… publication of Plant Evaluation Notes , highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. Press Release The Chicago Botanic Garden has released the results of … publication of Plant Evaluation Notes , highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. Press Release The Chicago Botanic Garden has released the results of …
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… producing. As the fruit ripens, the plant starts to shut down. Determinate types are good for those gardeners who wish to freeze or can the tomatoes all at once for winter use. Check tomato plants every five to seven days for tiny shoots called suckers. Suckers grow at the junction of a main stem just above a set of …
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… cutting back perennials, and pulling out the last of the vegetables. But fall is the season for addition as well as subtraction. In fact, for smart gardeners, fall is the best time of the year to add to and improve your soil. In the … International Year of Soils draws to a close, we hone in on preparing your soil in fall for next spring. “Feed the soil, not the plants.” We kicked off the May article with the same …
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… Description: Look for this common migrant warbler in any wooded habitat at the Garden, especially areas with …
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… Description: Look in the Dixon Prairie for this grassland bird that, like others of its kind, is no longer common. …
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… This bird is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or the McDonald Woods foraging for caterpillars. …
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… Description: A year-round resident at the Garden. Look for it on the trunks of trees, especially in the McDonald Woods. …
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… The Dune Willow Wading through frigid flood waters with a GPS unit, David Johannesen searched for the 12 remaining dune willows ( Salix syrticola ) at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL. … and pushed Lake Michigan inland, flooding vast areas of the park. Now Johannesen, a volunteer for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plants of Concern rare plant monitoring program , aimed his … Illinois and is listed as endangered in the state. Dune willow’s spring blooms provide meals for early emerging pollinators and its leaves feed the caterpillars of many butterflies and …
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… swear by it, but you need to have all-around good horticultural practices, like scouting for pests.” Japanese beetles Aphids Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA , CC BY 2.0 , via … of different insects is not a bad thing. Beneficial insects come when there’s something for them to eat. “We want to mimic Mother Nature by having diversity in the landscape to strike a … is just one of those techniques,” Tiddens said. While scouting or monitoring the Garden for pests, Tiddens says, “When I see my first aphid, I don’t get too worried. I’ll come back in a …
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… on plants, share the Garden’s scientific research, and explore rhizomes as a metaphor for interconnectedness. Collaborating Scientists: Pat Herendeen Andrea Kramer Louise Egerton … on plants, share the Garden’s scientific research, and explore rhizomes as a metaphor for interconnectedness. Collaborating Scientists: Pat Herendeen Andrea Kramer Louise Egerton …
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