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  • … a beautiful orange flower. Take care in planting, and protect these fleshy-rooted perennials from rabbits and other underground pests. Once it starts growing, watch out for slugs. Protect this tall plant from hungry deer, because it is a member of the lily family./p> Mulch the plant over winter, and …
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  • … Chicago Area Garden Railroad Society Contact Person: Bob Hanselman (847) 533-6219 www.cagrs.com LGB Model Railroad Club of Chicago Contact Person: Jim Rusch (630) 830-0378 www.LGBMRRCC.com Midwest Rails Modular Club Contact Person: Bert Lattan (847) 295-7959 www.midwestrails.org … Forestfarm 990 Tetherow Road Williams, OR 97544-9599 (541) 846-7269 www.forestfarm.com Plants from around the world. Midwest Groundcovers P.O. Box 748 6N800 Route 25 St. Charles, IL 60174 …
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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 handling drawing materials to composing an artwork for hanging. Demonstrations and visual …
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  • … Discover the curious plants that have haunted folklore throughout the ages. From belladonna to zombie plants, you'll uncover ghoulish tales and fascinating species.  This …
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  • … open, rounded crown. A massive tree, it is best for parks and large areas. Fall color ranges from yellow to maroon. White ash's strong but lightweight wood is used for baseball bats and …
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  • … bushes are aptly named and their fragrance attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and honey bees from near and far. Plant in large containers or directly in the landscape in full sun and average …
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  • Walmsley's Blue Aloe is a nice soft green and blue succulent. Lacking the ferocious toothed aspect of some aloe hybrids, this dwarf aloe has gentle soft leaves that grow in dense clumps of green and blue green. I reproduces by off-sets quickly and will provide a full green cluster quickly. This is a indoor succulent, the flowers are orange and appear in winter and spring. In full sun the leaves …
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  • … of North America. It is an extremely adaptable plant and will tolerate a range of soils types from sandy to clay, and growing conditions from full sun to part shade as long as the soil is kept relatively moist. Cori Mistflower grows from a rhizome and creeps fairly quickly so it makes an excellent groundcover. The flowers are a …
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  • … worthy of introduction to retailers, landscape contractors, and other consumers. Proceeds from sales of the program’s introductions support plant breeding work at the Chicago Botanic … 'Blue Lime'  Bulletin 58 N/A Baptisia ‘Last Dance’ Bulletin 57 https://www.plantsnouveau.com/collections/chicagoland-grows/baptisia-last-dance Amsonia ‘Blue Behemoth Bulletin 56 … officinalis ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ Bulletin 27 N/A Baptisia Prairieblues ™ ‘Solar Flare’ Bulletin 26 https://plantsnouveau.com/collections/chicagoland-grows/baptisia-prairieblues-solar-flare …
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  • … Dark purple fruits ripen in early summer and are quickly devoured by birds. Fall color ranges from yellow to orange to red. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- … to the blueberry-like fruit edible by humans and much beloved by birds. The species range from small trees to large shrubs, usually multi-stemmed. Found at woodland's edge in the their …
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