… the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. The marsh once served as a portage for Native Americans crossing between Lake Michigan and the upper Des Plaines River. However, it … wetland, then owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. The Chicago Botanic Garden is built upon this history. For more than a year, the Chicago Botanic Garden has been working on our land …
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… A striking member of the Bromelioideae family, the urn plant, Aechmea zebrina ‘Surprise’, is an exotic, stately plant with beautiful, spiky, bright orange flowers held upright above … on the underside and backward-curving spines along the edges. The stunning flowers can last for months, making this one of the most popular bromeliads for the home. It should be planted in fast-draining …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Cardinal's guard ( Pachystachys spicata ) a member of the Acanthaceae family, is native to South America and the greater Caribbean. This ornamental tropical plant bears large clusters of brilliant red flowers along an erect …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai chi with a focus on fundamental principles and basic footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the …
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… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai chi with a focus on fundamental principles and basic footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the …
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… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai chi with a focus on fundamental principles and basic footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the …
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… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai chi with a focus on fundamental principles and basic footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the …
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… to recycle my fallen leaves into a compost heap. Please give me some advice on starting one this autumn. A. Nine cubic feet, in a neat pile or container, is a good, manageable size for a backyard compost heap. Begin the layering process with a few inches of twigs, which allows …
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… Eupatorium perfoliatum is a member of the Asteraceae (Aster) plant family, native to the central and eastern regions of … medical practitioners believed that the leaves wrapped around the stem indicated that this plant was good for healing broken bones; assigning medicinal properties based upon the physical characteristics …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family that is is endemic to North America. The most common species are Monarda didyma … (commonly known as wild bergamot.) Monardas grow across a range of habitats and are renowned for their fragrant leaves and colorful flowers which are magnets for pollinators especially bees, …
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