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  • … Pale yellow flowers appear before the yellowish-green pitchers with delicate red pinstriping become actively trapping insects in early spring in coastal marshes …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … your day. Prepare champagne-poached salmon, bourbon and mustard ham, and fruit skewers with a delicious balance of feta and hot honey, perfect for all your celebratory needs.  Meg …
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  • … fillings, to crimping and frying. Once you master the basics, you will love experimenting with different flavor combinations in this adaptable dish.  Hector Pérez, founder/owner, …
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  • … New! Learn the basics of painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes. Try your hand at transferring a design onto silk pocket squares and …
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  • … The mix includes coral, yellow, and a color described as starlite rose (white petals with prominent rose midrib). Plant this zinnia in full sun and in average soil, and water only …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Spring arrives at the Garden with a flourish of blooms, but this year, many eyes are fixed on an 80-foot pole rising toward … on the platform nest for the first time since it was installed in 2016 , in partnership with the Friends of the Chicago River and the Forest Preserves of Cook County. It is viewable …
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  • … blooming? A. Christmas cactus ( Schlumbergera ) is one of the plants most often associated with the holidays because it usually blooms between mid-November and late January. Varieties are available in white, pink, red, and purple and are usually sold in full bud with at least a few blooms. After the plant is finished blooming, it needs a resting period for …
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  • … ( Cyclamen persicum) is a cheerful florist plant that will brighten dreary winter days with colorful blooms of red, pink, violet, or white. Plants will provide color for many weeks, … will collapse. Spent blooms and brown leaves should be removed at the base.  Fertilize weekly with a balanced fertilizer at half strength only while the plant is actively growing. …
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  • … Young's weeping European white birch is a small twiggy tree with a weeping or pendulous habit. It is sometimes grafted onto another root stock resulting in a taller tree with an umbrella-like crown. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … <p>The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. A common characteristic, however, is the basic form of the … the absolute temperature range (cool, intermediate or warm) varies by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant