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  • … are very adaptable to poor soil and varying moisture, but the flower buds may be tender on older cultivars. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering, giving new growth time to …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … The musicians of Lone Piñon learned from elder musicians who instilled in them a respect for continuity and an example of the radicalism, creativity, and cross-cultural solidarity that has always been necessary for musical traditions to adapt and thrive in each generation.  In 2014, Lone Piñon was founded as a platform for creativity around the oldest sounds of traditional New Mexico string music, sounds that had …
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  • … Q. I enjoy growing plants from cuttings and seeds. What is the procedure for starting a pineapple plant at home? A. Both adults and children will have fun growing … 1 inch of the inner cream-colored stalk. Hang the crown upside down in a cool, dry room for one week until the exposed stalk has hardened. Before planting the stalk in a clay pot with … fertilize with a balanced houseplant fertilizer once every two months. The best environment for growing a healthy pineapple plant is a sunny, warm, humid room away from cold drafts or …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … your yoga practice and would like to learn more ways to build a healthy lifestyle, join us for this fun and informative class. Please bring pen and notebook. Gary Gran, Whole Journey …
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  • … class will cover all aspects of installing and growing in raised beds. Topics include options for purchasing or building them, appropriate sites and soils, season-extension techniques, plant …
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  • … silk flowers, and more to create a truly unique piece. This weaving technique is popular for making free-form fiber art. All materials included. Natasha Lehrer Lewis, Esther’s Place …
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  • … services. Please contact Plant Information at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for an updated list of service providers in your area. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … feet under full sun to partial shade and medium to wet moisture conditions. The plant is ideal for a border. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Bright orange tubular flowers are magnets for insect and bird pollinators during the summer months when the foliage intensifies to the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … than traditional echinacea. It is great addition to the garden beds or large containers for a bright summer display. It has excellent landscape performance and winter hardiness. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant