… Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden The Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden is closed for school programs on spring and fall weekday mornings; occasionally, one or both … weekends during the summer, families enjoy drop-in activities, growing closer together as they get closer to nature. Some Facts about the Children's Growing Garden 75,000 family members … Garden is designed to be kind to the environment. A water-harvesting system for the entire site, plus an "adventure station" rain barrel, help keep the plants growing; solar panels on the …
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… a landscape can not be denied. Not hardy, the tubers should be dug and overwintered in a frost free location until all danger of frost has passed the following summer. …
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… and humus-rich soils that retain some moisture even during the summer droughts are important. Free of most insect and disease problems. A relatively short lived perennial, allow it to mature …
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… green lacy foliage. The soft fluffy spikes are comprised of tiny, densely packed flowers. This is a dwarf astilbe, only 12” in height. As the name implies Finale is one of the last astilbes to bloom in late summer to fall. It does well in shade to partial shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough. Finale is resistant to rabbits and deer, while attractive to butterflies and …
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… that bloom in late spring to early summer. The stems stand 14 to 16 inches tall. 'Visions' is somewhat drought tolerant, but prefers wet or consistently moist soils. It does well in shade to partial shade and will add a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest-free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer while it is attractive to butterflies and …
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… rivularis var. myriantha has very large white to near white plumes in mid to late summer. It is also known as Waterside Astilbe. This is a very tall variety, with stems reaching a height of more than 6 feet. The feathery panicles … partial shade where it adds a welcome touch of color to a shady garden. It is generally pest free and tough, and is resistant to rabbits and deer while it is attractive to butterflies and …
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… VeggieRx Produce Prescription VeggieRx is a cooperative produce prescription program developed by the Garden, Lawndale Christian Health … insecure. Located in Chicago's Lawndale, Austin, and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods, VeggieRx is used as an equity market channel for Windy City Harvest trainees and beginner farmers. Local … 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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… sweetly perfumed flowers with a distinctive dark burgundy blotch. This native of east Africa is not reliably hardy in Chicago-area gardens. Gardeners may purchase corms in their local garden … center, online, or dig and store their existing corms at the end of the season in a frost-free environment. Replant the corms in spring after the last danger of frost has passed. This species was reclassified as Gladiolus murielae by botanists in 1973 but is still frequently sold in the nursery trade under the old name of Acidanthera bicolor var. …
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… printed silk scarf and the skills to continue exploring this sustainable art form. Feel free to bring a few fresh leaves to personalize your prints. Lunch is on your own. All skill levels welcome. All supplies included. Hellen Collman, multi-media …
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… Gardeners may want to deadhead the flowers to discourage this plant from becoming weedy. Free of major insect and disease problems and not a favorite of deer. The correct scinetific name for this is now Oligoneuron rigidum. …
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