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  • Get growing all year round! This is a technical training course intended for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice … It will combine classroom and hands-on work to prepare students to keep growing as the months get colder. It will involve farm work activities in all weather conditions. Students are expected …
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  • … Jose Salcedo has taught both Ohara School and Ikenobo School Ikebana for over 25 years. Free; preregistration is not required Regular parking and Garden admission fees apply for nonmembers …
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  • … 10,000 vibrant orchids are the hottest thing since bell bottoms. This event includes music, free light fare, and a cash bar. Space is limited. Buy Tickets Now …
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  • … the mountains of southern Europe makes an ideal component for a mixed border. Mountain bluet is free of debilitating pests and diseases in the Chicago region. …
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  • … This free-flowering, compact selection of the native black-eyed Susan is covered with golden-yellow, sterile petals surrounding the brownish-purple disk of fertile …
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  • … Garden instead. If you’re in Chicago this weekend, that means—like most of us—you didn’t get an invite to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a graduate of Northwestern … younger sister. The occasion was fit for royalty, with a performance from a bagpiper, and an official dedication by the princess, who sported a lovely royal blue coat. You can find a plaque … I have given birth to perhaps a thousand gardens.” The English Walled Garden in May The garden is divided into six “rooms,” and one was made as a nod to the working class.  The least formal of …
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  • … forsythia bushes began unfurling their flower power in shades of bright yellow.  " Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party. " — Robin Williams, American Actor While I’d like to … gardeners like to wait until the end of May to plant their tomatoes to be on the safe side.   Get sowing! Seeds of very hardy vegetables can be sown outdoors 4 to 6 weeks before the spring frost-free date. Try something new like kale, if you haven’t grown it before. This cold-tolerant …
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  • … Colin presents his crab salad recipe here, featuring fresh vegetables and herbs you can get locally. He recommends pairing it with Sanford Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County. Lump … Colin presents his crab salad recipe here, featuring fresh vegetables and herbs you can get locally. He recommends pairing it with Sanford Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County. Lump …
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  • … Bring your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves. It's time to get rockin’ with Leonardo. He is a Parents' Choice Award-winning family musician from Chicago, who strums nationwide on his … a humorous, high-energy concert that entertains, educates, and empowers all little rockers. Get ready to sing along to familiar hits and some movin' and groovin' original songs! Please …
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  • … boasts silvery green fronds and will mature at about 6' in height. Shaded, high humidity with free draining acidic soils provide ideal growing conditions. …
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