… Field trip workshops are 45- to 60-minute investigations of NGSS-related phenomena. These are available at 10 a.m. (with a maximum of two simultaneous programs per time slot). Workshops include an indoor lunch space for your group after the workshop. Field trip workshops must be booked a minimum of three weeks … – K: Discovering Plants Grades How do the parts of a plant help it get the things it needs to grow? Transplant a flowering plant and get ready to take care of it at home. (30 – 40 minutes) …
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… In Greek mythology, Iris is the Goddess of the Rainbow. She’s a messenger from the gods to mortals—a golden-winged goddess who travels to earth on a rainbow. When she arrives, colorful flowering plants—irises—sprout where her feet touch the ground. The genus Iris is a fitting name for a group of fabulous plants whose flowers represent a rainbow of hues. There are about 300 …
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… Gain the confidence and knowledge to use a wide variety of bulbs to enhance your clients’ gardens or your own. Explore the many bulbs that brighten the spring, … Bloom sequences, cultural requirements, and bulb selection will also be discussed. Dress for the weather. Prerequisite: Botany 1 OPC, PGL 1, PGL 2, and GDC requirement Jill Selinger and …
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… 4-inch, formal, decorative blooms appear in August and September on this shorter statured (to 3 feet) nonhardy tuberous plant. This is a great addition to the annual flower displays or can be used as a cut flower. Full sun, moisture-retentive, moderately rich soils are ideal conditions for dahlias. Stake the dahlias, once they have established their root systems to avoid the plants …
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… The flowers on this nonhardy perennial vary in color as they age from cream to orange to a bright rose pink, providing for an ever-changing color palette in the garden. Bred from the hardiest of the species, it still …
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… Hardy asparagus fern is a perennial also known as false asparagus, a reference to its lacy foliage with tiny needle-like leaves that closely resembles the foliage of the edible … Although it produces white flowers in mid-summer followed by red berries, it is grown mainly for its arching foliage that can reach 4 feet and turns yellowish-gold in the fall. Grow it in full to part sun where it will add texture to the garden and flower arrangements. …
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… This is a musclewood or hornbeam tree. If you look carefully at the trunk you'll be able to see the sinews that look like muscles. This cultivar of our native hornbeam tree was developed in south-eastern Wisconsin for superior fall color with the tree turning almost completely orange or red. It grows to about 25 feet tall and wide with a gently rounded form and is tolerant of a wide range of …
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… and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… and several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It may re-bloom. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade. …
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… A large tree with a decidedly pyramidal shape, it grows to over 50 feet and is easily identified by its slightly drooping branchlets. A stately deciduous conifer, it is used as a specimen plant for large spaces. The European larch produces cones that change from red to yellow to brown in the fall. Its needles are soft bright green and grow in clusters along the …
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