… all over the greater Chicago area. These gardens come in all shapes and sizes and fall on a wide spectrum of costs. For today, we’re focusing on how to create your very own home horticultural therapy garden—or … at the Chicago Botanic Garden to instruct you on fun and simple gardening basics; just come visit us and ask! Happy gardening! …
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… to fit different watering needs. Hand-held devices or watering cans are the easiest to use for containers or specimen plants that may require higher amounts of irrigation. Screw nozzles … hoses or tubing emit water directly beneath where they lie, as well as several inches on both sides of the lines, and are good for perennials, small shrubs, vegetable beds and even … areas of the garden or water by hand. This type of sprinkler can be scheduled to turn on and off with timers. Most systems are also programmed to water certain zones separately and …
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… Winter is actually the best time of year to prune your deciduous plants. Wait for a relatively mild, sunny day, get out your pruners, and take a critical look at your trees … Remove undesirable branches First, remove all dead or diseased wood, regardless of where it is on the plant. Next, remove all suckers and water sprouts. Suckers are straight, unbranched stems … to hollow out the center. You can always go back and take more off, but you can't put it back on. Always prune back to a bud or a branch Never leave a stub or the kind of open ends that …
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… upon us, in all its heartbreakingly beautiful glory. All the key factors need to be in place for spectacular hues to emerge: abundant summer moisture, sunny fall days, and cool but not … to glorious purple/red/multitones in fall. The colorful show endures longer than most trees. On the large side (ultimately 60 to 70 feet), sweetgums can anchor a landscape as powerfully as any oak or maple. There's a handsome cluster on the walking path near the Arch Bridge to Evening Island— check out the location with our Plant …
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… creative additions to desserts, teas, salads and fruit dishes, as well as charming decorations for most vegetable and meat preparations. Not all flowers are edible, however! Check with a … ones sold as edible in the produce section of stores. A few popular suggestions to start you on your way include roses, marigolds, lavender, pansies, violets, apple or crab apple blossoms, … of all herbs. Pick the flowers early in the morning, wash the blossoms and dry them thoroughly on paper towels. Decorate hot dishes at the last minute since steam will wilt the flowers …
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… in a clump. Its smooth, pale blue-green leaves curve upward and are flecked with white lines on the upper surface and "H"-shaped spots on the lower. The leaf margins are well-armed with small, dark, sharp spines. In mid-winter to … group who live in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola. In the tribe's language, the common name for the plant is Sandaalwyn, which translates to "sand aloe." …
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… of 18 to 30 inches. As it matures, its trunklike succulent stems and branches often take on the appearance of a miniature tree. Two-inch oblong, fleshy, shiny evergreen leaves may … in direct sun. Tiny white-to-pink flowers may appear from midwinter to spring, but rarely on indoor plants, which should be planted in a well-drained, loamy potting mixture. Jade plants … appreciates a resting period with reduced watering from fall to late winter. It is well known for its potential as a bonsai specimen, because it forms a bonsai very easily when pruning is …
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… blooms two to three weeks ahead of the more frequently seen tall bearded iris. A perfect plant for the front of the flower border or to use as a border. Miniature iris require the same growing … or around the crown. The other ‘trick’ is that the rhizomes must be planted so that they are on top of the soil with the roots anchoring it in place. Iris rhizomes planted too deeply will … white flowered Iris albicans is perhaps the oldest of the Iris hybrids, it was first recorded on the wall of the botanical garden of Tuthmosis III as shown in the temple of Amun in Karnack, …
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… The hybrid Legacy magnolia was introduced in 1991. It bears large two-toned blooms -- pale pink on the outside and white on the inside with a deeper pinkish red base. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in …
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… flowers that are attractive to butterflies grow in small, flattened clusters in late spring on new wood. The foliage turns shades of orange, red, and purple in the fall. Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. More than 100 of these … branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters …
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