… New! Create your own unique textiles using natural dye. In this hands-on workshop series, you will learn the process of preparing textiles for natural dyeing and use a variety of direct applications of dye to cotton, silk, and thread. In later classes, try your hand at a variety of embroidery stitches to embellish your fabric …
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… your landscape painting this summer. Discover how painters think about composition and color in nature. A brief review of color and light will help you represent the landscape. You will create small paintings in the medium of your choice, such as gouache, acrylic, and oil. Color drawing materials …
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… New! Enjoy inspiration from the cuisine of Germany in this hands-on cooking class. You will learn how to make a tender, succulent pork schnitzel coated in toasted breadcrumbs; light and fluffy spaetzle (little egg dumplings) with parsley and butter; …
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… If you here in the summer does this tree have a smoky or hazy look? This tree has masses of tiny purplish hairs that give this appearance. Daydream smokebush is a deciduous shrub that thrives in full sun and requires well-drained soil. Daydream can reach a height and width of ten to …
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… hawthorn has all the attractive features of the species but without the hazardous thorns. In June, the tree is covered with beautiful clusters of white flowers with a strong fragrance, or odor, depending on your opinion. The small oblong leaves are glossy and turn red and orange in fall. It will grow to 30 feet, but we have found it makes a nice barrier hedge with its dense …
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… displays. Plant either tubers or plants actively growing after the last average frost date in spring and stake to keep the plants upright in windy conditions. …
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… 3-4 ft. high with huge deep pink flowers the size of dinner plates. The buds are produced in multiple clusters which bloom continuously from late summer until frost, with each flower lasting 3 to 4 days. The foliage is burgundy to purple. It is hardy in zones 4-9. This is a hybrid of a hardy hibiscus native to eastern and central United States. …
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… Minspot is part of the First Edition® series and is commonly sold as FIJI™. It is hardy in zones 5 – 8. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
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… with very few unwanted seed capsules. This is a member of the Chiffon series. It is hardy in zones 5-9. When the species was named syriacus, it was thought to have originated in Syria, but it is actually native to China and India. …
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… CaraDonna, Ph.D., a Chicago Botanic Garden conservation scientist. “It is important to keep in mind that plants have long dealt with variable and unpredictable environments. How they make a … changes. An international team of scientists recently discovered a “thermometer” molecule in plants that can measure the temperature of the soil around them, which triggers spring budding, according to a 2016 study published in the journal Science . Stems act like fiber optic cables Plants also rely on light to schedule …
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