… This optional study CD for the Deciduous Trees course will include detailed images and information of more than 50 …
Type: Item Detail
… Chicago Botanic Garden recommends is 'Robustissima'. This cultivar is an outstanding choice for Illinois. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… publication of Plant Evaluation Notes , highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. Press Release The Chicago Botanic Garden has released the results of … publication of Plant Evaluation Notes , highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. Press Release The Chicago Botanic Garden has released the results of …
Type: Page
… It happens every year—like Groundhog Day—and I have the same déjà vu annually! Each winter for the past more than 20 years, I have supervised and worked on the pruning of the apple orchard … before the buds begin to plump and open, as this is the optimal window to prune apple trees for plant health. Over the years, I have been in every tree many, many times. Some are easier to … Beiser (plant health care specialists and certified arborists) who worked diligently to get the orchard prune completed this year. …
Type: Blog
… remaining until germination. When the seed sprouts, the new soft tissue offers a welcome home for the fungus to grow. Bacterial pathogens sometimes will infect the embryo of the seed itself, … These plants are rarely—if ever—infected from within the seed coat. Use heat treatment for seeds of the tomato family, (tomato, eggplant, pepper), carrot family (carrot, celery, … higher temperatures, which is why you develop a fever when you become ill. Since seeds can’t get fevers, we put them in a seed jacuzzi. For this treatment, you will need water, a warming …
Type: Blog
… loss of wildlife. But when it comes to the North American prairie, fires are a crucial tool for native plants to thrive and to safeguard against extinction. Until now, it was unclear … and a team of conservation scientists at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action found that burning the prairies helps plants … “If there are no fires, then plant species disappear. When they’re no longer there, you get lower diversity. Having many species keeps it a special place and makes it nice to look at. …
Type: Blog
… Description: Look for the shaggy-black head and narrow-toothed bill of this medium-sized duck as it dives on the …
Type: Birding
… Description: A rare bird of marshes and sedge meadows. Look for this hard-to-find bird on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: A fairly common migrant and breeder here. Look for it in any wooded habitat on migration or in McDonald Woods in summer. …
Type: Birding
… Wednesday, September 14, 2016 TICKETS FOR HARVEST CIDER ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE Autumn Brews tickets on October 13 are on sale now. …
Type: Event for Calendar
