… started in the Corps program because he needed a job—then from day one, he fell in love with “how resilient and amazing nature is.” Clarence Smith’s family has farmed for generations in … of Chicago. Now they’re poised for their next adventure. The three are joining forces with their own 20-acre farm in Chicago Heights, which they’re currently calling Big Three—and … of their unique skill sets that created a recipe for success. “Clarence, he’s a pastor [with a broad network]. Deshawn is really handy—he’s the smarts when it comes to farming and …
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… New! Learn to capture the brilliant colors of autumn with gouache. Gouache is an opaque water media perfect for the bright colors of fall leaves and …
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… It’s hard to stop staring at this gorgeous Habenaria’s lip (or labellum, the largest petal), with its fantastic shape and lipstick-perfect color. But notice this small terrestrial orchid’s …
Type: Plant Info
… Hybrids are hot! Photo by Lois Cinert Cattleya alliances—hybrids made by crossing cattleyas with another orchid genus—have led to some of the biggest, most deliciously fragrant, strikingly …
Type: Plant Info
… at both the genus level (creating an alliance) and the species level. Cross an Odontoglossum with a Miltonia , and what do you get? An Odontonia —one of many Odontoglossum alliances. …
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… Bright green licorice scented foliage contrasts well with the narrow dark violet blue spikes of flowers from mid-summer to fall. Plant in full sun, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… retention cup on this non-hardy bromeliad that produces showy pineapple shaped flower spikes with bright red bracts. Grow in full sun, periodically refresh the water in the basin and bring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… buckeye (over 90 feet). It is also known as Aesculus x glaucescens . It blooms in May-June with panicles of yellow flowers. This is another buckeye that will hold onto its foliage into the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… to a height of 10 inches in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has white blooms with a yellow center that attract butterflies from July through October. It is a specimen in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Persian onion blooms in late spring/early summer with baseball-sized globes of purplish-pink florets on 3-foot stems. It will tolerate a range of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
