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  • … teas and herbs, explore different flavor combinations, and then create your own custom blend to take home. Perfect for both newcomers and tea enthusiasts, this class offers a fun opportunity to experiment and savor a personalized tea experience.  Joe & LaShanda Lewis, owners, The Irie …
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  • … teas and herbs, explore different flavor combinations, and then create your own custom blend to take home. Perfect for both newcomers and tea enthusiasts, this class offers a fun opportunity to experiment and savor a personalized tea experience.  Joe & LaShanda Lewis, owners, The Irie …
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  • … rich magenta flowers on slender spikes above the foliage are an obvious pollinator attractant for insects and hummingbirds alike. In addition to its beautiful flowers, it is also a source of protein-rich seeds (sold as chia) and has … Like other members of the genus, the plant tissues contain a number of bio-active chemicals to deter herbivores, etc. …
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  • … Its trailing stems support round leaves that form rosettes at the tips. Star-shaped white to pale pink flowers appear from July through September. It can be grown as a ground cover in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and is perfect for a rock garden or a dry slope. …
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  • … deciduous cultivar was developed at the National Arboretum and introduced in 1990. It can grow to a height of 40’ with a similar spread. It has mottled bark that provides winter interest. It prefers full sun in average, well-drained soil. It needs to be well watered until established, but does not tolerate constantly wet conditions. Dutch elm disease is usually not a problem for this tree. …
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  • … was raised in plantsman Arthur Simmonds' garden in Surrey, England, in 1933, and belongs to that group of plants known as dieback shrubs. These are soft-wooded shrubs or subshrubs that … behave more like herbaceous perennials than like woody shrubs. Their above-ground growth tends to die back, anywhere from a few inches from their tips all the way down to the base of the … low-mounding shrub, 2 to 4 feet tall, whose frosty green, aromatic foliage is a lovely foil for virtually all other plants of the true Chicago mixed border — perennials, grasses, dwarf …
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  • … Walk into the Garden and discover portraits that reveal a message. We will search for stories of people, take authentic portraits, and create candid to abstract portraits. A digital camera with aperture priority and shutter speed priority is …
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  • … Join this award-winning kindie band from Brooklyn, New York, for a high-energy, interactive show that’s a mix of funk, rock, and folk music mashed into … about natural living, eating healthy, and staying active!  Please note: You are encouraged to bring your own chairs, as the Garden has a limited supply available each evening. …
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  • … presentation and tour followed by a period of questions and answers. Each program runs 30 to 45 minutes. Call (847) 835-6851 for more information. …
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  • … This fast-growing shrub with cherry-red stems is a great choice for brightening the winter garden, according to outdoor floriculturist Tim Pollak. Cardinal dogwood offers multiseason interest—white flowers …
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