… New! Use watercolor in your pen-and-ink drawings to make key elements of the art piece soar. Select portions of your artwork to remain unpainted to showcase the painted portions of the art piece. This technique of combining finish and …
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… think about the top three issues in your garden last year —and the year before that. Hard to conjure up? That's because memory is simply unreliable when it comes to the hundreds of … in landscaping, or simply by making less work for yourself. The trick is to document in a way that's both practical and fun for you, the gardener who'll be referring to it. Documenting the process gives you the best information to build on for next year's garden. Garden Book, 1766-1824, page 35, by Thomas …
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… Fruit & Vegetable Garden The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is one of the biggest and best of its kind in the Midwest. This 4-acre working garden shows you how to grow edible plants in a setting designed to surprise and delight. You might have a little pot … vegetables, and herbs that flourish in Chicago-area gardens and show you the most sustainable way to grow them. We use organic growing methods. What do you do with all that produce? …
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… a river, a specimen and an open floristic manual in each of their laps. Inspired, I stand up to look out my window at the plants in bloom in my campus view. I wonder if the present-day … students into the forest to learn to identify plants. They are learning to see plants a new way, through methods Martine encourages everyone to adapt: putting down electronic devices and … these can engender greater awareness, I think, but they are not enough. Unsurprisingly, the best way to connect people with the real world is still to get them outside, unplugged and in …
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… Q: In the fall, I always have trouble remembering where I need to plant bulbs in my garden, and often find myself planting too close to existing ones. Any suggestions? A: Although fall is the right time of year to plant spring-flowering bulbs in the garden, it is difficult to …
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… New! Do you want to draw, but have no idea how to start? This is the perfect course for you. Heeyoung Kim will guide beginners step-by-step from …
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… Making models is an integral part of the NGSS and can take many forms, including games. Learn how games and models are creative tools to teach life-science concepts like structure and function, interactions, population dynamics, and adaptations. Play some existing life-science games and gain ideas to design your own educational games. ISBE PD Hours: 6 Grade level: K – 12 Classroom 9, …
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… Q: Last year my mums grew tall and spindly. Is there something I can do to prevent this from happening again this year? A: Hardy chrysanthemum plants can grow 1 to 3 feet tall, depending on the cultivar, with a spread sometimes equal to the height. To keep …
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… Carnival Cocomint Alumroot matures to a neat 12 inch by 14 inch mound shape, has bright green foliage with silver accents and darker … mid summer, increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Cocomint Alumroot is one of a series of ten Carnival Alumroot varieties with diverse foliage colors, uniform size … Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or …
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… Carnival Fall Festival Alumroot matures to a neat 12 inch by 14 inch mound shape, has silvery green foliage with contrasting red … increasing the height to 18 inches and adding interest. Carnival Fall Festival Alumroot is one of a series of ten Carnival Alumroot varieties with diverse foliage colors, uniform size … Plants, the official trade name of a Dutch company, Witteman and Co, founded in 1865. For the best foliage color grow in partial shade. It works well as a color accent in containers or …
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