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  • … Chicago area, with an interactive map that allows community members to share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places may have different hours or access; … Chicago area, with an interactive map that allows community members to share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places …
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  • … from Nature is an annual botanical arts exhibition that features selected artwork by students and instructors of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn about the Botanical Arts Certificate program , botanical arts certificate program courses , and other botanical arts classes offered by the Regenstein School. … from Nature is an annual botanical arts exhibition that features selected artwork by students and instructors of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn about …
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  • … near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn more about the popular and beautiful native oak trees we are celebrating this October and beyond. #oaktober … near the Lake Cook entrance? Check out our infographic below to learn more about the popular and beautiful native oak trees we are celebrating this October and beyond. #oaktober …
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  • … Quiz What's Your Plant Persona? Plants are a lot like people. They come in all shapes and sizes and have unique personalities all their own. Wondering what plant matches your personality? Find … What's Your Plant Persona? Plants are a lot like people. They come in all shapes and sizes and have unique personalities all their own. Wondering what plant matches your personality? Find …
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  • … color. Dramatic drifts of new cultivars of narcissus, tulips, ornamental onions, fritillaries, and lilies are planted to ensure a constant color show from early spring well into fall. … find inspiration at every turn. The container collection demonstrates how to use bulbs in new and unusual ways. Look for specimen connoisseur bulbs artfully combined with other flowering plants; diminutive bulbs planted in raised areas for easy viewing; and perennial bulbs forced indoors for early blooming. Bulbs are underplanted with more bulbs. …
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  • … used sources for "What's in Bloom: Bloom Highlights." Reference Books Brickell, Christopher, and H. Mark Cathey, eds. The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants . … Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing LLC, 1998. Griffiths, Mark. Index of Garden Plants: … University. Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada . New York: Macmillan Publishers, 1976. Websites Cornell University: …
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  • … titanum  to the Garden in 2018. The Velvet Queen first bloomed for the university in 2008 and has bloomed every two years since (it was donated to us after flowering in  2018).  When we … that the plant's corm had three growing tips. This is unusual in cultivated corpse flowers, and we were excited to see what would happen. As it turned out, our small on-site team got a big surprise in the staff-only production greenhouses—and treat. It's unsual enough for one corpse flower, or titan arum, to power up for a single …
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  • … that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by recording the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. Plants of Concern This Garden program engages … to monitor the Chicago Wilderness region’s rarest plants, assess trends in their populations, and provide important data used to conserve our rapidly declining floral heritage. … that uses citizen scientist observers to track climate change by recording the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. Plants of Concern This Garden program engages …
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  • … on life skills that will help them in future job searches, taking leadership roles at school, and even college preparation. Then, they will immerse themselves in camp for the afternoon. Upon … with Camp CBG.   Applications will be available in December, interviews will begin in January, and placement will be confirmed within two weeks of the interview. Please note: a mandatory training takes place in early June. For an application and more information about the LIT program, please contact the camp manager at Click here to show …
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  • … Youth Farm located next to this building.   English   Spanish     As an intern, I grow fruits and vegetables, harvest, and prepare produce for sales. I’ve learned how to properly care for everything, and I like seeing what I’ve grown.      Everybody is here for everybody.      I’ve lived in North … Youth Farm located next to this building.   English   Spanish     As an intern, I grow fruits and vegetables, harvest, and prepare produce for sales. I’ve learned how to properly care for …
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