… to use hand sanitizer when entering the building and classrooms. Face coverings: In accordance with state guidelines, students and instructors must wear face coverings over their mouth and … stay 6 feet away from people outside your own party, including Garden staff. In accordance with state guidelines, a face covering is required when you’re within 6 feet of people outside your own party. If you are sick, or have been in contact with someone who is sick, please stay home. The health and safety of our staff and our visitors …
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… This is a semi-evergreen, upright plant that can grow up to 4 feet in height with a spread of 3 feet . The edges of the fronds are undulated or curled. It needs to be in wet or consistently moist soil in full to partial shade. It is an excellent choice for naturalizing in a woodland garden or a formal shade garden. …
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… (847) 835-6801 Once your program is booked, a Garden educator will reach out to arrange delivery of materials and online meeting connection. To ensure the quality of the experience, … parts do. NGSS: 2-LS2-2; 3-LS1-1; 4-LS1-1 Carnivorous Plants (Grades 4 – 6) What's going on with these plants that eat bugs?! We grow carnivorous plants at the Garden: sundews, pitcher … City Harvest’s aquaponics system, learn the basics of growing plants in water, and then work with a Garden educator to design a small system hydroponics system in your classroom. NGSS: …
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… workhorse shrubs for granted. Plant trends come and go, but as the industry gets carried away with the hottest new thing, favorite old cultivars can slip out of commerce unnoticed. All we … to these faithful companions. What if a forgotten cultivar carries the needed resistant genes? With a desire to raise awareness of this issue and take action, the Chicago Botanic Garden set … checking the health of existing plants, propagating as needed, and forging connections with plant breeders, nurseries, and other gardens so that worthy cultivars don’t vanish from …
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… 'Brandywine Sunset' , with large soft yellow flowers with a pink blush, belongs to a group of hardy, single-flowered chrysanthemums sometimes called Korean mums. In the Midwest, this is an excellent selection if you want a hardy, long-blooming mum that will finish the bloom season in …
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… in our homes and hearts. At the Chicago Botanic Garden, we celebrate the world of orchids with our annual Orchid Show. We work to conserve native orchids. Our research team is involved in … are coaxing your plant to rebloom, these tips from our orchid specialist and plant information service coordinator can help. Selecting a location Because light is so important to orchid … care, disease diagnosis and recommended treatments, contact the Garden’s Plant Information Service . Find additional resources in the Helpful resources for orchid care section. Helpful …
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… Long arching stems with light green 'leaves' (cladophylls) of the Sprengeri asparagus make an excellent hanging …
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… flowers throughout summer and into early fall are rather uniquely produced on this cultivar with disease resistant foliage. The parental source for yellow flowered roses is unfortunately … very disease prone so to find disease resistance is a boon for gardeners everywhere. Excellent in the garden and the long sturdy stems encourage gardeners to cut them for indoor …
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… shade, but will not grow in full shade. Established plants have respectable drought tolerance. Excellent winter hardiness, with best performance occurring in cool northern summer climates. Will reseed in the garden in …
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… Enormous, dark-green leaves with purple undersides and purple stems make this plant a beautiful textural addition to the … when it is not blooming. However, in late summer, tall, sturdy stems arise from the foliage with huge clusters of buds that open into groups of golden-orange daisy-like flowers. With its dramatic flower spikes, bigleaf goldenray Desdemona makes a bold accent, is an excellent pond-side plant, and is a bold, textural plant for shade. …
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