… systems during the summer or school year? Please join the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm staff for our annual facilitator training. We will discuss incorporating standards for social and emotional learning, giving feedback to students, and common challenges faced in …
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… Q. Do you have any gardening gift ideas for Father’s Day? A. Unusual gift ideas are sometimes especially hard for the men in our lives. How about celebrating Father’s Day with a rare opportunity to canoe on …
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… in the ticket kiosk area in front of the Visitor Center to walk together to McDonald Woods for the 1 p.m. guided tour. Enjoy spring’s beauty in McDonald Woods—from delicate wildflowers … Woods. (A short trail loop is about 1/3 mile; the longer trail loop is about 2/3 mile.) Dress for the weather. If winds are 20 or more miles per hour or if there is heavy rain, the program …
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… The Exceptionals present Grow, Worm, Grow: A Sensory Celebration Concert for All! Experiencing live music lights up the entire brain and opens communication in ways that … and trained in the field of special education, the concert creates a safe, celebratory space for children with diverse abilities and the people who love them. Children are encouraged to …
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… For American gardeners, the main attraction of Actinidia polygama hardy kiwi vine is the foliage, … or dig at the roots.In fact, in large quantities, the leaves have been used as a sedative for zoo lions. …
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… related. The edible onions sold in the supermarket are all a year old; if held in the garden for a second year, they produce large white flowers, but this comes at the expense of the bulb. … name traces its roots to the Latin allium , a name given to garlic and the Celtic adjective for all things hot. …
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… with thick, succulent shoots that are harvested in April to early May, leaving younger shoots for future growth. Asparagus is high in vitamin K and many minerals. It needs to be planted in … soil, with careful selection of the site, considering that it will continue to grow for 15 to 20 years. It also makes an attractive perennial, with airy fine-textured foliage. The …
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… fluffy clumps of flowers virtually cover the top of white snakeroot (was: Eupatorium rugosum ) for much of the fall. The plant grows up to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Chicago-area gardeners … bloom—it is truly a pollinator magnet. A toxin (tremetol) found in this plant is responsible for "milk fever," a disease that was widespread across much of eastern and central North America …
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… a seed strain. Incredibly dark foliage holds golden yellow flowers that radiate down the habit for an extremely long season of bloom. Plant this refined selection and get ready to see butterflies! Gather bouquets of Asclepias all summer long; the long stems are wonderful for cutting and are long-lasting. Sear the ends of the cut stems over a flame to stop the milky …
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… Aurea cornelian cherry dogwood is notable for its glossy golden foliage, which turns orange in the fall. In other respects the Aurea … bark. Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range …
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