… Nature and Mental Health In honor of World Mental Health Day, Barb Kreski, director of Horticulture Therapy , demonstrates a technique to relieve stress at work in the following video. #WMHDay #WorldMentalHealthDay … Mental Health Day, Barb Kreski, director of Horticulture Therapy , demonstrates a technique to relieve stress at work in the following video. #WMHDay #WorldMentalHealthDay …
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… Fragrant white flowers contain a green hour glass mark on the inner whorl of petals above relatively wide glossy green leaves. Like other snowdrops, this … deciduous trees like oaks and maples where it completes its life cycle before they leaf out in spring. An extract of the leaves, galanthamine , is used in some European countries to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Other compounds are toxic, the reason while chipmunks, squirrels …
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… What’s not to love about a Shrek-like sprout head? This DIY project connects young kids to plants and the magic of sprouting seeds. In camps and youth classes at the Chicago Botanic Garden, we encourage little ones to get their hands dirty as they explore the natural world. We’ve got lots of ideas for projects you …
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… Hydrangea macrophylla 'Sadie Ray' is a deciduous shrub that grows 3 to 6 feet tall and wide. It features dark green leaves and large clusters of flowers which are either lacecap or mophead in structure. Sadie Ray is a mophead cultivar that is said to have bloomed for 50 years at a farmhouse in Indiana. The flowerheads are pink or blue depending on the soil in which it is planted, pink in alkaline …
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… Large, yellow daisy-like flowers are produced about a foot above the 3-foot masses of large bold textured, deeply cut, deep green leaves. This is an ideal plant for moist, shady locations in the garden or those areas that receive supplemental irrigation during dry periods. It is relatively pest- and disease-free but does not respond well to dry-ish soils. …
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… Spend the evening learning about warm-season vegetables and herbs to grow in your summer garden. We will touch on soil amendments, hybrid and heirloom crop selection, …
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… Narcissus ‘Blushing Lady’ is a late season bloomer in the Jonquil section of Narcissus with multiple flowers per stem and a delightful fragrance. The flowers open light yellow and over time the cups gradually age to a light pink blush. This species will thrive in most of the soils found in the Chicago area in …
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… One of the Explorer Series roses, all of which are named after early explorers of Canada, ‘Henry Hudson’ is a rugosa rose with pink buds that open to white flowers in May through October. It grows to 5 feet tall and has wrinkled dark green foliage. Canadian …
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… is an Eveline veronica. Veronica is named for St Veronica who comforted Jesus on his path to Calvary. Eveline veronica has pinkish-purplish flower spikes from May until July. It grows to about two feet in height and about a foot in width. dead-heading will encourage reblooming. Veronica benefits from consistently moist soils during the growing period but cannot tolerate wet soils during dormancy. It is unattractive to both deer …
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… Agaves are rosette-forming perennials growing in the desert and mountainous regions of North, Central, and South America and in the Caribbean. They bloom once at maturity, which can be anywhere from 5 to 40 years. Most plants die after flowering and are not frost hardy. Native to Mexico, the …
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