under full sun to partial … in masses or in a border. It is resistant to deer. This species is often confused in the trade with Scilla lucliae , which is much smaller with fewer flowers per stem. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It’s “gee whiz” science time for teachers as we mess around with potions and props that awe and amaze. This three-day workshop invites you to play with dry ice experiments, invisible ink, bath bombs, elephant toothpaste, ferro pets, and other surprises that you can replicate with your students. Discuss how to use these phenomena to build understanding in chemistry and …
Type: Item Detail
… no signs of decay or rot, you can pot them up for indoor forcing. Choose a wide, shallow pot with good drainage and use either a commercial potting mix or a soilless mix of one part peat moss, one part vermiculite, and one part perlite. Place the bulbs close together with just their tips exposed at the soil line. Position the tulip bulbs with their flat sides against the edge of the pot, since the largest leaf will originate from …
Type: Plant Info
… painted fern grows to 18 inches tall. The 20-inch fronds are a soft grayish-green overlaid with silver with contrasting dark maroon midribs. For the best color, plant this fern in light shade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This perennial grows to a height of 18 inches with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink blooms with green bracts from May to October and belongs in a border. It is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 'Millenium' was bred for high-yielding, flavorful stalks. Asparagus is a hardy perennial with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for … Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in well-drained soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will continue to grow for 15 to 20 years. It also makes an attractive perennial, with airy fine-textured foliage. The branches are covered with clusters of tiny short stems …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
