… social distancing) to find and remove garlic mustard, buckthorn, and many other invaders from throughout our natural areas before they set seed. Missing even one plant will lead to an … burning and ongoing management to bring our highest quality natural area, McDonald Woods, back from a dense thicket of buckthorn and garlic mustard to a diverse oasis that supports thousands …
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… in the fresh air and enjoy the serene scenes. Some of the most beautiful sunsets are viewed from Evening Island. And the Malott Japanese Garden has peaceful corners where you can gaze … Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 , available at the Garden Shop and from online retailers. …
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… will be available for checkout at the Library when it eventually reopens or are available now from online sellers, including smile.amazon.com (your purchases through this link support the Chicago Botanic Garden, if you designate us as … of Japanese gardens. Garden designer Sophie Walker features 100 gardens in a series of essays, from ancient Shinto shrines to contemporary Zen designs. McDonald Woods Shinrin Yoku: The …
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… walked out on the grass, took their places, cued the music, and began to dance. Popping up from benches and stepping out from trees, others skipped into the action…and suddenly the young man of the couple jumped into …
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… Stainless steel utensils and glass containers won’t stain; always rinse utensils as you go from color to color, so there’s no contamination. Pint and half-pint Ball jars or heat-safe glass … around inside to pierce the yoke. Blow strongly through one hole, collecting the contents from the other in a small bowl. Rinse eggs thoroughly inside and out. Don’t waste your egg …
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… bearpoppy (Arctomecon californica) , and getting to know the terrain. Monica is a transplant from the Midwest who had been working with tallgrass prairies. Before arriving, she had assumed … would be drab and boring. But now she appreciates its beauty, especially when it does rain. From the carpets of yellow-and-white annuals, the fresh scent of creosote, and the stunning …
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… and nutritional content. Work in 2014 focused on assembling and analyzing transcriptome data from breadfruit and its wild relatives and revealed information about genes that may be under …
Type: Research
… brush on grilled fish, snip the herbs over vegetables as a garnish. The genus Salvia comes from the Latin word salvere , “to save or to heal,” hence this herb’s connection to long life and …
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… perennial prairie plant species. Additionally, we are using 25 years of demographic data from purple coneflower ( Echinacea angustifolia ) to parameterize demographic models and quantify …
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… can easily grow all the ingredients of a vegetable salsa in a home garden, taking tips from the successful salsa garden within the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. The plants there …
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