… It’s going to be a banner year for annuals. This course presents many new cultivars, along with several wonderful yet underutilized species … performance. Other topics include cultural requirements, design and combinations, and sources. The School’s CEUs=3 hours OPC elective Jim Nau, Ball Horticultural Company Classroom 2, Learning …
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… It’s going to be a banner year for annuals. This course presents many new cultivars, along with several wonderful, yet underutilized, species … performance. Other topics include cultural requirements, design and combinations, and sources. The School’s CEUs=3 hours OPC elective Jim Nau, Ball Horticultural Company Classroom 5, Learning …
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… Plants for Life 2020 Growing the Garden The Chicago Botanic Garden's ten-year strategic plan, " Keep Growing ," was launched … Garden the Kris Jarantoski Campus to honor the guiding vision and 37 years of extraordinary service to the Garden by the Garden’s executive vice president and director. A July 2014 … around the world. In June 2013, the Garden’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Plants for Life 2020, a campaign to raise $90 million to complete the objectives of the strategic plan, …
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… The good news is that they’re all easy to grow. If you have a spot that gets at least six to eight hours of … via Wikimedia commons [ CC BY 2.0 ] Red Norland Potato The Garden has featured potatoes for about a decade. “We harvest about 40 to 50 pounds per variety,” Hilgenberg says. That 40- to … at least one or two eyes. Let the cut seed potatoes dry for a few days before you plant them. This allows the potato to form a callus and reduces the chance of rotting once it’s in the soil. …
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… Places for the Spirit The Garden Shop will also carry the book Places for the Spirit: Traditional … pot up a sculptural plant to take home. Note: Don't forget to bring a picnic dinner! Dessert is provided. Register online for Nature Nights: Sculpture Scavenger Hunt July 14 – September 30, 2012 Joutras Gallery Enjoy this exhibition featuring African American folk gardens photographed by fine art photographer, …
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… It is hard not to be enamored by the incredible flowering diversity at the Chicago Botanic Garden … subtle or small delicate blooms that only reveal themselves to the curious observer. To me, this diversity of form and expression speaks to the almost universal appeal of flowers. Yet the … sometimes a moth, fly, or even the wind. The diversity of pollinators might be the very reason for the diversity of flowers; more interactions beget more diversity. Regardless of the cause, …
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… experiences throughout its 385 acres, and participated in countless plant-based programs. This year, the Garden’s legacy of learning grows even stronger as the Regenstein Learning Campus welcomed students and visitors of all ages. The seven-acre Regenstein Learning Campus is a center of inspiration, education, and training for nature-lovers and the next generation of plant scientists, educators, and land stewards. It …
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… Planting for the Future in a Changing Climate Presented by Bartlett Tree Experts and the Chicago Botanic … Specialist, Midwest Groundcovers, LLC, St. Charles, IL Panelist: Natives or Nonnatives: That is the Question Trish Beckjord is a registered landscape architect with a master of landscape … integration of native species and native landscapes, and sustainable storm-water management best practices. She has led small-scale ecological restoration and scenic corridor planning …
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