… Can’t make the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? Visit the Helen and Richard Thomas English Walled Garden instead. If you’re in Chicago this … Countess of Snowdon, who was Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister. The occasion was fit for royalty, with a performance from a bagpiper, and an official dedication by the princess, who … If you’re someone who’s not altogether fond of the concept of royalty, the Cottage Garden is a place to visit and ruminate on how the common folk get by. Charles and Diana are there—but not …
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… One of the best things about visiting (and working at!) the Chicago Botanic Garden: you get great ideas for your own garden. I put one of them to work in my new "all vegetable" front yard garden this … covers most everything.) On a fine spring day, apply two coats of chalkboard paint. I went for black, but you can have the white base paint tinted any color. (Ooh! Lime green would have …
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… Patterned by Nature – Diamonds (are a garden’s best friend) Buehler Enabling Garden Coordinator: Alicia Green What’s behind the design: One of … horticultural therapist and the coordinator of the Buehler Enabling Garden. She is responsible for designing and maintaining the Enabling Garden plantings as well as delivering plant-based … horticultural therapist and the coordinator of the Buehler Enabling Garden. She is responsible for designing and maintaining the Enabling Garden plantings as well as delivering plant-based …
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… connection is highly recommended . Dial-up internet is problematic and may be too slow for this course . 256 MB RAM and 20 MB free disk space are needed also. The Illinois Compass … To get the most recent version of the Java plug in for your windows computer, go to www.java.com , click on the Free Java Download button and follow the directions. It is important to have a … by Illinois Compass. Windows Macintosh Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 Firefox (latest stable release) Chrome (stable channel) Safari 5.0, 5.1, 7.0 Firefox (latest stable …
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… would be the perfect plant to explain plant relationships as part of a science display for Love in Bloom , this summer’s theme at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Mistletoe—a plant that … of Forestry Exhibits horticulturist Jason Toth could not find the right kind of mistletoe for sale anywhere. And it would take too long for our production greenhouse to grow the plant. Even if he had found a cutting, Toth realized, …
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… share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places may have different hours or access; please check before you go. View … share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places may have different hours or access; please check before you go. View …
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… daffodils.” You don’t need to come across 10,000 or more daffodils to bring good cheer. Look for them on a walk in unexpected places—along a road, for instance, or in an alley. Even just a few of the blooms in a vase will bring nature and … be at the Garden or in a green space filled with daffodils, we hope you can remember a time or place when the sunny blooms made their way into your heart. This post was inspired by a 2013 blog …
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… Photography at the Garden There is no more beautiful place for photography than the Chicago Botanic Garden. Whatever the season, whatever the time or type … images. Please check in at the Visitor Center Information Membership desks at the time of your visit; sessions must conclude by 4 p.m. Commercial photography/videography guidelines Media …
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