… and skills you need to succeed as a garden design professional. It features a solid foundation in plantsmanship and science-based gardening techniques, both of which are essential to creating … hours of elective courses. After completing Botany 1, remaining core courses may be taken in any order if no prerequisite is listed. For the certificate, a grade of at least 70 percent … and skills you need to succeed as a garden design professional. It features a solid foundation in plantsmanship and science-based gardening techniques, both of which are essential to creating …
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… Tayton Squash pear ( Pyrus communis 'Taynton Squash') trees are the subjects of an interesting test. The Garden’s plant health care team has sprayed them with natural clay to create a barrier …
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… This beautiful shrub grows up to 5 feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In June, it produces clusters of up to six light pink, double roses that are unfortunately not fragrant. In tests and trials, it has consistently been noted as the most disease-resistant rose in the trials. …
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… near the veins remaining bright green, can be caused by a deficiency of iron or manganese in the soil. It also can be caused by alkaline, compacted or waterlogged soils, pollution and other environmental causes. The plants in our area most susceptible to iron deficiency are the white and pin oaks, hollies, certain … cherry, dogwoods, maples (especially red and sugar) and the sargent crab. First, take a soil test of the area and follow the recommendations included. Soil-testing agencies are also able to …
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… I just returned from two weeks in Mongolia searching for fossil flowers. Why go halfway around the world to look for fossils of … it doesn’t get any better than this! A little background first. Mongolia is a large country in Central Asia with a population very close in size to the city of Chicago (Mongolia: 2.89 million; Chicago: 2.71 million). But that is where …
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… oak trees, the three-fingered hand shapes are maple leaves, those little oval leaves marching in a double line along a stem are from an ash—boo yah! OK, now do it without any leaves. And yes, … thought the trick was looking at the tree’s habit—its size and shape. But no—especially not in a natural woodland like this. A tree’s habit depends on where it is growing—how crowded it is … on what is given to it,” he said as we walked into the woods. “You can probably get 100 trees in a row, but it’s like a fingerprint. They all have different spaces, different light; they’re …
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… When a coyote pirouettes in the snow, you start to wonder. Where was it going? And what made it turn? After a big snow, I love looking for wildlife tracks and the stories they tell. The paw prints and other tracks in the snow are among the small wonders of winter. In a recent blog, we talked about finding awe on winter walks—turning attention outside yourself …
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… To feed, or not to feed, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of empty bird feeders, Or to take arms against a sea … lines a little, but you get the idea. When winter arrives, we see the birds all fluffed-up out in the cold and wind and snow and feel the need to “save them,” or at least make their lives … about feeding birds. On the negative side, there is the way feeders concentrate many birds in a small area, making it easier for diseases to spread among the population. The concentration …
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… whose dark flowers makes all the other flowering plants around it look even better. It grows in any soil type, …
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