… programs, and keep our 385-acre living museum flourishing for all. If you would like to donate by wire transfer, please follow the instructions below: Domestic wire transfer (U.S. … of your incoming gift so we may properly acknowledge you and provide an accurate tax receipt. To help us properly record and acknowledge your donation, please email us at Donor Services with … information: Your full name and contact information The amount of your wire transfer If this is a payment on an existing pledge We will send confirmation and a tax receipt once your gift is …
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… and then a drought. Make sure plants get 1 inch of water a week, or more if the weather is especially hot or windy. Straw mulch is helpful in these beds to keep soil from drying out. Want a bigger crop? You may wish to pinch out the sucker growth … mature, the lower leaves along one side of the plant will wilt and brown. Unfortunately, the best recourse for this disease is to pull up and discard infected plants. Fusarium can persist in …
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… Senior Staff: Aida Giglio Vice President, Human Resources Aida Z. Giglio is vice president of human resources of the Chicago Botanic Garden, leading the human resources … pharmaceutical industry. Giglio has transitioned the Garden’s HR function from transactional to strategic. By redesigning compensation architecture, strengthening the employee relations … Spanish-speaking population. Above all, she has found what has served herself and others best is leading with kindness. Giglio holds a B.B.A. from Loyola University, Chicago. Inspired by …
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… Native to northeastern Greece, northern and northeastern Turkey, and Georgia, Lenten rose ( Helleborus orientalis ) is quite at home in Chicago's chilly spring. It blooms for six to eight weeks, beginning in mid-February when snow is often still on the ground. Lenten roses …
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… is grassy-looking at the base of the flower spikes; the spikes have smaller leaves all the way up to the tip. Floristan violet is a consistent rich orchid color. Use it as an accent in the formal garden, or plant it in wet meadows or at marsh edges. It is one of the best plants for butterfly gardens and is a beautiful, spiky addition to prairies or meadows. …
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… It’s official, sunshine lovers! While October in the Chicago area is usually one of the most pleasant seasons of the year, in recent years, bright sunshiny days, … forms of kale, ‘Redbor’ grows upright on strong stems. The seed packet may say the plant grows to two feet, but the plants in the Garden’s Crescent towered considerably higher—four feet is not … allowing for the full-body structure they are going to assume. An alternative would be to buy transplants and pop them in wherever you want them. Leaves from transplants can be harvested …
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… President’s Day was established in 1885 as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. It also seems to be just the right day for me … Cool-season vegetables and herbs planted in the White House Kitchen Garden The White House is “The People’s House” and its garden is the iconic “America’s garden.” I’d come on a visit … grandchildren have impressions of their hands of the paths of this secret garden. Making our way down to the southwest corner of the lawn, we finally arrived at the White House Kitchen …
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… Garden This symposium had multiple objectives. The Forest Preserves of Cook County wants to advance the goal, articulated in its Next Century Conservation Plan, to have many more Cook … Tree? Identifying the Effects of Nature Teresa H. Horton, Ph.D., Northwestern University One way to make the Forest Preserves more inviting is by creating programs and policies that educate … the health benefits of spending time in the preserves. Building those policies and programs is best done on a foundation of solid scientific evidence. View a pdf of Teresa Horton's …
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… Enhance Your Visit with the GardenGuide App 2.0 Technology can enhance your next visit to the Garden! The GardenGuide app features an interactive map, tour guide, event calendar, … the app map showing a specific type of walk. One walk highlights aquatic plants, and another is a photo walk showing especially good places to take pictures. A path on the map indicates … where you should walk, with key information pins that can be touched for more information. Best of all there are audio narratives by Kris Jarantoski, former executive vice president and …
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… bulbs offer a versatility and a smashing swath of color in all gardens. In addition to the true kings and queens of the bulb garden, there is a very interesting group of smaller bulbs, perhaps not as well-known, but containing many … inches White, bell-shaped flowers with a green dot on each petal Spring Full sun, light shade; best to have morning sun; dry soil; naturalizes Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum ) 8-15 …
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