… the Prairie Series Rosa setigera , or Illinois rose, grows in moist prairies and thickets, and is a typical wild rose in many ways: five pink petals, with lots of yellow stamens in the center … however. Illinois rose is larger than most wild roses of the prairies—often growing up to 8 feet tall, while others rarely grow more than 4 feet tall and usually less. When growing in … Upon landing on a receptive stigma, they will not germinate and fertilize the flower. The best way to tell female plants from male plants is in the fall when the female plants produce the …
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… from two weeks in Mongolia searching for fossil flowers. Why go halfway around the world to look for fossils of flowering plants when there are plenty of fossil flowers closer to home? … the Mongolian steppe. it doesn’t get any better than this! A little background first. Mongolia is a large country in Central Asia with a population very close in size to the city of Chicago … lakes that draw hundreds or thousands of animals to drink. Tempting as it may be, it is best not to set up camp too close to the water! Then there are the less picturesque …
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… École Boulle (a school of fine arts and crafts and applied arts in Paris, France), I decided to study for my master’s degree at the National School of Landscape Architecture of Versailles. For me, work in landscape architecture is the best way to unite many different and interesting fields, such as art, sociology, and …
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… There are things I look forward to seeing every season. In spring, I watch for “mighty plants” that emerge from the ground with … Seeing bulbs coming up all around me inspires lots of questions. I want to understand how this is possible and I want to test their strength. So I spent a few weeks playing around with this … it for their own investigations without going through the awkward phase of figuring out the best way to do this. …
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… and whimsical gift for mom, grandma, or anyone special. A nice feature of these tiny bouquets is that you can show off the beauty of small flowers that always sing backup to showier blossoms in large arrangements. Also, you can use aromatic herbs with small leaves as … the bottle cap looks nice with the flowers—or you can tie a ribbon around the bottle cap. The best way to keep it in place is by using a few drops from a hot-glue gun. Surprise! An old …
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… 2015 Burrell Robinson remembers applying for Corps and telling his interviewer, “All you have to do is give me a chance. I’ll make it through the whole program and make you proud.” He kept up his end of the bargain, not only graduating from Corps in 2015 but continuing on to complete the Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship while simultaneously working full-time at … 2015 Burrell Robinson remembers applying for Corps and telling his interviewer, “All you have to do is give me a chance. I’ll make it through the whole program and make you proud.” He kept up …
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… Rodrigo Artist Raquel Rodrigo, known as Arquicostura, brings the technique of embroidery to an architectural scale. Inspired by the relationship between floral motifs and … Raquel uses the native Echinacea flower—part of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s identity—to design a large-scale composition blending a two-dimensional pattern with three-dimensional … a contemporary language that opens a dialogue among craft, nature, and innovation. This work is both a tribute to botanical beauty and a vision of how traditions can evolve and adapt to the …
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… look, you’ll notice signs of wildlife all around you, too. Their connection makes for the best kind of codependency. Killdeer, a shorebird that commonly nests at the Garden. Plants and … at the Garden, you can find examples of this everywhere. The milkweed in the Dixon Prairie is a favorite meal of the monarch butterfly. In the Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden, … and other perennial seeds. Crabapple and dogwood trees set fruit that many birds like to feed on in late fall and winter. In addition to plants providing food to all kinds of wildlife …
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… ever wondered how the artistic installations of Lightscape are created? Have you ever aspired to make your own holiday light display a little more artistic? Love and Be Loved in the Linden … about how many talented people collaborate to make Lightscape such a magical event. Lightscape is produced in partnership with Sony Music and creatively produced by Culture Creative. Planning … lighting brings both a practical and artistic aspect to the art form. Q: What do you like best about it? A: Lighting is interesting to me because in many ways it’s supportive. It’s needed …
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… VeggieRx Produce Prescription VeggieRx is a cooperative produce prescription program developed by the Garden, Lawndale Christian Health … and the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion (CPHP) to help patients with diet-related diseases who are also food insecure. Located in Chicago's … Serve as an equity market channel for beginner farmers “VeggieRx is a program that allows us to write prescriptions for food for our patients. In North Lawndale, for instance, the rate of …
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