… Tour the English Walled Garden Inside the Blue Gate Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .165 miles Time: 25-35 mins Stop 1: Guardian … Hedge Window/Hedge Door A window cut into the hedge is at once a wink at formality, a charming way to peek into the next garden, and a great frame for photos. As you step through the hedge's …
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… While checking the perimeter fence around McDonald Woods to see if there was any damage to the fence after a windy day, I discovered a large red oak that … the fence. When trying to remove a leaning tree, you have to start at the base and work your way to the top as each section falls away. The base of the tree was good and solid, sending a … the next generation of plants. These beetles are members of the Coleoptera (beetles) and get their name from the large antlerlike mandibles (jaws) found on the front of the head of the …
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… Curcurbita pepo varieties are the ones used primarily for jack-o’-lanterns. Consider going to the pumpkin patch early. A well-chosen pumpkin will last at least until Halloween and, if you go early, you can have your choice of the best ones. If you are choosing a pumpkin directly from the field in which it was grown, try to go … is firm and not rubbery, as a rubbery handle indicates that disease organisms are making their way from the stem into the fruit. Once you find the perfect pumpkin, remember to be gentle when …
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… from the brink of extinction? The answer might be found in zoo animals. That’s the inspiration for Chicago Botanic Garden scientist Jeremie Fant’s latest research. Fant, a molecular ecologist and plant genetics guru, is working with other botanic gardens around the world to develop conservation and reintroduction plans modeled after the ones used by zoos to protect …
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… noticed a tall, vertical grass, planted en masse , swaying in the wind at the entrance to the mall, in your neighbor’s yard, or most likely, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Feather reed grass ( Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) has, for good reason, become a staple in perennial gardens. Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl … Foerster’s Lasting Imprint on the World of Horticulture,” Cubits.org (blog), April 26, 2010, http://cubits.org/articlesongardening/articles/view/325/ . Van Sweden, James. …
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… Summer Photo Tour Shapes and Texture Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .35 miles Time: 40-50 mins Stop 1: Photo Tip: … Bridge Enjoy the views of Evening Island. No matter where you are, turn around and look for what might be behind you. Stop 8: Photo Tip: Summer-Evening Island Pay attention to how the …
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… Tomato Talk : May 23 Tomato Talk A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information Learn how to pick your perfect combination of tomatoes. Have you ever had no tomatoes all summer, and then … the side branches. Planting a combination of determinate and indeterminate plants may be the best plan for your home garden. Make sure to check plant labels and ask questions when purchasing your …
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… as nothing else can. Theories and stories would construct themselves in my mind as I swam to and fro, or round and round...sentences and paragraphs would write themselves in my mind, and at such times I would have to come to shore every so often to discharge them.” – Oliver Sacks in Blue Mind Water in your Garden Manage Aquatic Garden Preparation Fish for your Backyard Pond Getting Rid of Algae Mosquitoes and Gardening Overwintering Water Lilies …
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… We are using emerging analytical tools to incorporate understanding of plant evolutionary history into studies of prairie community … change, and management history in remnant prairies. Restored prairies that we have analyzed to date have significantly lower phylogenetic diversity than these remnant prairies, whih serve as targets for restoration. This could be one factor leading to shortfalls in restored prairies' functional …
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… THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Few know the healing power of nature better than Strayed, who turned to nature—a 1,000-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail—to mend her broken spirit. Her resulting memoir, Wild , went on to be a no. 1 bestseller and an acclaimed movie starring Reese Witherspoon. Her latest bestseller, Brave Enough , continues her inspirational journey with a collection of quotes …
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