Something amazing is about to happen in the Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden: dozens and dozens of witch hazels will all burst into bloom at once in February. It's year two of our six-year witch hazel trial, which compares 36 different cultivars (three of each!) from the four major Hamamelis species. As with all of our trials in the Plant Evaluation Garden, gardeners can witness the …
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… 2 – May 7 or May 14 – June 25 no class June 4 Thursdays: April 3 – May 8 or May 15 – June 26 no class June 5 8 – 9 a.m. Music Event builds events for calendar Morning Builds … 2 – May 7 or May 14 – June 25 no class June 4 Thursdays: April 3 – May 8 or May 15 – June 26 no class June 5 8 – 9 a.m. Music Event builds events for calendar Morning Builds …
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… Rain gardens often require less care than other types of perennial beds. There is no need to buy bags of mulch, especially if the perennials are placed closer together when planting. As they …
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Tour the Malott Japanese Garden Learning the Language Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .165 miles Time: 25-35 mins Stop 1: The Ken A tour of the Japanese Garden can be a thought-provoking experience. Sansho-en is a garden in the Japanese style, though it is not a garden of Japanese plants. Instead, Midwest-hardy plants are chosen, then pruned …
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Gardening has always been recognized as a form of therapy. At one extreme you have professional horticultural therapists working within the Chicago Botanic Garden's Buehler Enabling Garden ; at the other, you have gardeners simply escaping the noises of the street or spending time in the company of growing things. Below, a Chicago Botanic Garden master gardener discusses gardening as therapy. …
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Stroll through the Garden’s 100-acre McDonald Woods this month and you'll be greeted by countless trees and shrubs unfurling their flower buds and leaves. Underneath them, small but spectacular wildflowers continue to bloom and bees (and the occasional hummingbird) are buzzing around collecting nectar and pollen. Marsh marigolds, swamp buttercups, trillium, Dutchman’s breeches, anemones, shooting …
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“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ―Chinese proverb Warm, sunny days and cool nights have ushered in autumn. Before you put away the shovel and gloves, there’s still time to plant trees. Many garden centers offer sales on their inventory as the season draws to an end. Think about something that will grow large enough to offer shade, or perhaps choose a …
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Q. What accounts for the different autumn color displays in trees and shrubs? A. Certain plants have a built-in genetic code that is responsible for their intense fall color displays. But even with these genes in place, trees and shrubs need ideal weather conditions to show off their best color. Trees should also be healthy, well-watered all season and located in full sun. During the growing …
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Q. Is there anything that I should be doing in March to my houseplants? A. March is the time when houseplants begin their normal active growth state. Some houseplants, such as African violets ( Saintpaulia ), actively grow and flower all winter. However, many tropical houseplants begin to wake up from their winter dormancy beginning in March. Now is a good time to repot them, unless you have …
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Susceptible Plants Trees, shrubs, turf grasses and other grassy plants. Description & Symptoms Voles are tiny, mouselike rodents with stocky bodies and short legs and tails. They weigh only 1 to 2 ounces. Voles eat mainly the leaves and stems of grassy plants although they will eat other vegetation and fruit. They also eat the bark of trees and shrubs during the winter. Timing & Life Cycle Voles …
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