… As proud gardeners, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of flower names as a fresh trend on the best baby name lists. While Lily, Rose, and Daisy have been perennial list favorites, Violet has just cracked the top five on Nameberry . What’s behind the trend? Celebrities, for starters. When Gwyneth named baby Apple a dozen years ago, some scratched their heads. Fast …
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… Garden blog followers may remember that in “ How to Train Your Plant ” I demonstrated a way to grow a bean seed in a plastic bag to test … I kept one seed growing in the bag all winter, adding water as needed. The bean plant grew for five months, leaning toward the window in my office. The plant produced a white flower about …
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… but they are so small or high up that we can’t appreciate their unique beauty until they drift to the ground. Small to midsize ornamental trees, however, offer bold, beautiful color at eye … play an important role in small landscapes, especially in urban sites where this is no room for a large tree. The individual flowers may be exceptionally small —like those of the delightful … can be yellow, bright red, dark purple-red, maroon, or a brilliant orange. Crabapples often get a bad rap because some are very susceptible to disease, especially after a wet spring. The …
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… the Chicago Botanic Garden has been tracking the recent rains. We know many of you are anxious to get planting done—it is spring, right? But we encourage caution and patience. If it squishes, … garden. If the soil can form a sticky ball when you squeeze a handful, it is still too wet for planting. Soil will take longer to dry after periods of cool weather. Sandy soils can be …
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… and Entry Drive The Robert R. McCormick Foundation Plaza and entry drive serve as the gateway to the Regenstein Learning Campus—an emerging, national center of excellence in gardening and environmental science education for students of every age. Completed in 2011, the plaza and drive received funding from the … The Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Together, the plaza and drive form a portal to the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden, the Kleinman Family Cove, and the Learning Center. …
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… Kris Jarantoski Campus Garden New display garden to feature innovative landscape plan Part of the charm of the new Kris Jarantoski Campus Garden, … the next curve. The interpreted views into the nursery and greenhouses will allow the public to see the fascinating techniques used in the art and science of horticulture. Wirtz … to a shade garden at once peaceful and avant-garde. Also included will be a shady section for the Garden's acclaimed shade evaluation program, and a sunny location dedicated to rose …
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… Urban Agriculture Toolkit Tools for Urban Agriculture Programs Designed to support public gardens and other organizations … current urban agriculture programs, this Toolkit uses Windy City Harvest as a case example to illustrate key concepts in urban agriculture program development and operation. The toolkit …
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… A plant is one of my favorite gifts, both to give and receive. I am, however, not inclined to throw out these beauties once the holiday … like cactus, and as such, should never be overwatered. Small but mighty, they'll bloom for a long time, especially if the plant boasted lots of buds, not flowers, when it was … and then cut it off at the base. Impatient gardeners, like myself, cut the green stem off and get on with the business of fertilizing once a week with a very dilute orchid fertilizer. …
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… including heirloom tomatoes and purple potatoes. Amalea and Jason recently won StarChefs.com’s Rising Stars award. Makes 8 servings Ingredients 5 pounds heirloom peppers 3 pounds red … Extra virgin olive oil One eighth pound unsalted butter 1 cup white wine Powdered gelatin Salt to taste Directions Roast both types of peppers and peel. Separate the red peppers for puree and marinate the heirloom peppers in olive oil and salt to taste. Peel and slice the …
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… Sprout the Titan Arum Sprout was our third titan arum to bloom. Sprout Was Huge. Everything about the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) was big: … its corm. Learn about the titan growth cycle and follow Sprout’s height and girth gain day-to-day on our corpse flower growth chart. Sprout the titan arum photographed April 11 and 12, 2016 A Blooming Titan Arum Smells Rotten Bloom night is the big night for the titan arum’s famous stench. The flowering structure generally opens late in the …
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