… One of the most recognized lines from Shakespeare is the following: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” You would have … or awning. Gravity causes tropism (the turning or bending in plants and fungi toward or away from an external stimuli), which causes the shelves to orient horizontally out from the wood. This is interesting to observe, especially when a standing dead tree that …
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… process. Step 2: Making the malt As a grain seed germinates, its food reserve is converted from starch into smaller carbohydrates. This conversion process is important for the brewer, … beer. Step 4: Mashing the malt In the process called mashing , malt sugars are extracted from the barley by adding hot water during the starch-converting process. Water dissolves the … give beer its bitter (or bright) flavor. Step 6: Choosing the hops Hops add flavor—described from bitter to bright—and can be introduced at the beginning of the boil, midway through, or as …
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… gardening, and creating bird feeders. Pressed Flower Mandala Sun Catchers Loosely translated from Sanskrit to mean “circle,” a mandala is a symbol that represents wholeness and reminds us of … of all things in the universe. Mandalas can be found across cultures and religions, from Asia to the Americas. The design is usually patterned levels around a central image, growing from the inside out. Using this framework, we create colorful sun catchers with beautiful, …
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… collection’s database to include 37 new information fields that would work well with the app, from soil type to bloom time to sun requirements. Many of the fields were added as check boxes, … was the smallest group of volunteers who handled the intricacies of GIS mapping with guidance from Veronica Harry-Jackson, a Garden GIS specialist. “We wouldn’t be able to pull off a project … Deraa, the Garden’s director of online marketing, assembled a team including representatives from different areas within the Garden. She led the initial step of researching similar products …
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… insect. Coffee filters —Cut these each into six pieces for wings. You can see how to cut them from the photo of our completed insect below. Pipe cleaners —Cut these into 3-inch pieces for … feathers, googly eyes, crayons, gems, and tacky glue. Insects come in all shapes and sizes from simple black ants to very colorful, shimmery beetles. Have fun creating! As we built our … planted some Mexican heather as part of the insect theme. Butterflies and bees love the nectar from the flowers of this plant.) A friend plants some Mexican heather to take home. Our finished …
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… fiber like Eco-Earth pet bedding (Potting soil would also work.) About 4-6 cups of soil from a woodland area Dry leaves (leaf litter) from the ground above the soil collection site Moss growing nearby Directions Pour a layer of … and keep the soil moist. Cover the gravel with a sheet of fabric to prevent the next layers from filling spaces between the gravel. You want that air space. Cover the fabric with a layer of …
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… developing measures of success and best practices for ex situ plant conservation programs, from collecting genetically diverse seed accessions to minimizing genetic change during storage … projects are carried out in collaboration with graduate students. I have worked with students from programs at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the …
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… workers. Baker has a bachelor's of science degree with honors in agronomy and horticulture from the University of Arizona. She also has completed graduate course work in both horticulture … and the Arizona Native Plant Society, where she fell in love with the public garden world. From there, she had an internship at the Desert Museum and later was employed as a landscape …
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… excellence. As a lifelong gardener, some of Soulsby's best horticulture education has come from practical hands-on gardening that included working as a child alongside his dad. His love of … Soulsby was a director at a global financial institution. He has a bachelor of science from Bradley University, where he earned his degree in business management and administration. He …
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… is that it blooms once after 25 to 30 years of growth. The Garden’s century plant came from The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino in 1993. Native … coverage. The century plant is propagated by detaching and transplanting the well-rooted pups from the base, by plantlets formed on the flower spike, or by germinating the seeds that are …
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