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  • … New! Enjoy the sweet and savory flavors of summer in this stunning dish. Mouthwatering ahi tuna is paired with crunchy macadamia nuts, creamy guacamole, juicy mango salsa, and crispy tortilla …
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  • … a uniform, rounded clump of aromatic, rugose green foliage that looks nice all season long and is not enjoyed by rabbits or deer. …
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  • … Transylvanian sage is an upright perennial that can grow to 3 feet tall. A native of the Transylvanian Mountains in …
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  • … SHAWNEE BRAVE® baldcypress is a deciduous conifer with a narrow pyramidal shape which grows to 50-75' tall and 15-20' wide. …
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  • … Lenhardt Library, the Nursery Catalog Database—and its companion, a physical file of catalogs—is a gardener's dream: an already-edited and constantly updated list of hundreds (currently 784) … Have an unusual interest? So do the mushroom folks at Garden City Fungi ( gardencityfungi.com ), the banana experts at Going Bananas ( going-bananas.com ), and the Kitazawa Seed Company ( kitazawaseed.com ), which has been selling Asian vegetable …
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  • … Why Care about Fungi? The Chicago area is host to more than a thousand species of mushrooms and mushroom like fungi—beneficial, … pathogens . In large forests that extend miles, older trees die to make way for new trees—it is a natural part of the life cycle. Forest fungi help this regeneration to take place. Finally, … the forest. If you do collect in the wild, be aware of and follow rules for collecting at that site, e.g., collecting fungi is not allowed on any forest preserve property in the greater …
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  • … back from extinction in the wild? Chicago Botanic Garden scientists think so. Their belief is reflected in the rows of rare alula ( Brighamia insignis ) growing discreetly in a Garden … decade ago, with just one plant clinging to a wind-swept sea cliff on a Hawaiian island, alula is still seen today by visitors at botanic gardens around the world. These living collections of … chance of preventing extinctions and reintroducing plants, like alula, into the wild. “Alula is an amazing species that deserves a future on this planet,” said Kayri Havens, Ph.D., chief …
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  • … New! Chocolate is the most popular flavor in baked goods. Featured baking techniques include tempering chocolate …
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  • … to abstract portraits. A digital camera with aperture priority and shutter speed priority is required. Intermediate level. FPC fundamental course, fine art track Dianne Kittle, fine art …
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  • … of all things, impermanence and a feeling of melancholy that fits with the fall season. It is both a mood and an important Japanese aesthetic concept. …
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