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  • … sure your soil is healthy. You can arrange to have your soil assessed , or do it yourself with one of the many kits on the market. Select rose types that are disease resistant. Many new … Make sure to sanitize your pruners with a 10 percent solution of bleach before moving from one plant to the next; this will lessen the spread of disease. Do not be afraid to prune fairly …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois   Windy City Harvest's Youth Farm was established in 2003 on one acre of land in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in Waukegan. The program was founded as a pilot … The site, formerly part of the Robert Taylor housing complex, was constructed in 2013 through support from the USDA-NIFA (U.S. Department of Agriculture–National Institute of Food and … Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois   Windy City Harvest's Youth Farm was established in 2003 on one acre of land in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in Waukegan. The program was founded as a pilot …
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  • … in action, visit our Fruit & Vegetable Garden.   Stop 13: Urban Courtyard Garden Said to be one of the most perfect of all gardens by Chicago Botanic Garden insiders, the Courtyard Garden … in action, visit our Fruit & Vegetable Garden.   Stop 13: Urban Courtyard Garden Said to be one of the most perfect of all gardens by Chicago Botanic Garden insiders, the Courtyard Garden …
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  • … bird. Genetic variations account for two color forms or morphs of the white-throated sparrow. One morph has a tan and white striped head; another has a black and white striped head. …
    Type: Birding
  • … protection. Climbing roses are mounded as above, untied from their supports, retied in one place and wrapped with burlap. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … new wood but don't require the drastic pruning of the smooth hydrangea. They will look best if one-third of the old growth is pruned back in late winter. If unpruned, these cultivars can reach …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … small creatures, or as supports for battery-powered LED lanterns or other decorative objects. One caution: do not cut tree branches in the fall, use either disease-free fallen branches or …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … of decomposing organic matter below ground; they are not feeding upon the grass. Nitrogen is one of the products of the decomposition process, which is utilized by the growing grass, causing …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … the creative process by adding rice flour, turmeric powder, earth, flower petals, and leaves. “One of the goals of this project is to discover through dialog, art, and ritual, the commonality …
    Type: Blog
  • … 9-11) and have epiphytic roots -- meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal … growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make about orchids. The family continues to challenge taxonomists. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant