… Prickly rose is one tough native rose. It's found growing wild in northern Ontario and Alaska. It's found thriving at the edges of forests, and on top of cliffs, putting on its show of bright pink flowers. Unlike modern multi-petaled …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This free-flowering, compact selection of the native black-eyed Susan is covered with golden-yellow, sterile petals surrounding the brownish-purple disk of fertile flowers from late summer into fall. Plant this black-eyed Susan in full sun and in well-drained soil and avoid excessive fertilizer, which would cause the plants to flop over. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This beautiful, red hybrid tea rose grows up to 4 1/2- feet high with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. The long-stemmed flowers possess a mild tea rose fragrance. Flowering begins around mid-June and continues through mid-October. The leaves are very disease-resistant; this is the most disease-resistant of the hybrid tea roses. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Singin' in the Rain™ floribunda rose ( Rosa 'Macivy') is described as an apricot blend, with colors that soften over time. The 2.75-inch flowers have a strong musk-rose fragrance, and the bush will eventually reach 5 feet high. Plant this rose in full sun; moderate water and fertilizer are the keys to success with this award-winning rose. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… travel to the Garden by school bus from designated stops to participate in the Science First and College First programs. Over 500 students participated in the Science Career Continuum program from over 100 different public schools in Chicago. Below is a map of College First participants’ schools. [gmap … 41.918408,-87.645845:Lincoln Park HS Rosalba Herrera 2012 + 41.782192,-87.671920:Lindblom Math and Science Academy Edgar Padilla Jessie Pink + 41.835144,-87.735144:Little Village High School …
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… For Chicago-area gardeners, May is typically “go time!” for planting annuals, vegetables, and herbs to fill out the garden. The … for these worms. Also keep your garden equipment clean to help prevent moving eggs to another site. Jumping worms typically live near the surface of the soil. If you see jumping worms, put …
Type: Plant Info
… for a kitchen countertop, a nightstand, or a windowsill. Add a few store-bought flowers and you can make charming bouquets with branches of holly, yews, boxwood or spruce if they grow in your garden. Stems of fresh herbs also add a punch of fragrance and color. A trip to the floral department at the local grocery store provided the eye candy for … side stems from evergreens—arborvitae, yews and false cypress—they won’t be missed. The goal is to avoid cutting too far into the shrub and creating a hole. Red-twig dogwood is another great …
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… ), apple ( Malus ), pear ( Pyrus ), firethorn ( Pyracantha ) Description & Symptoms Apple scab is a common fungal infection of crabapple and apple trees. Small, pale green spots appear on the edges and surfaces of leaves which soon enlarge and turn brown. Leaves will eventually yellow and drop. …
Type: Plant Info
… Veitch Boston Ivy is a creeping climber that reaches a maximum height of 45 feet. It requires full sun to partial … moisture conditions. Although its blooms are insignificant, the blue-black fruit in the fall is attractive to birds. The plant can be for a screen. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Meet the bees of the McCormick Place Rooftop Farm …and try their honey! Check out our video to learn more about the honey harvesting process. … studies have shown that eating local honey might help alleviate allergy symptoms—and honey is known to have medicinal benefits ranging from reducing inflammation to antimicrobial … has a long and fascinating history . Iris is learning her beekeeping skills from Fred Daniels, site coordinator at Windy City Harvest’s Rodeo Farm, who has been beekeeping since 2012. Rodeo …
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