… educational institutions, and businesses. Examples include NeighborSpace, which holds title to two Windy City Harvest operating sites; Brinshore-Michaels, the Chicago Housing Authority and … Transitional Jobs and Apprenticeship graduates. It takes a network of enlightened partners to make the kind of impact that Windy City Harvest is having on Chicago’s food hub and the … NeighborSpace Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves Proviso Partners for Health Roots of Success Sodexo Land-use Partners Brinshore-Michaels Development Chicago …
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… from Saturday, February 14, through Sunday, April 19, 2015. The nineteenth-century passion for orchids is evident in the vibrant hand-colored engravings and lithographs that served as the … month-long event filling the Regenstein Center with colorful, fragrant blooms from February 14 to March 15. The display is part of the library’s collection of more than 600 orchid books, including orchid cultivation, taxonomy, history, and exploration to journals, children's books and rare books. Read more about the exhibition here . Partial …
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… Using peonies as a cut flower for floral design is easy, with a few tricks to preserve the health of your plants and flowers. … plant can continue to thrive. You can select flowers that are as open as you like, but for the best vase life, select buds that have just begun to open and feel similar to a marshmallow. Cut …
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… When we decided on the theme for this year’s Orchid Show, In the Tropics, what popped into the designer’s head was this: (wait … color inside Brian’s head. Now Brian, along with the rest of the team, is bringing his vision to life at the Orchid Show , from February 9 to March 24 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Also, … selfie stations and photo ops (think street art) that put you right in the tropics in a big way. Maria Ciaccio, senior graphics and web designer, designed and painted the orange-barred …
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… Did you have a flashback to science class when you saw Spike, the titan arum? I sure did. With Spike’s frilly spathe … rather than skipping from one kind of flower to another. (That’s why attentive beekeepers can get a harvest of “pure” clover or linden blossom honey, rather than a wildflower mix.) In nature, … sprout down into the style (the tube with the stigma on top), eventually reaching all the way down inside the ovary and ovule…where the male chromosomes and female chromosomes meet for …
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… Winter is a great time to celebrate the beauty of the natural world and wildlife around you. After a big snow, I … a walk around your neighborhood—or at the Chicago Botanic Garden and other green space—to look for animal tracks, either with your children or for your own benefit. Fresh air, exercise, and … for little ones, searching for animal tracks and talking about what you find can be a fun way to stimulate meaningful conversation. This winter, I walked around my Chicago neighborhood …
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… oil, salt, and black pepper. Serve on toasted bread slices. Tips Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes to an hour to let the flavors blend together. Be creative! Add chopped onion, crushed red pepper … or other thinly sliced greens like Swiss chard or arugula! Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com … Garden Chef Recipes Bruschetta Prep time: 15 minutes Makes: 4 servings Salad 4 roma …
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… design topics under the Garden Design Certificate program . Please join the interest list to receive information on related course topics. … Innovation in Healing Gardens The Chicago … design topics under the Garden Design Certificate program . Please join the interest list to receive information on related course topics. …
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… includes flowering shrubs, small trees and climbers. Shrubs vary in size from dwarf specimens to enormous bushes. The two species native to North America are smooth hydrangea ( H. arborescens … dried blossoms offer winter interest in the landscape. Extreme winter cold can be a challenge for some hydrangeas. Panicle and smooth hydrangeas produce flowers on the current season’s … autumn make it a valuable plant for the home garden. Plants tend to be 4 to 6 feet tall and do best in a shrub border with some shade. H. anomala ssp. petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) A …
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… types that once were common in northeastern Illinois. It’s a place that gives you a feel for what the prairies used to be like—painted lady butterflies still search for thistle nectar, and eastern kingbird still … surrounded by water. The Dixon Prairie is part of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s larger plan to preserve and protect native plants, as well as grassland restorations and creations in the …
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