… Moyer, as well as serving as a directional tool. It provides visual transportation in a garden from one area to another. Lighting can say "welcome" if the front entrance is lit or "not … will disappear. Downlighting almost always looks more natural than uplighting. Coming from above, like the sun, downlighting mimics the appearance of light and shadow in nature. … A lighted tree becomes visually closer to the viewer, providing a connection to the garden from inside the house. Lighting can accentuate textures. Light that washes the surface of a …
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… growing in your garden or prairie at home, you may notice a sweet, spicy fragrance emanating from it; especially on a dewy, humid morning in the fall. This wonderful aroma comes from the fruits. In the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank where … to several habitats, has beautiful flower heads, and adds a wonderful, spicy fragrance from the fruits. Learn more about the Rudbeckia growing at the Garden …
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… for photography ideas. Experienced photographers as well as the newest of amateurs benefit from the wide selection of photography courses offered through the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School … for photography ideas. Experienced photographers as well as the newest of amateurs benefit from the wide selection of photography courses offered through the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School …
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… the lawn. Unlike many woodland birds, the northern flicker produces a sound that seems to come from the jungle. Its loud, laughing, rapid “kick-kick-kick-kick-kick” song echoes through the … especially loves ants. So this woodpecker prefers feeding on the ground, plucking its food from anthills, grassy meadows, and lawns. Flickers also squash ants and apply them to their …
Type: Birding
… you might see the wood-pewee teaching its young to snatch flies, bees, wasps, and butterflies from the air. In September, family groups begin migrating southward. The eastern wood-pewee's … woodland habitat—which is being done at the Garden's McDonald Woods—can help keep the pewee from further decline. Different flycatcher species feed at different levels in the forest canopy, …
Type: Birding
… climbs above the rest, twisting and twirling before opening its blossoms in shapes ranging from nodding bells to frilly double stars. A few types of clematis have tubular or clustered … Clematis x durandii and the 2-foot shrubby Clematis heracleifolia, which blooms from July to October with highly fragrant, blue to lavender, hyacinthlike flowers. When selecting …
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… green in summer, and finally an ochre yellow in fall. Tufts of needles emerge and radiate from small cushionlike nubs along the stem. At maturity they can reach a height of 75 feet or … conifers, the larch produces cones. The female cones are very beautiful in spring as they turn from a succulent, translucent, reddish pink to a yellowish green. Later, the inchlong cones …
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… roots. Grubs are especially prevalent in sunny lawns near pavements. Damage is most severe from August to early fall. In dry summers, heavily irrigated lawns may suffer more damage because … is less severe. In infested lawns, grass browns and large sections often can be peeled back from the ground. Lawn damage sometimes is compounded by raccoons and skunks, who dig for grubs. …
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… to McDonald Woods for the 1 p.m. guided tour. Enjoy spring’s beauty in McDonald Woods—from delicate wildflowers and budding trees to the sounds of birdsong. Get involved with our …
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… Butterflies & Blooms hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting This offer is valid from June 29 through September 3, 2018. Tickets to this event are nonrefundable. No cash value. …
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