… Gabriela Rocha Alvarez is the plant recorder at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Gabriela started working at the Garden as a … Management scouting program that assisted Production staff in decision-making. She was hired to be the labeling coordinator, a job she did for a decade, where she established protocols and … Plant Collecting trips (legal requirements for collecting germplasm), and for the Garden’s website and smartphone app. She was a regular guest in a radio talk show in Spanish where she …
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… farm? Going on field trips and meeting new people What's your favorite vegetable? Carrot What is a fun or surprising fact about you? I have a dog North Lawndale Bruce Age: 15 Grade: 10 … Onions What are you most interested in/excited for this summer on the farm? I look forward to spending some peaceful time just thinking. I get to ignore what's going on outside the fence … for the Apprenticeship. When I learned of my eligibility for Corps, I decided it would be my best option because I would have the opportunity to extend my training over two seasons while …
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… Q. Areas of my lawn turn brown every year. What is the best way to treat it? A. Diagnosing turf problems can be very difficult. Problems often …
Type: Plant Info
… won’t be falling just yet.) Before you clean and store your other tools, look each one over to see if the handles are split or if the tines are bent or rusty. Some tools benefit from a light sanding to remove rust or splinters. Others may need replacing—and this is a good time to find them on sale. The Basics Just getting started? Invest in a few good … edge, which helps remove weeds. The handles may be wood, plastic, padded, or metal. Before you buy one, pick up the trowel in the store and try it out to see how it fits in your hand and how …
Type: Plant Info
… increase initial building costs but decrease long-term operating expenses; by choosing to build this way, the Garden demonstrates its ongoing commitment to sustainable building and … were used in landscaping, reducing the need for irrigation by half, and no potable water is used for irrigation. Water Use Reduction The building will use 30 percent less water through … roof's insulating effect on the building and other factors that will help them determine the best plants to grow on green roofs. … The Chicago Botanic Garden has earned a Gold LEED rating …
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… Q. What is the best way to repot a cactus? A. Cacti should be repotted when they outgrow their containers … plants become root bound, they fail to absorb nutrients and produce little growth. It is best to repot a cactus into a container only slightly larger than the container it has outgrown. …
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… Winterberries are deciduous hollies native to eastern North America. The leaves are small, simple and finely toothed. During the winter … but carry attractive mostly red berries that are attractive to birds. Southern Gentleman is male pollinator, required for females to produce fruit and is the recommended pollinator for … tall and wide, it bears inconspicuous white flowers in June. Prune in spring for shape. While best suited to moist sites with morning sun and afternoon shade, it grows well in moderate soils …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in your closet, and you might find a long wooden broom for sweeping up dust or offering rides to witches and wizards. For broom maker John Spannagel of Hidalgo, Illinois, brooms are more than … a pantry item. They’re a labor of love, made with a special ingredient: broomcorn. Broomcorn is a type of ornamental grass used to make specialty brooms, a passion Spannagel discovered … okay,” says Spannagel. So, what do you do with a broomcorn broom? Most of the people who buy Spannagel’s brooms use them to sweep, but many others use them as decorations. Spannagel says …
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… Callicarpa hybrid '2011B' is one of the many selections of beautyberry bred and selected by former Garden director, Kris … growth habit and fruit production characteristics. The formal breeding work is done but the 'best of the best' hybrids have been planted out at the Garden to determine which are good enough to give a formal cultivar name. Beautyberries tolerate soil …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The polar vortex and a very wet, cold spring delivered a knockout punch to some plants this year. (You may recall that the Garden was closed for two consecutive days in … on the bottom 1 foot of the plants. It was much more devastating than we thought.” Tiddens is anticipating a lot of disease this year because of the peculiar conditions. “We’ve had … but the temperatures are up and down,” Tiddens said. What’s a gardener to do? Provide the best conditions and cultural practices possible. When buying new plants, match the plant to the …
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