… resistant, and very nutritious. Sage (filler) A great herb for full sun containers, sage comes in many varieties including variegated, purple, and silvery green. Nasturtium (spiller) An edible flower with round foliage and orange flowers, all parts of the plant have a spicy flavor and are great as additions to summer salads. Hot peppers (filler) Hot peppers need less space and water than their sweet …
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… Q. What accounts for the different autumn color displays in trees and shrubs? A. Certain plants have a built-in … displays. But even with these genes in place, trees and shrubs need ideal weather conditions to show off their best color. Trees should also be healthy, well-watered all season and located in full sun. During …
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… Produce Prescription VeggieRx is a cooperative produce prescription program developed by the Garden, Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC), and the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion (CPHP) to help patients with diet-related diseases who are also food insecure. Located in Chicago's … would default to cookies and cakes.” –VeggieRx Survey Participant “With VeggieRx I was able to get off the pre-diabetes medicine, which wasn’t overnight but happened over time. I have also …
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… Is it possible to turn your love of flower and garden photography into a viable career path? Yes, provided you … about how to turn your passion into a business. This intensive workshop will outline the techniques and strategies that will help aspiring professional photographers start and build … Rokach will give participants valuable insights using his own success over nearly 40 years in the field and cover topics such as marketing and pricing your work, creating a portfolio, …
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… Saving your own tomato seeds Prepare for the future while preserving a part of the past. Here are some simple instructions for saving your … off the plant, it sits on the ground and rots away, gel sack and all, and the seeds are left to germinate. Home Grown Germination You can replicate this rotting process at home. Cut open a … to continue to bear throughout the season. The most important benefit of saving seeds from the best fruits of your best plants is that you will eventually have a strain especially well-suited …
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… like—a place outside where you can sit and reflect. We use them often with little ones in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Nature Preschool. The dedicated places are a mindful way for people of any age to check in with and be present in the natural world. Choosing a Spot The best kind of sit-spot is one that you feel comfortable in and familiar with. So choose a natural …
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… We’re big on love stories. In the long, glowy days of summer, love is everywhere at the Chicago Botanic Garden —walkers with … keep away from our nectar-rich honeysuckle. With open, fluttering hearts, we’re paying homage to connections of all kinds at a celebration this summer called Love in Bloom . Lean into love on … Just come with an idea for a poem. A poet will peck away on a manual typewriter and…. You get your own poem to keep—something special, something deep. We tried it. And now we’re in a …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden sits on what used to be the Skokie Marsh, part of the ancestral homelands of the Council of Three Fires—the Ojibwa, … the history, center current Indigenous voices, and move the Garden toward a more equitable way of working for the future. We are just beginning that process by building relationships, …
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… Spend some time in the Garden’s Krasberg Rose Garden and explore ways to saturate color to add interest and drama … a working knowledge of camera controls. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=3 hours FPC elective Jack Carlson, certified professional …
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… Budburst volunteers track fall changes You might notice the scarlet, gold, and orange on trees this fall or the crunch of leaves underfoot and go on your way—but Budburst volunteers stop what they’re doing and take the seasonal changes to heart. Volunteers for Budburst , a community science program of the Chicago Botanic Garden …
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