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  • … Cool Wave® Sunshine 'N Wine Spreading Pansy This is an excellent choice for spring gardens, containers, and hanging baskets. The plants show superior cold hardiness and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … the plants to the nurturing she found in its Veteran Internship Program (VIP). “I am grateful for the VIP and Garden for providing me direction into the horticulture profession and community. I have reaped the most … of emotional trauma, and the Garden saved me from darker places. I am fortunate to work in a place that has given me purpose, joy, and literally life.” Andersen, 30, who began the VIP in …
    Type: Blog
  • … Discover invaluable techniques for advance food preparation in this hands-on cooking class. Practice knife skills of mincing and …
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  • … scientific poet Dan Simpson and poetic scientist Sam Illingworth, along with Garden experts, for a creative short walk (weather permitting), using the Garden’s setting to inspire your own …
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  • … (played by Matt Damon) grew potatoes in Martian soil. But is this really possible? Experiment for yourself and test the physical and chemical properties of Martian soil like a professional …
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  • … plants, we will explore the McDonald Woods, which is home to many Carex species. Dress for the weather. Jim Jabcon, ecologist, Chicago Botanic Garden …
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  • … other colors, and blue happens to be my favorite.” A mounding habit makes ‘Rozanne’ perfect for edging perennial beds in full sun to part shade. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … before the Chicago area’s first anticipated frost of October 15. Monitor all plants carefully for insects or disease before bringing them in. Discard seriously diseased plants. Sequester new …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Maples by connoisseurs and enthusiasts. It is a relatively small growing deciduous tree prized for it's graceful habit and outstanding fall color.  Tolerant of sunny as well as shady growing …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Tobiosho Japanese Maple tree is known for its full canopy of bright red leaves in fall. The foliage starts out green in spring and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant