… 'Sitting Pretty' is a miniature (6 inches tall, 8 inches wide) hosta with glossy yellow leaves and a dark green margin. It blooms with purple flowers in the summer. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. … take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Iris 'Okagami' has white falls with burgundy eyelashes surrounding the yellow signals. The style arms are creamy yellow with a touch of pale lavender. It stands 34 - 36 inches high and blooms in mid season. This is a … the color yellow into the form of a Japanese iris. Typically they have branched stems with multiple buds on each stem. Pseudata irises thrive in or near water but also do well in …
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… Preziosa is classified as a mophead-type hydrangea; a compact, deciduous shrub with a rounded habit that typically grows to 3–4 feet tall and wide and features small … of the summer through fall. The leaves, which are displayed on dark maroon stems, emerge with a purple tint, mature to green, and finally take on red to purple tints in fall. The plant … partial shade and, although known among hydrangeas for its winter hardiness, is best protected with mulch and wrapped in burlap during cold winters. Plant in a sheltered location in the border …
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… Primula sieboldii produces white, lavender, pink, and lilac flower colors and with a wide variety of petal forms on neat clumps that slowly increase. One of the few Primulas … where it experiences incredibly cold winters and seasonally flooded soils alternating with summer time heat and droughts – an environment similar to that of Chicago. For more than 400 years this species has held an almost cult-like status with the gardeners of Japan. …
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… blue-green needles, suitable for a rock garden or border. It becomes more irregular and open with age, but grows to a maximum height of four feet. In its native habitat Douglas-fir, a native evergreen tree, has a strong pyramidal growth habit with pendulous lower branches that give it a very graceful appearance. The cones on the species … They are used for timber and are valued as Christmas trees because of their short needles with good retention. …
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… small, insignificant white flowers are produced all along the trunk and larger stems. A plant with historic roots, its seeds were used as currency by the Aztecs and other nations from Mexico … other ancient nations were very fond of a drink featuring whipped cacao (sometimes augmented with hot chili peppers, vanilla, or achiote ). The Spanish found the drink too astringent, but exported some of the seeds to Europe, where the chili was replaced with milk and sugar. …
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… plant fibers while exploring the rich cultural history behind this everyday tool. Begin with an introduction to the primary plant used in traditional broom-making (sorghum), including … muscle by combing the seeds off the sorghum hurl to prepare the material. Familiarize yourself with the weaving technique by creating two pine needle mini brooms. You will then move on to working with sorghum to form a traditional hand broom to take home. All skill levels welcome. Lunch is on …
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… At the end of the curriculum, students take the survey again and compare their results with the results from their first survey. Activity 1.2: Understanding the Greenhouse Effect … At the end of the curriculum, students take the survey again and compare their results with the results from their first survey. Activity 1.2: Understanding the Greenhouse Effect …
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… or area has been impacted. Students present their research to the class. The unit concludes with student reflections on what they have learned about climate change, how it has changed their … or area has been impacted. Students present their research to the class. The unit concludes with student reflections on what they have learned about climate change, how it has changed their …
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… Conservation Leadership, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), co-awarded with Anders Dahlberg Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fulbright … Conservation Leadership, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), co-awarded with Anders Dahlberg Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fulbright …
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