… us. I am continually inspired by nature and science, and working with plant matter—especially from my Chicago garden—deepens my own connection to the natural world. Noticing reminds us to … us. I am continually inspired by nature and science, and working with plant matter—especially from my Chicago garden—deepens my own connection to the natural world. Noticing reminds us to …
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… District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society. Architecture From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with John O. Simonds and … District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society. Architecture From its founding, the Garden has hired leading architects, beginning with John O. Simonds and …
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… (OGA), dedicated to developing, selecting, testing, and marketing a diversity of plants from landscape trees to shrubs, perennials, and grasses, all well adapted to midwestern and … (OGA), dedicated to developing, selecting, testing, and marketing a diversity of plants from landscape trees to shrubs, perennials, and grasses, all well adapted to midwestern and …
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… LS4.C, LS4.D Lake investigations (90 minutes) Fall, Spring Students examine water samples from Garden lakes, using observations of biotic and abiotic conditions, chemical tests, and … LS4.C, LS4.D Lake investigations (90 minutes) Fall, Spring Students examine water samples from Garden lakes, using observations of biotic and abiotic conditions, chemical tests, and …
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… like one, too. Male bees land, hoping to mate, only to be fooled into transporting pollen from one flower to another. Ophrys apifera Psychopsis papilio looks like a butterfly, is named … like one, too. Male bees land, hoping to mate, only to be fooled into transporting pollen from one flower to another. Ophrys apifera Psychopsis papilio looks like a butterfly, is named …
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… Japanese Garden: Sansho En. Stop 11: 2.0 mile mark 2.0 mile mark: The gate marks 2.0 miles from the Children's Learning Campus gate. Parking lots and the Visitor Center are ahead. … Take a … Japanese Garden: Sansho En. Stop 11: 2.0 mile mark 2.0 mile mark: The gate marks 2.0 miles from the Children's Learning Campus gate. Parking lots and the Visitor Center are ahead. …
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… and creativity in harmony at the Garden Shop’s First Annual Art Show! Join us July 19 and 20 from 10 – 4 p.m., and explore local products from Wilder Days Candle Company, Luna Delgado Botanicals, Kristine Heldt, and Mamie Gillian. …
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… for the Glasnevin Botanical Garden in Ireland. It features tiny, fragrant, lilac-blue flowers from late summer to fall that are especially attractive to butterflies. It grows to a height of about eight feet with full sun and benefits from pruning in the spring. …
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… Bright scarlet petals surround the golden center of this non-hardy perennial from tropical America. Silky Scarlet bloodflower ( Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet') is a great plant for color in the landscape from mid-summer through fall. Butterflies attracted to the nectar will lay their eggs on the …
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… Medium height spikes produce yellow flowers in whorls from late spring through early summer on this heat- and drought-resistant perennial from the mountains of Syria. The olive-green foliage is rabbit and deer resistant. Plant this …
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