… Koichi Kawana, the garden’s designer, explained that the wooden bridge carries the visitor “from everyday life to a calm, serene, reflective communion with nature.” Close Clue: Here you’ll … bridge invites you to pause and take in the whole of the Garden. Its acoustics are different from other bridges because it goes quiet at the center. Close Clue: This object is one part of a …
Type: Blog
… When I decided to look into book dedication, I had two ideas in mind: first, that a book from 1933 would be a good choice, as that was the year of my mother’s birth; and, second, that a … endpages first to see if there’s a bookplate. Who will this book be dedicated to? Perhaps it’s from a group that wants to honor a leader or friend. Or it’s to celebrate a memorable trip, or a …
Type: Blog
… central female pistil surrounded by numerous male stamens. These features appear to be missing from the milkweed flower (right). The pollination of milkweeds is also unusual. A great variety … comprised of two sacs (pollinia) full of pollen. The entire pollinarium is extracted from the flower by a visiting insect and deposited on another flower. Cross pollination occurs …
Type: Blog
… The Great Lakes Entomologist: First records of Megachile apicalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from Illinois found in heavily urbanized areas within the City of Chicago. 2020. Gruver, A.M. and …
Type: Research
… fruit, and full fruiting. Deciduous trees , on the other hand, are more complex, with stages from first buds to leaf drop. Budburst builds on the basic human drive to notice this kind of …
Type: Blog
… are ready to hand out. Happiness is 1,000 paper cranes…and volunteers like Susan and Edie. From Ray’s original intent comes great good fortune: a community has sprung. And what do the kids …
Type: Blog
… After careful review of hundreds of submissions, we’re excited to share our selected poems from Garden enthusiasts everywhere for National Poetry Month. Get lost in these beautiful haiku …
Type: Blog
… provides between people and nature. In a society when people have become much more distanced from nature, feeding birds is perhaps the simplest and easiest way to make that connection. This … birds you want to feed. Tubular feeders with small (or no) perches tend to prevent large birds from accessing the food. Tubular thistle feeders have very small holes designed to provide access … to the pole or line that supports the feeder can prevent mammals like squirrels and raccoons from getting to the feeder. If you do want to place food on the ground for ground-feeding birds …
Type: Blog
… of moth species found in the restored portions of our oak woodland. Moths are removed from the traps and then photographed before being released back to the woodland. The metallic … virginica ) are striking—even its wings have a metallic sheen. My interest in moths stems from the fact that many of the species are dependent on one or just a few native plant species …
Type: Blog
… Tankersley, “if I get injured and need to dress a wound.” The savory herb also wins a vote from Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, who likes dill … More Many refreshing drinks—think iced tea, mojitos, and mint juleps—get some of their cool from mint, the herb of choice of Laura Erickson, coordinator of market sales for our Windy City …
Type: Blog
