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  • … your purchase order confirmation email. Step 2: On purchase confirmation email, select Change Visit Date link. Step 3: "Find your order" page will begin the exchange process. Step 4: Enter … your purchase order confirmation email. Step 2: On purchase confirmation email, select Change Visit Date link. Step 3: "Find your order" page will begin the exchange process. Step 4: Enter …
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  • … not accepting master gardener volunteer applications at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Please visit https://extension.illinois.edu/mg for more information about the Master Gardener program and other opportunities through the … not accepting master gardener volunteer applications at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Please visit https://extension.illinois.edu/mg for more information about the Master Gardener program …
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  • … programs, activities, and site design Design and facilitate horticultural therapy activities for individuals and groups Plan programs (activities, curriculum, materials, and timelines) to … For all other questions concerning becoming a registered horticultural therapist (HTR), please visit  www.ahta.org . … Students who have successfully completed all three courses through the … For all other questions concerning becoming a registered horticultural therapist (HTR), please visit www.ahta.org. …
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  • … Dare to walk an eerily enchanting path, aglow with artist-carved pumpkins for Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns—featuring glowing tributes to Chicago sports teams, plant … frights around every corner. With five extra nights to explore and light bites available for purchase, it’s a spirited evening of family-friendly fun—just creepy enough to keep you on …
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  • … Birding at the Garden Come for the Flowers, Stay for the Birds The Chicago Botanic Garden is known for its gorgeous plants, … is an ideal time to begin, because you can see the same types of birds (species) each time you visit the Garden. This way, you can learn their field marks (identifying characteristics) and get … is an ideal time to begin, because you can see the same types of birds (species) each time you visit the Garden. This way, you can learn their field marks (identifying characteristics) and get …
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  • … agriculture, gardening, and landscape design, these volumes present an outstanding opportunity for scholars to chart the evolution of the modern science of botany—uncovering intricate … The description of plants and the author's method of using a social network of colleagues for collection became a model for medieval and renaissance botanists centuries later. … A selection of our digitized rare books …
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  • … Description: This tundra nester only visits the Garden in late fall through early spring. Look for it foraging for seeds on the surface of the snow in the Dixon Prairie. …
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  • … Description: These silky, colorful birds are very vocal and have huge beaks for cracking large seeds. They will rapidly empty any sunflower feeder on a rare winter visit. …
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  • … and taking photographs; document challenges and successes, problems, tasks, and ideas for next year. Make a list of the plants that worked and should be planted again. Bring in twigs, nuts, berries, and seedheads to dry for fall decorations or winter wreath making . Gather the stems into bunches, and secure them with a rubber band. Hang the bunches for several weeks to dry in a warm spot (but out of direct sun). Harvest herbs to dry, freeze, or …
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  • … more comfortable with the idea of edible flowers. But how—aside from sugar-candied flowers for bakers—do you use them? We asked horticulturist Nancy Clifton, who brought five really fresh … plate, dot white sweet alyssum among the greens, and trade the traditional sprig of parsley for blooming sage and rosemary. Nasturtium or chive flowers make a lovely pink vinegar. For a fruitier flavor, pour white vinegar over 1 cup of gently washed fresh raspberries. 2. …
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