… beautiful summer hydrangea blooms could stick around a little longer, good news—they can. With the right timing and by learning a few simple techniques, drying hydrangeas can be a … similar. “Wait until the flowers have a papery texture and their color begins to shift—often with some green appearing,” Sherwood explained. “If they’ve already wilted, it’s too late.” Look … none or just one leaf close to the flower,” said Sherwood. Next, place the stems in a vase with a small amount of water and let it evaporate naturally over two weeks. The key to success …
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… bees wearing little tool belts around their waists.) Nick Dorian is a postdoctoral researcher with the Garden’s Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action, and he finds bees … don’t have to go far to see these amazing animals.” The bees were in a very small bed filled with wild bergamot, swamp milkweed, sunflowers, and purple coneflowers. Other plants that bees … capable of reaching nectar and pollen on tubular flowers like those of bee balm. Others with short tongues feed on flowers that are flat, like black-eyed Susans and coneflowers. Some …
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… of year, but here at the Chicago Botanic Garden and throughout the Midwest, spring arrives with a flush of flowers on hardy, small-in-stature trees that can wake up a home landscape. Almost all trees, with a few exceptions, produce flowers. It’s in their DNA. They flower, develop, and drop their … magnolias begin to bloom in April and May, the display stops visitors in their tracks. Paired with a carpet of spring-flowering bulbs—daffodils, crocuses, and grape hyacinths—a magnolia, …
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… Create a 1- by 2-inch pendant with many different fiber art techniques, then place it into a bezel setting and complete the …
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… cover research on the benefits of nature play and how to incorporate more quality experiences with natural objects into your curriculum. CPDUs: 6, Gateways: 6 Grade level: preK – 2 Classroom …
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… of people, take authentic portraits, and create candid to abstract portraits. A digital camera with aperture priority and shutter speed priority is required. Intermediate level. FPC …
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… Engage students and align with the NGSS by examining life-science phenomena. Sample a variety of plant phenomena found in …
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… patches,” said Jill Selinger, manager of continuing education. “It blooms in early spring with reddish flowers, and also has a very nice yellow-orange fall color.” …
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… There’s no lack of color during the winter months with Flame willow. Andrew Bell, Ph.D., curator of woody plants, likes this large shrub, which can …
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… building an at-home or small-scale aquaponics system. This course will include hands-on work with the nursery system and the 52,000-gallon aquaponics production system. Andy McGhee, …
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