… in the Greenhouse. Be sure to keep a lookout for the new additions. Here is a sneak peek at one of the trees you might see…can you tell what species it is? This mystery tree might be …
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… heavy, clay-laden soils of the Chicago area are infamous to anyone who has gardened here. No one escapes the frustration the water-retaining properties of these soils causes. Midwestern …
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… keepsakes. Here, we’ve added a pipe cleaner and clothespin for a photo holder. Impromptu art One day we found pine cones and added fabric, buttons, and ribbon to create a family of owls that …
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… parent to more than 100 plants. The collection is impressive, to be sure. But just how does one transport a thriving plant collection? As I prepared for my own move (only a few blocks …
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… (The glue gun comes in handy for attaching nuts to floral picks.) The overall effect should be one of spilling bounty. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! …
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… pocket planters contain alyssum, lettuce seedings, grass, and coriander. Here's what we did one recent spring: Our carpenters covered foam boards with brown burlap and installed these …
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… to Colorado (where the plants naturally grow) and got plants from two different populations, one population that we know produces linalool and another we know doesn’t. Meanwhile our …
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… and sending UV light, and they use these amazing gifts in a variety of clever ways. One well-known phenomenon is the relationship between butterflies and nectar-producing flowers. …
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… railroad from as far away as New York. For people in the Chicago area, that was astounding.” One fall flower show in 1899 drew more than 15,000 visitors. To observe the anniversary, a …
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… to understand why that is, which makes for an interesting story. Lithospermum canescens One unique feature of L. canescens is that it has two different flower types. These types are distinguished by the length of the styles (central stalk of the flower’s ovary that support the stigma, which receives pollen) in the throat of the corolla (cluster of fused petals) … the stigma above the stamens are called pin flowers, and flowers with short styles that support the stigma below the stamens are called thrum flowers. In addition to the length of the …
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