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  • … accessible parking, please park in lots 5 or 6. Learning Center access: The Learning Center is open only to those who have registered for a class. Upon arrival for each class session, … of your class. Services will be limited: Bring your own water or a bottle to fill, as there is no access to drinking fountains. Touchless water dispensers will be available. We cannot … your own party, including Garden staff. In accordance with state guidelines, a face covering is required when you’re within 6 feet of people outside your own party. If you are sick, or have …
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  • … This is a small tree (32 feet high, 26 feet wide) that blooms in spring with panicles of light yellow flowers. This is one of the few buckeyes that will retain its foliage and produce fall color (brilliant …
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  • … Phlox ‘Cloudburst’ stands 26 – 28 inches high and blooms all summer with lavender flowers with bright pink eyes. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference …
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  • … has proved difficult to establish in prairie restorations. It’s not that this species is rare. In fact, it occurs abundantly in high-quality remnants of natural prairie. Yet, it is legendary for putting up a fight for those of us who try to establish it into new prairie … seeds, but even if you are able to germinate the seeds and establish a few plants, there is a good chance it will show little recruitment over the years and remain a few plants. We are …
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  • … front tip and a petiole, or the stalk that attaches leaf to stem, on the hindside. The wing is a drab brown, with leaf vein arrangement very similar to that of a flowering dogwood. The orange dead leaf butterfly is at home in broadleaf forests of India, where it blends in with dead foliage during the dry … these species have not mastered the art of camouflage quite like  Kallima inachus.  There is always something interesting to see at Butterflies & Blooms. …
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  • … Wisteria floribunda is a climbing vine that grows to a maximum of 26 feet. It thrives under full sun or partial shade with moist water conditions. In spring it …
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  • … vegetables are harvested by the student farmers of our Green Youth Farm program; the produce is sold at farmers' markets (including ours!) citywide. At this first stop we are going to ask … 7,000 apple varieties were documented in America. Today there are fewer than 100. We grow 26 varieties on the Fruit & Vegetable Island. Lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, apples: whenever you … Herbs Outside Your Kitchen Door The triangular bed just outside the demonstration kitchen (site of our summer-long, weekend Garden Chef Series) is filled with herbs that require little to …
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  • … with author Cathy Maloney Thursday, July 23, 2015 2 – 3:30 p.m. Library Exhibition This is the story of...a city in a garden Despite its frontier beginnings, Chicago can claim a long … prairies. The phrase Urbs in Horto , meaning “city in a garden,” became the city’s motto and is inscribed on the city seal. In these early days of the city, gardening was a practical matter, … the need for a permanent home for a botanic garden became clear—and the search was on for a site. This is the story of...how Chicago gets its garden On September 25, 1965, ground was broken …
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  • … of the submission The approximate date the image was taken The minimum size requirement is 2 MB file size and should not exceed 10 MB. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest … The Garden may collect a photograph’s metadata upon entry. The maximum amount of entries is ten images per person. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must secure a model … sweepstakes, contests/promotions. By entering the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or …
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