… Next to the royalty on the orchid tree is a close relative, Miltassia 'Charles M. Fitch'. This plant is the result of crossing two different genera, Brassia and Miltonia . Orchid enthusiasts, … Orchidaceae, is the second largest plant family in the world, with 880 genera and more than 26,000 species. Orchid breeders have created more than 100,000 hybrids, some of them combining …
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… Sale – October 5-7 November 2018 Executive – October 30 – Mary Bent Room Meeting – November 1 – Pullman Room Program: Andrew Bunting, B.S., Assistant Director & Director Plant Collections … Hall Program: Craig Bergmann, Landscape and Garden Designer Creating a Whimsical Garden Get Growing Weekend – May 17, 18 June 2019 Executive – June 4 – Mary Bent Room Meeting – June 6 – … Hall Program: Craig Bergmann, Landscape and Garden Designer Creating a Whimsical Garden Get Growing Weekend – May 17, 18 June 2019 Executive – June 4 – Mary Bent Room Meeting – June 6 – …
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… Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School at the University of Minnesota The connection with nature is as important as it is wonderful. As studies continue to point to the benefits of time outdoors … to support child development. Kids vs. Adults: How Adult Conceptions of Nature Play Can Get in the Way of Children Actually Playing! Robin Cline, NeighborSpace Alex Enarson, … Be ready to share ideas, collaborate on spaces, and maybe get a little messy! 12:35 – 1:35 p.m. Lunch and Networking 1:35 – 2:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Community Nature Adventures …
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… Description: The most common year-round woodpecker at the Garden is frequently spotted-especially in the McDonald Woods and Barbara Brown Nature Reserve. Even on … give its whinnylike call in the woods at the Garden. This hardy, adaptable bird is built to get food left by other birds that leave town for the winter. Woodpeckers can go up and down trees … for morsels. The Downy, one of the most abundant woodpeckers in North America, also can get at food that larger woodpeckers cannot reach. It can cling to the stem of a plant and extract …
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… 'Sentyabrakaya' , also known as SEPTEMBER SUN™, is a member of the kolomikta species of hardy kiwi vine. They have two distinctive and appealing … And plan on frequent pruning and strong support. Left unchecked, these woody twining vines can get heavy. They'll they grow well in part shade, but you'll get a bigger crop in full sun. Attention cat owners: kiwi vine is like catnip to cats, and they …
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… Many gift plants are treated as short-lived houseplants because they are difficult to get to rebloom or keep alive and are discarded. Can you recommend plants that are easy to grow … back into bloom. Some gift plants, such as poinsettias and azaleas, are more difficult to get to rebloom than others. Kalanchoe ( Kalanchoe blossfeldiana ) is a popular gift plant that is available in shades of red, pink, yellow, white, and orange. …
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… the hottest new thing, favorite old cultivars can slip out of commerce unnoticed. All we need is a new pest, disease, or drought to make us sit up and pay attention to these faithful … were found at two sites or fewer and were designated as potentially “at-risk.” Data by genus is available to view and download below. Each spreadsheet includes a list of all known cultivar … of potentially at-risk cultivars, and some statistics from the study. The Collections staff is now following up on each of the at-risk cultivars held onsite at the Chicago Botanic Garden: …
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… As days grow longer in early spring, gardeners get itchy. And for vegetable gardeners, late March is not too soon to get started. But you can't plant just anything Only a few crops, mainly greens and root …
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… Get growing all year round! This is a technical training course intended for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice …
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… Ogden Exhibit Four Blanche Killingsworth North Lawndale Community Member Blanche Killingsworth is a longtime North Lawndale community member. It’s so important youth know what healthy eating … was a little kid. I said, “Hey, look at you!” She said, “I’m still with the Garden!” When you get people to come back, it says a lot about what you put into them. Continuity There are youth … was a little kid. I said, “Hey, look at you!” She said, “I’m still with the Garden!” When you get people to come back, it says a lot about what you put into them. Continuity There are youth …
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