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  • … Jesus Cuezzi Grower Fifth season Jesus started out as a crew leader and is now a grower. Along with being a master salesperson at market, Jesus is a great guitar player, Ultimate Frisbee … second year as an intern. Marina is an avid juicer and loves sharing her amazing concoctions with everyone on the farm. She just received an associate’s degree in sustainable agriculture … High School. Her favorite part of Youth Farm is composting. In her spare time, she holds fast to her strong faith in the impossible things in life. Kelli Tate Crew member Second season …
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  • … to have the most ancient lineage in the Bromiliad family. Dyckias need sandy or rocky fast draining soil. Though they'll tolerate some shade, color's best in full sun. During the …
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  • … in the Himalayas, but have since naturalized in tropical areas around the world. They’re fast-growing, versatile perennials. Just give them rich, evenly moist soil and at least 4 hours …
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  • … plant in tropical rain forests, it wants part shade, plenty of water, and a rich, loose, fast-draining soil. …
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  • … columnar habit and red fall foliage. A relatively recent introduction, it is reported to be fast growing and drought tolerant. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 species of the oak …
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  • … Hornbeam is an excellent landscape tree and, due to its dwarf narrow shape, dwarf columnar hornbeam fits nicely in the home garden. It is a slow-growing upright deciduous tree with dense, compact foliage that grows to 4 feet tall and 1 1/2 feet wide and prefers full sun to …
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  • … soil. Daydream can reach a height and width of ten to fifteen feet and it makes an excellent hedge. It has good fall color, is deer-resistant, and can cope with clay soils and dry conditions. …
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  • … shrub, growing 6 to 16 feet high; it is very long lived. The green leaves are striped with a broad, bluish-white band on the top, and during the winter the plant takes on a purplish hue. It is excellent for use as screen, background, or accent, because it withstands a wide variety of soils …
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  • … This toad lily has excellent foliage through the early season and is then capped by terminal clusters of unusual, … accent plant, container plant or ground cover in a woodland garden. A late-blooming perennial with attractive flowers and foliage …
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  • … Q. What do I do with my spring-flowering bulbs after blooming? A. When feasible, it is best to remove the spent blooms with pruners or scissors right after flowering. This prevents the plant from expending energy on … Fertilize with a bulb fertilizer after removing spent blooms. Please contact Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for more detailed information. …
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