… Hilgenberg at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden and learn about the “Four Food Path” from Pam Gross while creating and enjoying a signature lunch recipe from her healthy food company, The Bread & Buddha Kitchen. Pam Gross, certified holistic health …
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… best way to save seeds? A. Open pollinated or heirloom varieties are best for saving. Seeds from hybrid varieties should not be collected because they will not come true to form. It is best … Seed stored outdoors in garages or sheds should be kept in sealed containers to keep them away from rodents. …
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… This small statured feather palm gets its common name, Christmas Pslm, from the bright red seeds that ripen around Christmas in tropical climates. Light yellow to … in the Chicago region but the need for very warm temperatures necessitate keeping it indoors from the first of September to mid-June. Prone to the lethal yellows palm disease that attacks …
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… tree's winged fruit, or samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. A favorite maple for fall color, it … of eastern North America and is as prized for its ornamental value as for the syrup produced from its sap. …
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… interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (7 of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
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… soil. It has spikes of rich magenta-purple blooms that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from early summer to early fall. It is good in a border when grown in massed plantings. It is also a popular cut flower. The plant has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain. Like other butterfly bushes, it often dies …
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… moderate moisture conditions. It will retain an attractive shape with little pruning needed. From February to March it produces clusters of showy, fragrant blooms. The flowers of 'Superba' have four yellow strap-like petals emerging from a deep red calyx The gray-green summer foliage gives way to yellow in fall. It is resistant …
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… become invasive if allowed to climb up trees or walls. At a certain height the growth changes from juvenile to mature and the plants begin to flower. The rounded balls of fetid flowers attract flies from miles around and the resulting seedlings have been found in natural areas. Best used as a …
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… Black Ace turtlehead is a perennial that gets its name from its dark leaves. The white flowers, which appear from July through October, are said to resemble a turtle with its mouth open but are more …
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… and meadows in full sun to part shade. The five-petaled, star-shaped flowers, which appear from March through June on thin, 4- to 6-inch stems, are white with pink veins and anthers. The foliage consists of narrow, dark green, grass-like leaves. The plant emerges from small underground tubers called corms. It is edible, with a taste reminiscent of chestnuts. …
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