… inches of healthy shredded leaves or compost—only when the ground has frozen hard and if there is no snow cover. Wrap the trunks of young trees with protective wrap (and remove it as soon as …
Type: Plant Info
… spread garden netting or snow fencing around abused trees. Creation of physical barriers is more effective than sprays. Deter rabbits and rodents from overwintering in gardens by cutting …
Type: Plant Info
… often infects branches, causing girdling cankers and dieback. Timing & Life Cycle Anthracnose is most prevalent in cool, wet spring weather. Fungal spores overwinter on cankers on infected …
Type: Plant Info
… varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… this year’s Words in Bloom: A Year of Haiku program, I learned that the world of haiku is an expansive one with many forms. Designed to be “one breath” poems with a focus on nature, …
Type: Blog
… Q. What keeps you motivated after all these years? A. My passion for the railroad is what drives me—I absolutely love this railroad. The same passion goes for everyone. We have 18 … and some fishing and boating. My wife and I have three daughters and three grandkids. My wife is spectacular, one of the greatest people I’ve ever met. …
Type: Blog
… one of the most accomplished botanical explorers and plant collectors of her time. Her story is not widely known but deserves recognition. An American of Mexican descent, Mexia embodies the … she found purpose and meaning in life again through nature. The calming influence of nature is well known, as well as the therapeutic effect it has on individuals and communities. In … Mexico, with the leading American botanist Roxanna Ferris from Stanford University. There is not enough documentation to know exactly what happened during that trip, but Mexia realized …
Type: Blog
… or brown, the colors of carotenoid chemicals. Reds, crimsons, and purples happen when sugar is trapped in the leaves. As sugar decomposes, it creates chemicals called anthocyanins. …
Type: Blog
… populations after decades of declines due to DDT insecticide use and habitat loss. The osprey is listed as a threatened species in Illinois, which means it’s at risk of disappearing as a …
Type: Blog
… 2014 Baker was hired as the first full time curator of bonsai at Chicago Botanic Garden. Baker is the President of the North American Bonsai Federation and a board member of the World Bonsai …
Type: Staff bio
