… the Grounds department since 1991, when he started out as a seasonal employee. He was promoted to Grounds crew leader in 2009. Patino has broad expertise in landscaping, particularly in … shrubs. You can see his work at the Linden Allée—he does almost all the pruning. Also, Patino is the lead employee on the team that puts outdoor lights on the large trees for Wonderland …
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… the overall health of all of the turf areas with an integrated pest management program that is designed to reduce the use of pesticides. Fritz grew up in Kankakee, just south of Chicago. He received an … at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. From there, he continued to grow his love for the turf industry at numerous golf courses throughout the Chicago area. …
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… Chicago high school students from the Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA) sought to find the answer. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Healing Environments Ambassadors Learning … launched in April 2019. The program connects high school students, their schools, and families to the health-promoting benefits of nature. Over the course of a spring-to-spring year, including … the entrance of the Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA). The program’s leader is Vincent Gomez, manager of horticultural therapy services at the Chicago Botanic Garden. “The …
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… Terese Adamiec is the grower for outdoor floriculture in the Plant Production department. She focuses on growing … orders hundreds of varieties of seeds for seasonal displays, and delivers the finished plants to horticulturists throughout the year. Adamiec has been with the Garden since 2011, when she was …
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… turn my head on a winter walk. Or, on a quiet day, it’s the sound of pine cones popping open to spread their seeds. As director of living plant documentation at the Chicago Botanic Garden, it’s my job to notice plants. You’d think I’d get tired of it. Nope. Nature never disappoints. Even on the … to give way to positive emotions such as compassion and gratitude, the study finds. Winter is the time to cultivate awe. It’s a season in which hidden beauty is revealed—as long as you …
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… Garden blog followers may remember that in “ How to Train Your Plant ” I demonstrated a way to grow a bean seed in a plastic bag to test geotropism. I started working on that project around … petals still hanging from the tip of the reddish-colored pod. Botanically speaking, this is the fruit of the plant, even though you might not think of beans as fruit in your diet. …
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… the Award of Merit. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… David Murray is the horticulturist for the Shida Evaluation Garden. Our new Shida Evaluation Garden allows us to expand our acclaimed plant evaluation program, which began in 1982. The landscape plan by … interest the outdoors began as a broad curiosity of the natural world, where he was encouraged to spend much of his time as a child. As a teen while adventuring out west, he saw his first …
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… Sanchez joined the Grounds Department in 1987 as a seasonal employee. He was soon promoted to assistant heavy equipment operator with the Construction and Maintenance department. From there, he worked as an assistant electrician for many years. In 1994, he was promoted to foreman in the Grounds department. He also works as a lead heavy equipment operator and on the landscape waste program. Under the program, all of the Garden's landscape waste is recycled, along with 6,000 cubic yards of fall leaves from the village of Glencoe. In other …
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… pets, as they are toxic. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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