… Force spring bulbs indoors November is a great month to tuck your lawn and garden to bed for the season. Nighttime temperatures are dipping below freezing, frosts are more frequent, and … Soil from containers can be stored in a pile outside and combined with equal parts fresh mix for next year’s containers. Potting soil from window boxes can be discarded or stored for later use, provided there are no signs of disease. Protect garden beds from de-icing products …
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… composer, concert artist, conductor, and pedagogue. As founding Artistic Director and composer for Healing Bells, she works with international journalists and filmmakers to tell underreported … are finally heard and represented through musical storytelling, Ruiter-Feenstra advocates for Healing Arts Centers and collective healing workshops that can reach people who have been …
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… or cool basements and plant them in the spring. Allowing dead flowers and stems to remain for the winter to collect plant debris will help insulate the roots. Dead stems should be … spring just as new growth begins at the base of the plants. A well-drained soil is essential for their successful return in the spring. …
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… in late summer or early fall. If you divide them before they bloom, you may sacrifice blooms for that year. Transplanting earlier in the year allows plants to become established before cold … in the spring, just as they begin to emerge. Please email plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for more information. …
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… lecture ticket includes a three-day Show pass Interior designer Timothy Whealon is beloved for his accessible style, his seamless blend of classic and modern influences, and his skillful … of fine and decorative arts as well as his training at Sotheby’s. With a European’s reverence for history, a New Yorker’s need to stay on the cutting edge, and a midwesterner’s sense of …
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… Snip or cut off sprigs of herbs to use in cooking all season. A fascinating nature project for families is to plant dill or fennel to attract swallowtail butterflies to lay their eggs. Watch for tiny eggs to develop into plump caterpillars that will feed on the herb foliage before …
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… historian Christopher Vernon and landscape architect Robert Grese reflecting on their research for two new books from Library of American Landscape History, Graceland Cemetery: A Design … sesquicentennial celebration of the founding of Graceland Cemetery. Books will be available for purchase and signing. …
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… Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Refine the traditional Sun-style tai chi form and … Pavilion. Classes held from May through September will occur outdoors whenever possible. Dress for the weather. Classes held from October through April feature indoor classes only. 9 Fridays, …
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… support. Left unchecked, these woody twining vines can reach 20 feet, making them great for covering arbors or shading a patio. If you're growing them for the fruit, you'll need a male as well as the females. They'll they grow well in part shade, …
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… of the year. Zebra-leaf aloe will tolerate cold temperatures to around 25°F, making it useful for gardens in California and areas with similar climates. It would not be hardy in Chicago and would need to be taken indoors for overwintering. …
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