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  • … Apply How to Apply to Windy City Harvest Corps Eligibility Live in the city of Chicago Age 18 and above Provide rap sheet from the state of Illinois or state … How to Apply to Windy City Harvest Corps Eligibility Live in the city of Chicago Age 18 and above …
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  • The air is brisk, the sun is at a lower angle in the sky, and the autumnal fireworks have begun. Like spring, fall offers a splendid show of … are just a few of the Garden’s trees cloaked with leaves that glow from pale yellow and gold to breathtaking brilliant red, purple, orange, and russet. Ornamental peppers, asters, …
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  • … is notable for its variegated foliage -- bright green with irregular golden margins. Like the species, this cultivar bears small white flowers in spring, white fruit in summer and its dark red stems provide winter interest. Members of the … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native …
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  • … Small, furry, bright red to orange balloon-shaped buds open to reveal dark red, tubular flowers beginning in late summer and carrying through the winter (in frost-free climates) to the following spring. Dark green foliage makes a great …
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  • … Rhynchostylis gigantea , or foxtail orchid, is a beautiful member of the Orchidaceae family — the largest plant family in the world. Native to the warm, moist tropics of southeast Asia, it is monopodial (rarely producing more than one …
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  • … perennial wild carrots features large flat umbels ranging from white with red-violet speckles to completely red violet at maturity. It thrives during the cooler growing seasons and is always a powerful attraction for pollinating insects. The flowers work well in cut-flower arrangements in addition to use in the flower border. Lends itself well to the
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  • … Blue Ice is a small hosta with slug resistant, blue green leaves. It may take several years to reach its mature size. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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  • … Wheee! owes its name to its white ruffled leaf edge that resembles a roller coaster track. It is a medium sized hosta … shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat … natural mutations or “sports” are also common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full …
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  • … Bright canary yellow petals are streaked in dark red to maroon splashes on this modern cultivar selected for its similarity to the "broken" tulips of the tulip mania period in Dutch history. Plant in full sun, moderately …
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  • The Chinese or Rouen lilac is a cross between the common lilac and the Persian lilac that originated in France in the 18th century. It bears abundant fragrant purple-lilac blooms on arching branches … tubular in form and are borne in large panicles. While the common name of the plant has come to define a shade of pale purple, some species and hybrids have pink or white blossoms. Lilacs …
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