… SERENA® Waterfall Mixture Angelonia This heat-loving annual is care-free with continuous pink, purple and white blooms. Use it to fill garden beds and mixed containers with durable, spiky texture all summer long. The plant grows to 20 inches …
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… from very late June through the end of September. Plant in full sun, moisture retentive soils and stake when young if the location is windy. Insect and disease free in the Chicago area. …
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… annual from June to September. This cultivar enjoys bright sunny locations in average soils and can tolerate drier conditions. Songbirds love the seeds produced at the end of the season (as do mice, unfortunately). This plant is disease and insect free. …
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… Summer is in the air. As the nights heat up, it’s a perfect time to get outdoors and entertain in your garden. Chicago Botanic Garden floriculturist Tim Pollak shares how you can … flowers Enhance the darkness of evenings by planting white or cream-colored foliage and flowers. White flowers and plants create brightness in your garden by reflecting moonlight, … guests down the garden path with purposefully placed outdoor lighting. You can shine focal points on specimen plants, and create wonderful shadows and backlighting effects that will …
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… For the past week, the big forklifts and trucks with their whimsical cargo have been rolling in to set up for the U.S. debut of … at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Lightscape is a festive, immersive trail of color, imagination, and sound, a night out for families, couples, and friends who want to get in on something new. … staff have been working every day past dark since November 8 to set up more than a million points of light. Just a few things on the to-do list: unravel about 12 miles of cable, build a …
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… Did you know more than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and are supported by more than 11 million unpaid caregivers? As these … In July 2019, Glencoe became recognized as a Dementia Friendly Community. Today, Family Service of Glencoe and the Chicago Botanic Garden partner to offer meaningful, nature-based … Gallery in the Regenstein Center. Dementia Friendly Day takes place on one of the Garden’s Free Admission Days for Illinois residents. Preregistration for nonmembers is required and will …
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… rosette from which a dark red flower spike appears. It grow to be about eighteen inches high and wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America where they are found growing on tree branches and on rocks where they receive strong filtered light. Neoregelias are regarded as having the most beautiful and diverse foliage of all the bromeliads, although their flowers are not tall and barely rise …
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… very small green spots forming a central rosette. Royal Burgundy grows to about 18 inches tall and about 3 feet wide. Neoregelias are the largest genus of bromeliads. These epiphytes are native to the rainforests of South America where they are found growing on tree branches and on rocks where they receive strong filtered light. Neoregelias are regarded as having the most beautiful and diverse foliage of all the bromeliads, although their flowers are not tall and barely rise …
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… of year when we can stand in our gardens, take a step back, slowly inhale the spicy fall air, and muse about how our gardens performed now that we’re putting them to bed. No matter what … butterflies. And the demand for seeds for flowers and edibles left many garden shelves a bit bare this spring. Gardeners can find much to be grateful for during the month when we celebrate … for this season of rest and reflection. "I was born upon the prairie, where the wind blew free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no …
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… Choose a 5x7-inch fun, funky frame loom and an eclectic mixture of yarns, rovings, fibers, twigs, silk flowers, and more to create a truly unique piece. This weaving technique is popular for making free-form fiber art. All materials included. Natasha Lehrer Lewis, Esther’s Place Fiber Arts …
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