… in full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has a faint fragrance, at best. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… that breaks easily in storms, it can also be susceptible to canker. Cottonless cottonwood is best planted on large properties or in parks in moist soil along waterways. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and reduced water during winter dormancy. It will need a cool period in winter to produce the best flower production. Straight white thorns are most obvious on younger branches. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Woman’s Board Members Welcome to the Woman's Board site for members. … Welcome to the Woman's Board site for members. …
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… groves and an expansive lawn that has a runnel, rolling hills, a willow tunnel, boulders for climbing, and natural “rooms” defined by arborvitae and hornbeams. The Nature Play Garden is part of the Regenstein Learning Campus, the home base for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s plant-based, immersive nature experiences and classes. (The … of the initial phases of the Campus.) Horticulturists selected the garden’s flowers and trees for qualities such as color, scent, texture, and even sound (the sweetgum trees have seedpods …
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… 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Harvest Calendar Learn Windy City Harvest offers a variety of courses for all experience levels. Learn about Aquaponics from industry experts at a state-of-the-art … 7,300-square-foot greenhouse, Veggie Rx, a commercial and teaching kitchen, aggregation space for Windy City Harvest Farms, and a year-round indoor market. Public tours of the Farm on Ogden … packages, grown and packed on-site, are prescribed and distributed to patients who are at risk for diet-related diseases. Also included: nutrition education and cooking lessons from the …
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… off the snow, it's time to take pleasure in the private world of plants in winter. What better place to seek out those winter-white showoffs than the Dwarf Conifer Garden ? Winter … do feather-light grasses that cast almost imperceptible shadows on the snow. How glad we feel for the subtlety of this season, where small favors are so enjoyed. The threadlike wisps of … blooms, or the delicacy of azalea displays. They also plan winter walks in snow specifically for snow viewing and shadow watching — a happening where trees and shrubs create a second shadow …
Type: Walks
… Kids Go Green Here are some ideas for making your holidays greener! … Here are some ideas for making your holidays greener! …
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… Chris Baker has been studying and working on bonsai for more than 16 years. Like so many, he started out as an enthusiast with a true love of … to natural-looking bonsai, North American species, and American potters. This led Baker to visit other bonsai curators, professionals, and ceramicists around the country to study this …
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… here courtesy of Ayse’s mother, Figen Ormancioglu, who kindly brought it with her on a recent visit. (The family surname translates as “son of the forester”—Ayse’s love of botany is in her … “Chai,” “junipers,” and “I’ll have another glass,” were three answers; the flavor is hard for American taste buds to define. Sweet and savory and spicy all at once, there’s a note of bark …
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