… class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Dress for the weather. A supply list will be sent. PGL 1, PGL 2, and GDC requirement Chicago Botanic …
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… will grow the following season. One prominent Illinois market grower is experimenting with it for his numerous chef customers who are always seeking novel produce. …
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… dark green, mounding, nonhardy perennial. Landmark™Yellow lantana has great tolerance for heat, drought, and humidity, and is insect- and disease-resistant. It does not produce many …
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… Many smart gardeners are also smart chefs. We devote this edition of Smart Gardener to those gardener-chefs who love the link between the horticultural and the culinary. Of the few … 110 species in the orchid genus Vanilla, V. planifolia is a vining orchid that's indigenous to Mexico. Its flower, a lovely greenish-white orchid flushed with yellow, produces a … Too How might vanilla (beans or extract) be used in savory ways? Use vanilla paste as a glaze for chicken or fish. Roast butternut or acorn squash with a glaze of vanilla paste and butter. …
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… grasses, and roses. When planting bare-root roses, soak the roots in a bucket of water for several hours before planting. Be sure to choose a full-sun site before digging the hole. Remember that as soon as tall trees leaf out, … can become partly shaded. Divide mature summer- and fall-blooming perennials when they are 4 to 6 inches tall. Do not divide day lilies (September), Oriental poppies (July), or iris (late …
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… Meet the Plants That Inspired our Halloween Costume Contest. Some plants don’t need Halloween to dress up—they wear their costumes all year long. From clever disguises to dramatic flair, these Garden show-offs inspired us to host a “Plant Costume Contest.” Watch … reginae ) “A Bird” This flower resembles a bird’s head and makes a sturdy, inviting perch for birds to land, sip nectar, and transfer pollen. Chenille Plant ( Acalypha hispida ) “A 1920’s …
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… Vanilla Cream false indigo is notable for its compact habit and soft yellow buds that open to creamy blooms on 10" spikes. It is part … of Baptisia . Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the …
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… than the European white birch or paper birch. The branches are very flexible and may bend to the ground during snowstorms with little damage. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is the bark. Many of the common names of birch trees refer to the color of the bark -- white, gray, yellow or red. Another signature bark characteristic is … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
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… Bright yellow 'dancing ladies' featuring brown to dark purple spots on 5 foot tall flowering spikes come into bloom from autumn extending thru the winter. The main flowering stalk can branch up to seven times with each of the branches carrying ten flowers. Formerly classified in the genus … by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
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… multistemmed, are wide-spreading. The saucer magnolia is enshrouded in flowers in late March to early April, when flowers open that are white to pinkish-purple and 5-10" across and fragrant. Very showy large-cupped flowers and handsome … ; it has been popular since it first flowered in 1826. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually large flowers, which emerge prior to the foliage in …
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