… Herula and her band play a variety of blues styles as well as original songs that tip the hat to the blues tradition. Donna Herula is an award-winning blues singer/songwriter, resonator slide … Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith on drums for a fun show. Donna’s latest album, Bang at the Door won Best Acoustic Blues Album and Donna won Best Traditional Blues Artist at the 2022 Independent … at numerous blues and music festivals in the United States as well as Europe. donnaherula.com oldtownschool.org/hireus …
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… Q: What should we consider when choosing shrubs for our home landscape A: The saying “right plant…right place” is essential to keep in mind when selecting shrubs. Many shrub problems can be traced back to choices made years before. Moreover, early planning is especially desirable now, due to high …
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… four bird species that usually live in northern boreal and mixed coniferous forests. They come to feast on birch catkins, alder seeds, and spruce cone seeds as well as on thistles in feeders … the Garden. Birders and photographers point binoculars and cameras to the trees and feeders to get a closer view or snapshot of these handsome northerly visitors. Amid the chatter of birders … and in the wild. Seed production on trees varies from year to year. It is the tree's way of saving energy. But in some years, trees across the northern region take a break from …
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… Autumn Activities at the Library Visit the Lenhardt Library for self-guided fun fall activities geared for children ages 2-5, accompanied by a caregiver. Activities change monthly. September: Migrating birds. Send a message to a migrating bird October: Leaves. Read Leaf man and create your own leaf person November: …
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… the nation’s fruits and vegetables were homegrown. This year, more than ever, people are eager to get back in the garden. Follow along with us this growing season. Each week, we will have new … gather tips for growing success and find ideas to fill your space creatively. Gardening Tips Best. Plant labels. Ever. Tomato Planting Time Warm-Season Veggies Leave Room for Blooms Creative …
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… Information System (GIS) Specialist at the Chicago Botanic Garden. She is responsible for the creation and maintenance of over 2,306 bed plant maps representing 2.6 million plants. … traditional surveying equipment, Total Station, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Receivers to survey the plants and infrastructure. For new garden areas, digital data is acquired from the landscape architect to update the base map. Plant maps are generated within Environmental Systems Research Institute …
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… Q. When I clean up my vegetable garden this fall, should I add any amendments to the soil? A. Fall is an ideal time to give a little something back to your garden soil after it has produced so generously for you this past growing season. After removing all the plant material from your bed, cultivate …
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… eyes. Grab some crayons, let's explore what's behind the fall palette as we color the leaves to understand their changing shades. Leaf Color Pigments Chlorophyll: (pronounced … much chlorophyll that the green masks the underlying reds, oranges, and yellows. In fall, days get shorter and cooler, and trees stop producing chlorophyll. As a result, the green color fades, … use the sugars they produce through photosynthesis to make all of the pigments we see. The best fall color display comes in years when there has been a warm, wet spring; a summer without …
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… Fall will soon settle in at the Chicago Botanic Garden and that's an invitation to engage your senses. It's a time of abundance and dazzling colors, of fragrance and sumptuous … plants are grouped together, the flowers look like a purple haze floating over the leaves. The best part: the leaves turn a beautiful red in fall. This is one tough plant for dry, sunny … plant trials and download previous Plant Evaluation Notes from our Plant Evaluation page . Visit our Plant Information Service and find information on a variety of topics including plant …
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… plants, such as Celebrity, Marglobe, and Better Bush, are more bushy and compact and tend to grow all their flowers and fruits at the end of the stems. They produce all of their fruit … fruits two to three times a week. Gently twist them or cut them from the vines. Zucchini are best harvested when the fruits are 6 to 8 inches long. Summer squash should be 4 to 6 inches long … about three to four weeks and then the plants are finished. Pole beans take a bit longer to get going but healthy plants will continue producing beans throughout the summer. To use as a …
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