… Learn how to create compelling architectural images with an in-depth overview on composition. This workshop will include presentations, hands-on instruction … around the Garden, post-processing instruction, and time to work on your own images in class, as well as critiques of images created during the first two days. On day three, we’ll meet in Chicago to photograph our city’s world-class architecture, including Aqua, Millennium Park, …
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… Many well-designed landscapes rely on focal points to draw the eye to a certain location in the garden. Focal points can be either non-living structures and elements or an interesting … striking plants that can become powerful focal points when thoughtfully selected and placed in the landscape. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. The School’s CEUs=2 hours, OPC elective. Mark Dwyer, owner, Landscape Prescriptions …
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… Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1 p.m., Alsdorf Auditorium Free In his presentation, “Eastern Sierra and Great Basin Ethnobotany,” Dean Tonenna will share some … that has been passed on to him through his tribe, the Kootzatukadu, Native Americans who live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mono Lake and Yosemite, California. The people of the … millennia. While times have changed, the Kootzatukadu continue to utilize natural resources in a traditional manner. …
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… Ancient Allies for Modern Maladies that is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, 2015, 10 a.m. – noon in the Alsdorf Auditorium has filled. A very limited amount of tickets for remote viewing of the lecture as a live feed in the Pullman Room will be available for walk-in registrations starting at 8:30 a.m. Call (847) 835-8261 for more information. Saturday, May 9, …
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… out some of our favorite footage of summer at the Garden, featuring bright blooms swaying in the breeze, lush vistas, and unique perspectives of the green world around us. If you’re … Bonus tip: Seek out the monarch butterflies before they travel to Mexico! They’ve been spotted in the Heritage Garden and the Helen and Richard Thomas English Walled Garden, and around milkweed in the English Oak Meadow and on the Regenstein Learning Campus. …
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… mosaics incorporates a blending of color, form, and texture. This folk art can be found in many cultures and is popular today to remake a favorite piece of china or broken heirloom into … you want to work on garden art, a mirror, vase, guitar, or a table, the inspiration is endless in this creative class. All skill levels welcome. A supply list is given in the first class, but you can start collecting dishes now. Bonnie Arkin, artist and designer …
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… outdoors, especially if protected by snow cover. Neapolitan produces pink or white flowers in late summer to early fall on 3 to 6-inch stems bearing decorative gray-green leaves with … word, kyklos , or circular, a reference to the spiral twisting of the flower stalk. Plant them in partial shade in a woodland or rock garden. …
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… Gitty Up Dahlia, introduced in 2012, is a novelty or anemone-type dahlia. The pincushion-like flowers have numerous crimson … warmth and can be planted when all danger of frost has passed. They can be started indoors in pots to achieve earlier blooming. They require at least eight hours of sun to be at their best. Dahlias are ot hardy in the Chicago area, and tubers must be dug, cleaned, and stored for the winter. …
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… Dicentra cucullaria is a native American wildflower found in middle and eastern North America. It is also known as Dutchman’s Breeches. It grows 6 – 12 inches high and blooms in early spring. The white flowers are shaped like pantaloons with yellow tips and hang from … planting more Dicentra. Dicentra cucullaria is resistant to deer and rabbits and hardy in zones 3 to 7. …
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… wide and prefers rich well-drained, but consistently moist soils. Elephant ears are not hardy in Chicago but the corms can be lifted and stored in a cool, dark, dry location and replanted in the spring. Hawaiian Punch is suitable for large containers, partly shady borders, and as an …
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