… abundant white flowers and fruit that starts out pink and matures to blue; it is one of the latest viburnums to bloom. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well … home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small fruit that may add visual interest. Many viburnums …
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… Click below to download a bingo activity card of your choice, print, and play during your visit . Spring Bingo Summer Bingo Fall Bingo Winter Bingo Play @home: Click below to … Click below to download a bingo activity card of your choice, print, and play during your visit . Spring Bingo Summer Bingo Fall Bingo Winter Bingo Play @home: Click below to …
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… would be the perfect plant to explain plant relationships as part of a science display for Love in Bloom , this summer’s theme at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Mistletoe—a plant that … of Forestry Exhibits horticulturist Jason Toth could not find the right kind of mistletoe for sale anywhere. And it would take too long for our production greenhouse to grow the plant. Even if he had found a cutting, Toth realized, …
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… Thursday, August 17, 2017 2–3 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein Center Free Learn about South American butterflies with Doug Taron , Chief Curator of the Chicago … floodplain of the Rio Napo, a major tributary of the Amazon. From higher elevations we will visit the butterflies of the cloud forest as well as a mixture of familiar and exotic species …
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… share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places may have different hours or access; please check before you go. View … share their favorite and meaningful spots—private or public—and to find new public places to visit. Note: Some places may have different hours or access; please check before you go. View …
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… Eco-Friendly Decorations It’s time for holiday celebrations, and that means it’s time for holiday decorations. Tables, mantels, … petroleum-based synthetic oils mixed into paraffin wax. Fortunately, there are plenty of toxin-free beeswax or soy-based candles for the holidays that burn cleanly, some scented with essential … among hundreds of candle makers selling their eco-friendly products on the web; click here to visit just one of them. So…as you ponder unpacking those dusty boxes of old, energy-inefficient, …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden is on #TitanWatch. That’s right: if you visit the Garden’s Semitropical Greenhouse, you will see Sprout , the latest corpse flower from the Garden’s collection of 13 titan arums to begin a bloom cycle. Our … bloom. Follow the progress of #CBGSprout on our corpse flower webcam and check our website for updates . We learned a lot about corpse flowers in the last few months, and in the …
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… In the Chicago area, record-breaking weather was recorded in 2016 and 2017: For the first time in 146 years, the National Weather Service documented no measurable snowfall … by those in northern climes (ourselves included!), they may cause problems later in the year, for both natural and agricultural systems. In natural areas, we might experience more … Image Library [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Virginia bluebells ( Mertensia virginica ) Visit Budburst and create an account and you’re ready to go. Once you’ve created an account, you …
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… habitats that sustain our world. The children develop all of their senses while preparing for kindergarten. We have access to the Garden, not only to explore and learn, but also to meet … group of working scientists, horticulturists, and staff members who serve as resources for children as they learn about the world and make the connections that lead to discovery. … To reinforce learning, teachers write the observations that children share about their day. Free Choice Children have ample time each day to choose their own activity related to the current …
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… Murillo Runner Up David Kopka Runner Up Jessica Robbins SPECIAL MENTION Sally Stone Sign up for our eNewsletter to ensure you receive information about future photo contests with the Garden. To see more Garden images, visit our Flickr photo group . … Murillo Runner Up David Kopka Runner Up Jessica Robbins SPECIAL MENTION Sally Stone Sign up for our eNewsletter to ensure you receive information about future photo contests with the Garden. To see more Garden images, visit our Flickr photo group . …
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