… architecture. We are thrilled that a video from Magnified won a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Crafts Achievement for Lighting. Award winners are Red Clark, Robin Carlson, Johanna Hutchins, Wendy Griffiths, …
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… stewardship means striving to ensure equal protection from environmental and health hazards for all. Spend two days learning how to connect students to relevant environmental issues that … Investigate the social implications of unequal access and empower students to advocate for change. Use the practices of science and engineering to solve problems and inequities. CPDUs: …
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… Food Safety and Cottage Food Laws This course is intended for aspiring food entrepreneurs and/or urban farmers who are hoping to create or expand their … an understanding of the basic techniques, food safety regulations, and business guidelines for producing value-added, local foods. Instructor TBD Farm on Ogden, 3555 Ogden Avenue, Chicago …
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… Hundreds of varieties of daffodil bulbs will be available for purchase. Find a vibrant array of unique, rare, and unusual bloom types that offer proven … Burnstein Hall with the Midwest Fruit Explorers and Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Bulb Sale for the weekend. …
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… paw paws, grapes, kiwis and more. Visitors can obtain information on growing fruit. Shop for apples, cider and more. Feature: Burnstein Hall *The Midwest Fruit Explorers will be sharing … Hall with the Midwest Daffodil Society Bulb Sale and Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Bulb Sale for the weekend. …
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… to early fall. These flowers are greatly appreciated by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds for their honey scent. It is quite compact, very short at a height of three feet, but perfect for adding a splash of color in the garden. It thrives in full sun with well-drained soil. …
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… from the straight species with its red flowers with orange throats on current season's growth. For gardeners who desire a more restrained size, the stems produced last year can be pruned back … in late winter. Left unpruned, the plant can reach 30 by 20 feet in size. 'Flamenco' is great for covering up unsightly light poles, etc., in the landscape. …
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… Dark green leaves make the perfect foil for the magenta petals surrounding a magenta/pink "collar" around the dark colored eye of this Dahlia cultivar. Long, dark colored-stems make this a good selection for cut flowers, as well as a highlight of the late summer garden. Grow this plant in full sun, …
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… in height and features pink flowers from late spring until the first frost. A great annual for the front of the border, it is disease- and insect-free; it also tolerates heat, drought, … and the seeds are considered a delicacy by mice, birds, and other wee beasties storing up food for the long winters. …
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… Native to southern Europe, silver sage is a clump-forming biennial grown for its large, woolly, silver leaves rather than its flowers; the botanic name comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The 12-inch-tall leaves appear in the first year, followed by silver flower …
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