… 1. Turnips, carrots, and a prescription for a healthier life with VeggieRx If you had asked Jeffrey Williams three years ago if he likes beets, squash, or … in VeggieRx, a program that offers free vegetables and nutrition training to help patients with diet-related diseases who are also food insecure. VeggieRx is a partnership among the … goes to the VeggieRx program at the Farm on Ogden every Wednesday. He picks up a bag filled with fresh vegetables grown and packed by trainees in the Garden’s Windy City Harvest program. He …
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… offered annually. The once green-only foliage is now bronze, copper, olive, or purple with silvery tracings etched on the upper leaf surfaces. The underside of those leaves is often … to another shade. Flowers range from greenish white to magenta red. Imagine the possibilities with names like 'Amber Waves', 'Cathedral Windows', 'Champagne Bubbles', Plum Pudding', and …
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… Q: I have had problems with insects on my houseplants during past winters. Is there anything I can do to prevent or … the specific culprit before implementing control measures, because these measures vary with the type of pest. Plant Information can assist with insect identification and recommended pest management procedures. Keeping indoor plants …
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… it grows into a low mound about twelve inches tall and wide. The foliage is leathery and dark with serrated leaflets that are evergreen throughout the winter except in extremely cold … The purple Christmas rose bears stems of 4-7 two-inch five-petaled flowers that are purple with some variation, but often with a smoky or metallic appearance. Hellebores prefer cool, moist soils with a high organic …
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… the same growing environment as their taller cousins: a sunny location in well drained soil with no mulch in or around the crown. The other ‘trick’ is that the rhizomes must be planted so that they are on top of the soil with the roots anchoring it in place. Iris rhizomes planted too deeply will result in plants with a lot of foliage and no flowers. The ancestry of bearded irises has never been completely …
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… some of the largest of the roses in the David Austin series. It is best grown in full sun with room to grow to its full height, and space around it for air circulation to discourage … and powdery mildew. Like many of the English shrub roses, this cultivar sometimes struggles with the Chicago winters, but well-mulched plants typically come back from buds near the base of the plant. Throughout recorded history, roses have been a component of the floral garden with the earliest records dating from a plant-collecting expedition of Sargon, King of Sumer …
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… Wayfaringtree viburnum is usually a multi-stemmed shrub with a rounded outline growing to a height of 10' to 15'. The large, broad leaves are feathery with a rough sandpapery texture. The flowers are a creamy white with no fragrance and are borne in clusters 5" in diameter. Bloom begins in early to mid-May and …
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… of next year's to your holiday decor. It's easy to embellish a purchased evergreen wreath with garden treasures you've collected, says Nancy Clifton, horticulture program specialist at the Garden. The obvious place to start your decor collecting is with your evergreen trees and shrubs, such as spruce, fir, pine, arborvitae, and yew. Forage … you cut back as far as the bare, brown part of a branch. For a wreath that combines deep green with tones of golden brown, dried hydrangea blossoms are a natural. But have you thought of using …
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… Spring is here and with it come wildflowers—trillium, mayapples, and spring beauties. Take a stroll or sit in your … the local garden center and go gaga over all things in bloom. We load up the shopping cart with plants, perhaps without giving much thought to what will go where in the garden. It’s easy to get swept away. Flowers, with all their colorful exuberance, are often the reason we are attracted to gardening in the …
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… Oriental poppies (July), or iris (late July) at this time. Fertilize spring-flowering bulbs with a granular 5-10-5 or 10-10-10 mix as new green growth emerges or when they finish flowering. … not heavily watered during their summer dormancy. Therefore do not overplant perennial bulbs with summer annuals.If botrytis blight or bud blast was a problem with peonies last year, spray newly emerging plants with an approved fungicide when the plants …
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