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  • … create your own with plants that can tolerate the varying spring temperatures and a full-sun to partial-shade location. Pansies, forced bulbs, and other spring treasures may be used. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if needed. Bring gloves if desired.  Chester Jankowski, …
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  • … history, learn specific identification characteristics, and discover how they have evolved to rapidly grow, flower, and fruit. We will explore and reference herbarium sheets. Class will start inside and then move outdoors for a woodland walk, weather permitting. Heather Prince, horticulturist, garden writer and editor …
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  • … Spend the evening learning about warm-season vegetables and herbs to grow in your summer garden. We will touch on soil amendments, hybrid and heirloom crop … and disease control, and effective harvesting procedures. A Garden walk is included. Dress for the weather.  Riley Finnegan, horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Fruit & Vegetable Garden …
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  • … create your own with plants that can tolerate the varying spring temperatures and a full-sun to partial-shade location. Pansies, forced bulbs, and other spring treasures may be used. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if needed. Bring gloves if desired.  Lindsey Muscavitch, …
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  • … create your own with plants that can tolerate the varying spring temperatures and a full-sun to partial-shade location. Pansies, forced bulbs, and other spring treasures may be used. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if needed. Bring gloves if desired.  Jacob Emrick, …
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  • … your dishes with a pop of briny caviar. Discover unique flavor combinations by adding caviar to baked potatoes, cold avocado soup, and deviled eggs. Take caviar out of fancy restaurants and into your kitchen in these scrumptious recipes that will have you clamoring for more.  Meg Dhamer, private chef and owner, The Secret Supper Club ITW Kitchen 3, Learning …
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  • … New! Discover the world of natural ink and create beautiful pigments to take home. You will learn a variety of ink-making techniques that can be used for painting and drawing projects. Inks will be made using walnut husks, indigo, ash pigment, and …
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  • … Large pink flowers are produced virtually continuously from late spring to the first hard frosts of fall on this non-hardy perennial. Plant in full sun, average soils. This cultivar thrives in hot dry weather and provides a nectar source for pollinator insects and birds over an extended period of time. Dark green foliage sets off the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … a wonderful herby fragrance when stepped on). Unlike other thymes, this one isn’t suitable for cooking; the fragrance can be overpowering. It can grow to 12" tall and 18” wide. It blooms in late summer/early fall with violet purple flowers that …
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  • … Description: Look for this common migrant warbler in any wooded habitat at the Garden. …
    Type: Birding