… Chicago Area Garden Railroad Society Contact Person: Bob Hanselman (847) 533-6219 www.cagrs.com LGB Model Railroad Club of Chicago Contact Person: Jim Rusch (630) 830-0378 www.LGBMRRCC.com … and a list of publications related to model railroading. www.greatesthobby.com This website is the hub of a campaign called “World’s Greatest Hobby,” launched to raise public awareness of the hobby of model railroading and to make it easy for newcomers to get started. Retail Sources For Plants Here are recommended sources for miniature plants. Call …
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… An elegant earth-to-earth closed system What smells like earth, enriches the soil, and is free for the making? Compost! A healthy compost pile is easy to maintain, has no offensive … kitchen. Many small types and colors can now be purchased, but a coffee can does nicely, too. Get in the habit of taking out the compost when you take out the garbage. Every few weeks, …
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… Turkish filbert is a pyramidal shaped tree that grows 40 to 50 feet in height. It is a good shade tree for the city as well as for suburban gardens. Flowers in March are subtly … and October. This heavily branched shade tree forms a symmetrical outline and is pest free. In addition, the nuts, if produced, are edible. It is a fine selection for a formal …
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… Thornless blackberry ( Rubus 'Thornfree') offers completely thorn-free canes and black fruit that ripen late in the season. In addition to blackberries, the Rubus …
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… by clusters of deep red, almost black, fruit whose flavor resembles cherries. Plant in a frost free climate in full sun in moisture retentive well drained soils and water during droughts. It can be grown in a large container on the patio as long as it is brought indoors before the first frost and overwintered in a warm, humid, brightly lite …
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… flowers from late spring until the first frost. A great annual for the front of the border, it is disease- and insect-free; it also tolerates heat, drought, and poor soils. The flowers are beloved by butterflies, …
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… 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, … latitudes, so if you miss the best of the sugar maples in Chicago, take a trip south to get your color fix. You can preserve a leaf by ironing it between sheets of wax paper. Fall … 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, …
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… This cultivar is a semi-dwarf, narrow columnar evergreen conifer.It can reach a height of 30’ but a width of only 3-4’. It makes a great, hardy, maintenance-free living fence. It will tolerate a wide range of soil types as long as periodic deep watering is provided. It prefers full sun and partial shade; too much shade will result in a loose, thin …
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… Thursday, November 8 1 – 2 p.m. Regenstein Center Alsdorf Auditorium Free; pre-registration is required (usual parking fees apply). Register now Join Kris Jarantoski, executive vice …
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… produce bicolored flowers featuring orange buds that open to creamy yellow flowers. This is a clumping variety of aloe that does not get very tall and is ideal for use in containers in cold climate zones. …
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