… With spring’s arrival, one can’t help but daydream about greener pastures, or in my case, lawns. Now is the time for … results and to help out-compete most weeds. 5. Mow Check the height of the mower blade with one wheel on a path to avoid cutting grass too short. As soon as the grass needs cutting, mow it. …
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… and [insulated] jeans.” She’ll pull on a tank top and place two long-sleeved tops over it. “One is thermal and tight—the other is a Garden work shirt. Next, my work hoodie and my … “I’m big on layering so you can adjust. It’s much better to have multiple layers than one thick coat.” Dave Cantwell, assistant horticulturist Dave Cantwell is the outlier. “There’s …
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… we went to the Field Museum and talked to a lot of interesting people there. I talked with one of the leaders here at the Garden who recommended me to someone who runs a fungus …
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… only morphological characteristics—size, shape, and structure of an organism or one of its parts—that accurately differentiate taxa are unique genitalia. Experienced …
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… diamond ring. You can guess the happy ending. The Ken: We are so not over dancing flash mobs One summer, a group of people gathered at “the Ken,” the lovely green field with a photo-perfect …
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… resolutions—whether at the Chicago Botanic Garden, or in their own backyard. Feel free to snag one of their ideas for yourself. Heather Sherwood, senior horticulturist, Helen and Richard …
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… slide into their pitchers. No worries if you don’t have insects roaming around. Just drop one pellet of fertilizer into your pitcher plant every few months to keep it fed and happy. Keep …
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… prothonotary! ( Protonotaria citrea )—an uncommon warbler, and the first time I’ve ever seen one at the Chicago Botanic Garden! Next stop: the top of the Waterfall Garden. The birds were …
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… Did you know that one in every three bites of food you take required a pollinator visit? Pollination is essential …
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… All spiders have two body segments—a thorax and an abdomen—but a Daddy long legs only has one round body part (and just two eyes, see #4). 8. Spider silk is always sticky. FALSE. Spiders …
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