… working in the city. It occurs when the sun rises and sets perfectly framed between buildings, with unobstructed views along east-west streets. And it happens only twice a year— at the spring … day, as I learned my way around, I kept an eye out for a spot where the rising sun might align with the landscape—somewhere symmetrical, somewhere the sun could frame itself naturally, the way …
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… of the native false indigo plant. It is a large, upright perennial that produces flower spikes with numerous dark purplish blue pea-like flowers in spring. Pollinators such as birds, bees and … from two to five feet. Baptisia are considered easy-to-grow, sun-loving, long-lived perennials with very good drought tolerance once established. Baptisia are native to North America; there …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 2–3 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein Center Free Learn about South American butterflies with Doug Taron , Chief Curator of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Peggy Notebaert Nature …
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… soundtrack for bilingual/bicultural kids.” After making a splash on the family music scene with their accordion-driven, Latin-inspired debut album, Piñata Party …
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… A. Many insects and diseases attack plants within the same family. If you have had problems with a particular pest or disease, try planting vegetables from another family in that section of …
Type: Plant Info
… has stopped, can enhance winter color, enhance turf root growth, and supply next spring’s lawn with nitrogen early in the season. As a general rule, never apply more than one pound of …
Type: Plant Info
… If cutting the blue salvia back leaves gaps in your planting bed, consider filling the spaces with annual salvia. Leggy growth may also be an indication that the plants need to be to be …
Type: Plant Info
… 1 to 2 inches of leaf and/or flower buds are visible, we recommend covering the immediate area with a dry, lightweight mulch such as shredded dry leaves, straw, or sawdust. Once the danger of …
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… Beautiful five-to-nine-lobed leaves emerge early. The plant grows 3 feet in height with a 5 foot spread in 10 years. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June bring …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of the Caucasian mountains waits until fall to send up its spires of blue-violet flowers with their white hearts. It's bushier than most monkshoods, and the flowers often branch out more …
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