… Cucurbita maxima ‘Queensland Blue’ is not often seen growing in the field. While they hail from South America, the blue squash varietals grow equally as well in Australia (for which they … flesh and a thin skin. Purchase Porcelain Doll ( Cucurbita moschata ‘Porcelain Doll’) seed from Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation . Cucurbita moschata ‘Porcelain Doll’ is a pink "cheese" …
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… to know that it has been raining lately. My phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from the Illinois Poison Center requesting help with potential mushroom poisoning cases. I helped … lawn mower’s mushroom, is also nonedible. (Photo with permission Michael Kuo, mushroomexpert.com .) Not all mushrooms growing in lawns are toxic. But the only way to tell is to know what …
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… is, if you’ll excuse the expression, mushrooming, as growing numbers of people seek food from local, sustainable—and even foraged—sources. Thanks to a vibrant network of farmers’ markets …
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… homemade cards, gift tags, etc. Directions: Gather your favorite flowers—if the blooms come from your own garden, all the better for gift purposes. Choose bright ones without blemishes. The …
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… plots at University of Michigan-Flint. At Chicago Botanic Garden, we have treatments ranging from traditional turfgrass lawns, to fine fescue lawns which should require less water and … at University of Michigan-Flint). For more information, please see www.rethinkinglawns.com . All artwork on our signs and website is by Liz Anna Kozik. This research is funded by the …
Type: Research
… clothes out of mycelium . Adidas recently unveiled the Stan Smith Mylo shoe , partially made from a mycelium-based material that reportedly looks and feels like leather. And French fashion …
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… grandma’s hydrangeas, neighborhood trees you climbed as a child, or a plant in a habitat far from home that stoked your curiosity about the natural world. Maybe it’s the first houseplant you … and saw the value in protecting that little strip of botanical diversity.” Thanks to support from teachers, Sollenberger majored in botany and minored in art. Find his beautiful prairie …
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… Council Ring Visitors will notice the deer fencing that helps keep the overpopulation of deer from browsing wildflowers and woody plants alike. The Fern Loop Trail and the Spring Wildflower …
Type: Walks
… have bright yellow stems. The Garden's dogwood collection includes almost 100 varieties from 20 species—more than 2,400 plants! Perennials There are plenty of reasons to wait until …
Type: Plant Info
… region. Twice a year, working carefully, twig by twig, a crew of four to five staff members from the Grounds Department prunes all 28 trees in the Linden Allée to precise measurements—once …
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