… plants that are smaller in size or were grown in containers if not mulched well. Install one to two inches of mulch around the new plantings, taking care not to bury the crowns of …
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… into the intersection of those groups. Charlie Brown’s tree might have been a bald cypress. One conifer that loses its needles, and therefore is not an evergreen, is the bald cypress. These …
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… she said. “I plant flowers that are colorful and scented, even a bit whimsical.” More than one million spring blooms have started to unfurl at the Chicago Botanic Garden, in areas …
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… can do at home to get kids thinking about plants and how they grow. Here’s how to make just one of our favorite projects. Materials: A nylon sock or pantyhose Vermiculite* or soil Grass …
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… after dark. And with a little time and effort, you’ll get some cool pictures of holiday lights—one of my very favorite subjects. As the Garden’s photographer, I’ve already taken tons of … rest an elbow on your knee. In a pinch, you can even set your camera on the ground and support the lens with a stable object like your shoe. Most importantly, always use the eyepiece. …
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… Animal Tracks You Can Find in Urban Areas Bird Most birds have three toes pointing forward and one toe pointing backward. You probably won’t be able to identify the kind of bird unless you see …
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… (Lobelia cardinalis) and big blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) are of the same genus, but one flower is red and the other is blue. It is the rare and complex modification of that pigment …
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… tools as we work through this late-winter chore. Tools can easily transfer diseases from one rose shrub to another, so sanitation is very important. Mix a solution of 10 percent rubbing …
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… moment of awe.” His challenge? Choosing joy over hope. “I love both words. But hope only has one “p” stem and joy is really nice because it had two big feet at the ends of it and joy won …
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… are loving it. As they learn more about the coming bloom from the docents posted there, one of the most frequently ask questions is, “How could you tell this time that Spike was a …
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