… Worth Keeping Ornamental shrubs are the backbone of our planted landscapes. It’s hard to imagine American gardens without hydrangea, boxwood, or viburnum, but it’s easy to take these workhorse shrubs for granted. Plant trends come and go, but as the industry gets … the hottest new thing, favorite old cultivars can slip out of commerce unnoticed. All we need is a new pest, disease, or drought to make us sit up and pay attention to these faithful …
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… Now that the leaves are turning and the days are growing shorter, if you’re tempted to pack away your gardening gloves…don’t! At the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, we’re as busy ever. Our cool-weather crops include brussels sprouts, spinach, and toscano kale. Fall is a great time to grow vegetables—insects die off, weeds wither, moisture plentiful. If you … season—with row covers, garden blankets over raised beds, cold frames, etc. Now is the best time to gather plants at the end of the season for beautiful arrangements for the fall …
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… Watching out for migrating birds One of my favorite parts of spring is seeing all the songbirds return. In the next couple months, you’ll get to see birds that you cannot usually find in Illinois, as they pass through on their way north. … you get started, try a pair of binoculars using two empty toilet paper rolls. Don’t forget to decorate your binoculars! We use decorated hand-made binoculars for exploring the Garden …
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… and divers return As the lakes thaw at the Garden in March and April, migratory ducks stop to feed and rest on their journeys to their northern breeding grounds. It's the perfect time for visitors to study the beautiful … feeding and courtship behaviors. The next time you see a duck at the Garden, notice how it is feeding: Is it sticking its rear end up into air? Does it dive into the deep part of the …
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… Rachel Goad Orchids are the great beauties of the plant world, but their survival in the wild is threatened. The wide-open spaces that orchids and their pollinators need have been profoundly … diminished throughout the United States. Chicago Botanic Garden’s scientists are working to understand the entire network of wild orchids: the plants themselves, their pollinators, the soils they thrive in, and the fungi they need to survive. You can help cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life by giving to …
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… Buehler Enabling Garden The Buehler Enabling Garden is a hands-on teaching garden that encourages gardening for people of all ages and abilities. … adaptive tool displays, and model exhibits illustrate gardening techniques that can be used to make gardening accessible to everyone. Many of these same ideas can be adapted in home gardens to create enabling gardens …
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… Design Certificate Program This unique curriculum provides the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a garden design professional. It features a solid foundation in plantsmanship and science-based gardening techniques, both of which are essential to creating successful gardens for a wide spectrum of projects, — from private residences to … development. There are no prerequisites for this program, and no prior horticulture experience is needed. Download a program brochure Download a course overview chart View Current Courses …
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… Winter is actually the best time of year to prune your deciduous plants. Wait for a relatively mild, … shrubs. As soon as trees and shrubs go into dormancy, pruning can begin, and you can prune up to the time when buds begin to plump up. From mid-November to mid-March, you can shape and thin …
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… more about our thriving program. We offer public and group tours. Tours last about 45 minutes to an hour and include information about our program history, job-training mission, and growing … 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. from March through November, depending on availability. Preregistration is required for all group tours and farm experiences. Requests must be made at least two weeks … in form of check or money order payable to Windy City Harvest or cash upon arrival at tour site. An additional fee will be charged for groups who would like to visit two or more farm sites …
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… Kleinman Family Cove Skimming 1.25 miles of shoreline, the Kleinman Family Cove is an optimal place to study aquatic plants and animals. Located on the Garden's North Lake, it features a boardwalk, … about the importance of freshwater systems. The Cove serves family members who take part in on-site programs, students on field trips, Camp CBG groups, scouts, and participants in the Garden's …
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