… For the past week, the big forklifts and trucks with their whimsical cargo have been rolling in … of color, imagination, and sound, a night out for families, couples, and friends who want to get in on something new. This is a holiday lights event for a new generation, jolly with the …
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… Flowering crabapples highlight the spirit of spring. Prized for their profuse display of flowers in April and May, these ornamental trees boast a variety of sizes, shapes and forms from dwarf and weeping to mounding, wide-spreading and upright. Besides the spring flowers, the display is followed … is unknown. The Garden is home to more than two dozen crabapple cultivars. Some of the best include Donald Wyman, a consistent performer and disease-resistant cultivar that is …
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… Gordon Extensive cultivation and hybridization of more than 30 known lilac species have led to 2,000 varieties blooming from as early as the second week of May through mid-June. Syringa … species and the introduction of new varieties became a seemingly endless endeavor. Some of the best hybrids were introduced by Monsieur Victor Lemoine of Nancy, France, in the 1800s. His … primarily in the pink and lavender shades. And it was Father John L. Fiala who was responsible for bringing 78 new cultivars to the public before his death in 1990, including many of the …
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… Accessibility at the Garden We strive to make the Garden a place where all—including staff, students, program participants, visitors, … . Electronic Convenience Vehicles (ECVs) Electronic Convenience Vehicles are available for rent. The following fee applies: members: $15, nonmembers $20. Please note: quantities are limited. The ECV is a single-person chair only. Young children are not allowed to operate or ride on the chair. Operators must be 16 years of age or older. All operators …
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… When September comes to the Chicago area, even if it's been warm outside, it’s time to start thinking about moving your houseplants inside. The best time to do this is when temperatures outside are relatively close to the temperatures … plant and send it into shock, which can be hard to recover from indoors. 3. Check thoroughly for pests, and treat as needed. One of the biggest ways to set yourself up for success is to …
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… Libraries, Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Chicago Botanic Garden) and we all researched best practices for digital libraries and made recommendations for improvement to the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). BHL is a group of natural history and botanical …
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… Plant Diagnosis Plant information Service routinely asks visitors to submit plant samples for accurate diagnoses and identifications. However, we will no longer allow samples of boxwood ( Buxus ), pachysandra ( Pachysandra ), and sweet box ( Sarcococca ) to be brought to the Garden, in order to prevent the spread of Boxwood Blight, a devastating …
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… For some gardeners, a winter landscape is a blur of neutral colors highlighted with the dark … also make a group of conifers more interesting, just as different leaf shapes add drama to a deciduous garden. Especially in winter, the stiff, sharp needles of spruce contrast strongly … Nana'. Not as tough as juniper or arborvitae, falsecypress must be carefully sited. It grows best in sandy, somewhat acidic soil with protection from drying winds. SHADES OF GREEN There is …
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… Scientists at the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action at the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered a new benefit … more seeds. These findings demonstrate a previously undocumented and potentially widespread way that fire promotes healthy plant populations and maintains plant diversity in fire-dependent … ecosystems. Fewer fires in many ecosystems, like the North American prairie, contribute to local extinctions. This research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of …
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