… Saturday, June 28, 2014 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $110 (20 percent discount for Educator Members) Grade level: PreK-12 CPDU credit: 7.5 Whether you’re just getting started … demonstrations of techniques for working with soil and plants while making connections to your curriculum. This year’s conference will highlight ways to use gardening to support Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards across grade …
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… The Architecture of Life Wednesday, May 15, 7:30–8:30 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium Click here to register online. This event is free ($5 suggested donation). Our cities and suburbs are often … degrade the environment and alienate us from the nature that we need in a deep and fundamental way. While the recent trend in green architecture has decreased the negative environmental … designs buildings that connect people and nature, leading to healthy and productive habitats for modern humans. This film looks at the movement through discussion with experts in the field …
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… Blog followers will remember that in the first “How to Train Your Plant” post, we demonstrated how plants respond to the gravitational pull of the … Just for fun, I used several different seeds from a bean soup mix to see if one kind would get through the maze better than the others. It was like a bean-seed “race.” You can try whatever … tendency to grow up—if it’s too challenging, it won’t work. Trust me, I learned this the hard way. When the maze is complete, give your beans a last bit of water, and maybe a kiss, and then …
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… Get growing all year round! This is a technical training course intended for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques to grow year around. Windy City Harvest coordinator Farm on Ogden, 3555 W. Ogden Avenue, Chicago …
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… Bingo Bingo Four Seasons of Fun Play @the Garden: Click below to download a bingo activity card of your choice, print, and play during your visit . Spring Bingo Summer Bingo Fall Bingo Winter Bingo Play @home: Click below to download, print, and play from your porch, in your backyard or next time you walk the dog. …
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… While it isn't difficult to grow herbs inside your home, it can be tricky when it comes to two important plant needs … for a container, indoor window `box planter, or a large strawberry pot. The latter is a great way to create an instant indoor herb garden: place rocks or broken pottery pieces in the bottom … the garden in spring. Thyme can be repotted and brought inside; as with chives above, it's best to use it up during the indoor season. Tri-color sage appreciates a manicure (prune back …
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… Why wait until spring? Plant a bulb container for a preview of blooms to come. In this video, the Chicago Botanic Garden shows how to create a bulb garden in a pot for … water the container. Place your container in a cool, dark location. The container must never get above 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below freezing. Ideal spots are an unheated garage or, if you … blooming, plants should be discarded. Forced bulbs rarely transplant well into the garden. The best plants for forcing tend to be on the smaller side. Tulips and narcissus work very well, …
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… let us know what they want to learn, what they want to eat; we try to make it a two-way street. We never go into the space thinking, ‘Oh, we’re going to teach you how to … know where their food comes from. And hyperlocal produce is always the freshest, always the best. Also, the skill of knowing how to grow your own food is important. I think everyone should … plants that call our space home. In honor of The Orchid Show: Magnified , open through March 26, 2023, we chatted with one of the people who see the show through from vision to reality. …
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… spring, when radiant yellow new growth bursts forth, bringing a welcome dose of sunshine to the garden. Picea pungens ‘Spring Ghost’ Pinus contorta ‘Taylor’s Sunburst’ Pinus cembra … right, with its long, soft, blue-green needles. But when you throw in dusky purple cones, you get a plant that is truly a gem. As the cones age, they’ll slowly turn into the more typical … of the deepest green needles in the garden. All of these colors are a seasonal show that is best appreciated before things start to heat up for the summer, so come see them while the colors …
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