… Tour the Fruit & Vegetable Garden Go Organic Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .35 miles Time: 40-50 mins Stop 1: Build Healthy … requires two hives per acre; with nearly four acres of crops, we needed eight hives to get the job done (the other four are located in the Nut Grove). Always keep a respectful distance … 7,000 apple varieties were documented in America. Today there are fewer than 100. We grow 26 varieties on the Fruit & Vegetable Island. Lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, apples: whenever you …
Type: Page
… and the environment. The centerpiece of the Learning Campus is the new Learning Center, a 26,700 square-foot building that features 12 indoor and two outdoor classrooms, a nature laboratory, early childhood classrooms, the ITW kitchen and spaces for wellness classes. The Nature Play Garden, with its rolling hills and series of multisensory gardens, provides areas for hiding, exploring, learning and gathering. The Regenstein Learning Campus will be home to the …
Type: Page
… can now exchange online or contact the Customer Call Center at (847) 835-6801. Tips for Your Visit ✓ Dress for the weather as this is an outdoor event. ✓ The reimagined trail is 1.3 miles … Park), and teachers does not apply to Lightscape. Standard Nights: November 14 – 16, 19, 21 – 26, 28 – 30 December 4 – 7, 12 – 14, 18 – 23, 26 – 31 January 2 Off-Peak Nights: November 20 … ticket? No, the Garden will be open to Lightscape ticket holders only. Are there places to get drinks or food? Yes, there will be multiple locations along the trail to purchase cold and …
Type: Page
… Nature Activities For a Break Storms make trees take deeper roots. — Dolly Parton Relaxing with nature can be … May the Earth be safe. May the Earth be peaceful. May the Earth be kind. Meditate on a leaf:* Get in a relaxed state, sitting upright, and breathing normally. Hold a leaf from a tree or an … essential oils. Breathe deeply until the timer goes off. Take care of a favorite plant: Go visit that favorite plant of yours. You know, that one in the lobby you notice every morning, or …
Type: Page
… Cacti 482 Palms 31 Mosses 58 Epiphytes 264 Statistics By Garden Aquatic Garden 403 Bulb Garden 26,431 Circle Garden 1,682 Dwarf Conifer Garden 8,923 Enabling Garden 375 English Walled Garden … Cacti 482 Palms 31 Mosses 58 Epiphytes 264 Statistics By Garden Aquatic Garden 403 Bulb Garden 26,431 Circle Garden 1,682 Dwarf Conifer Garden 8,923 Enabling Garden 375 English Walled Garden …
Type: Page
The Australian tree fern or Lacy tree fern is native to the rain forests of north-eastern Australia and is the tallest of all the ferns. It has long arching fronds with lacy light green foliage and a relatively narrow trunk with characteristic 'coin spots' where dead fronds have been shed. Like most ferns, it prefers protected locations with rich, moist, well-drained soil and partial sun. In its …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… If you’re a beginning gardener, it’s easy to be intimidated by where to start and how to care for plants. The Garden offers many resources to get you growing. Let’s dig in. Start Small Don’t have space to garden outdoors? Start indoors … the existing garden or creating another one. We’re here to help. Take a class. Read a book. Visit the greenhouse. Watch a video. Nina Koziol is a garden writer and horticulturist who lives …
Type: Plant Info
… Supervisor Tom Tiddens shares how to net and protect your small high-value trees from cicadas. Get more information about periodical cicadas here. When should we expect to see and hear the … broods is right around the center of Illinois—so Northern Illinois is part of the territory for Brood XIII, which also shows up in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan; they last … or keep in mind besides the noise? Keep in mind that this is an incredible natural occurrence; get outside and experience it—there’s nothing to fear from periodical cicadas. This opportunity …
Type: Blog
… Watching out for migrating birds One of my favorite parts of spring is seeing all the songbirds return. In the next couple months, you’ll get to see birds that you cannot usually find in Illinois, as they pass through on their way north. Keep an eye out for birds—visitors and locals. Before you get started, try a pair of binoculars using two empty toilet paper rolls. Don’t forget to … favorite parts of spring is seeing all the songbirds return. In the next couple months, you’ll get to see birds that you cannot usually find in Illinois, as they pass through on their way …
Type: Page
… A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium Friday, October 26, 2012 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Click here for more information. …
Type: Event for Calendar
