… school gardens and use green spaces as multidisciplinary teaching tools, enhancing curricula for all students. Members of the network have access to informative teacher-training sessions and special events that champion the use of plant-based learning in Chicago-area schools. Green Teacher Network is a partnership between Openlands, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Garfield Park Conservatory … champion the use of plant-based learning in Chicago-area schools. Green Teacher Network is a partnership between Openlands, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Garfield Park Conservatory …
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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. Colorful raised beds, dramatic container gardens, adaptive … The Buehler Enabling Garden is a hands-on teaching garden that encourages gardening for people of all ages and abilities. Colorful raised beds, dramatic container gardens, adaptive …
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… pink with a rich magenta center on an evergreen shrub that can reach up to 12' in height. For best flower production, grow in full sun and provide moderate fertilization and irrigation … usually keep white fly and aphid infestations under control. A native of central China, this is one of the most widely used ornamental shrubs in subtropical and tropical gardens around …
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… College First Application Application & Resources What is College First? College First is a paid, seven-week summer internship program at the Chicago Botanic Garden designed for rising junior and senior high school students with a passion for science and the environment. … Application & Resources What is College First? College First is a paid, seven-week summer internship program at the Chicago Botanic Garden designed for rising junior and senior high school students with a passion for science and the environment. …
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… An elegant earth-to-earth closed system What smells like earth, enriches the soil, and is free for the making? Compost! A healthy compost pile is easy to maintain, has no offensive odor, and … your scraps into rich compost. You may also notice that the pile is warm or even hot. Again, this is a normal—in fact, essential—part of the decomposition process. The best (thermophilic) …
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… Shinyleaf meadowsweet is native to the eastern U.S. It grows into a dense, compact, rounded mound (3’ X 3’). Tiny white … grow in small flattened clusters in late spring on new wood. Spiraea betulifolia is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. The genus Spiraea consists … Botanic Garden's collection includes nearly 100 varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Flowering crabapples highlight the spirit of spring. Prized for their profuse display of flowers in April and May, these ornamental trees boast a variety of … and weeping to mounding, wide-spreading and upright. Besides the spring flowers, the display is followed again in late summer with colorful fruits, providing for two seasons of outstanding … coronaria ) is found in several counties, often on the edge of the woods, fields and prairies. This tree is said to have inspired Chicago landscape architect Jens Jensen. The close-grained …
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… This non-flowering juniper is easily grown in average, dry-to-moist, well-drained soils in full … soils and growing conditions, from swamps to dry, rocky glades. It prefers moist soils but has the best drought resistance of any conifer native to the eastern United States. Archived Copy: …
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… Q. For the best spring flower display, when should I fertilize my tulip and daffodil bulbs? A. To … will initiate new root growth in fall, thus utilizing the available fertilizer. Fertilizer is only one of several ways to encourage bulbs to generate and store food for their spring flower … display. Gardeners should also remember to let leaves and stems remain attached to bulbs this spring until they have lost their green color. As long as they remain green, they are …
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… Q. For the best spring flower display, when should I fertilize my tulip and daffodil bulbs? A. To … will initiate new root growth in fall, thus utilizing the available fertilizer. Fertilizer is only one of several ways to encourage bulbs to generate and store food for their spring flower … display. Gardeners should also remember to let leaves and stems remain attached to bulbs this spring until they have lost their green color. As long as they remain green, they are …
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