… Using peonies as a cut flower for floral design is easy, with a few tricks to preserve the health of your plants and flowers. Peonies are the … plant can continue to thrive. You can select flowers that are as open as you like, but for the best vase life, select buds that have just begun to open and feel similar to a marshmallow. Cut …
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… of books about the subject, including many entitled The Language of Flowers , was donated to the Lenhardt Library. The gift of James Moretz, the retired director of the American Floral … His donation gives the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt Library one of the Midwest’s best collections of literature on the language of flowers. As even these few photos show, there … paused for a very long moment before responding. Clearly, her answer would have weight. “It is the single most outstanding donation in my tenure as director,” she replied. …
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… North Branch Trail Addition One of the great pleasures of living in the Chicago area is cycling the paths and byways that traverse the city and surroundings. Renowned among cyclists, … at the 385-acre oasis of spectacular scenery. For many cyclists, the alternative has been to ride up or down the very steep incline of Lake Cook Road on the roadway. The Garden, in … in Highland Park. From that point, the path meanders down the south side of Lake Cook Road to the Garden entrance. The path is beautiful, safe, and ADA*-accessible. It passes through …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Pollen Bank is a critical tool for advancing our work to prevent plant extinctions, reintroduce species into … and sharing pollen knowledge As we grow the Pollen Bank, Garden scientists are documenting best practices for maintaining pollen collections and testing pollen viability. Sharing this …
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… with, and inspired by, the growing botanical knowledge published in books, explorers set out to discover and study the flora of the world. "The Conservatory would most definitely recommend Plants in Print to another organization. The exhibition text was well researched, contains an amazing collection … Gardens Read more about the exhibition Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical Discovery is a collaboration between the United States Botanic Garden and the Chicago Botanic Garden to …
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… plants, and gardening associations of Christmas, and added a tree, decorations, and candles to light up the night. Wealthy Victorians with “glass houses” were able to extend the growing … plants, whose trailing stems are trained to grow around, up, and through a wire form. This is truly hands-on gardening, since the plant’s new growth is not allowed to go where it wants to … One Yourself The craft-oriented gardener might prefer starting a topiary from scratch. This is best done in late spring, when the plant can pick up a sturdy habit by growing outdoors in ideal …
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… gathered stories about the most famous orchid of them all: the genus Vanilla. (Yes, vanilla is an orchid.) One unusual story comes from Ph.D. student Lynnaun Johnson, whose work in our doctoral program in Plant Biology and Conservation took him to Mexico, the native land of edible vanilla. Last April, I ventured to Mexico as part of an … said he knew what his plants needed and thought growing his vanilla on concrete blocks was the best method. At another farm, the farmer brought decaying wood from a neighboring forest and used …
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… designer Bunny Williams of Bunny Williams Interior Design at Get Growing Weekend. We spoke to her about her potted paradise design. Q: Describe your process for designing your container. … a good container? A: One of the things I’m always thinking about when I’m doing a container is height. When you first plant a container, all of the plants are very small. But a month later … Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ Origanum ‘Kent Beauty’; photo by Paul S. Drobot Q: What’s the best thing about planting containers? A: What’s interesting and fun about containers is you have …
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… Thanksgiving Centerpieces There’s so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving—family, home, hearth, and all those nifty tips the Garden is providing to green up your holiday! Food, of course, is the central element, and with just a little more … There’s so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving—family, home, hearth, and all those nifty tips the Garden is providing to green up your holiday! Food, of course, is the central element, and with just a …
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… Garden , or in other garden byways. Wise gardeners plant this shrub near a path or doorway to enjoy the full effect during the two weeks or so when its small white flowers, opening from … reveals shiny blue berries in autumn. Arrowwood ( Viburnum dentatum ) Most viburnums do best in full sun, but arrowwood ( Viburnum dentatum ) can tolerate part shade. As its common name … Grows program chosen for more reliable fall color, among other good qualities. Arrowwood is a big shrub, often reaching 10 feet high and wide, so give it lots of room. Wayfaring tree …
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