… Come visit the Nature Play Garden to roll down the hills, splash in the runnel, and hide in the log tunnels. Join us for facilitated multi-sensory activities and exploration. Children and caregivers can engage in …
Type: Event for Calendar
… The Library presents rare book exhibitions each year with an accompanying free gallery talk to share these treasures with a public audience. The Lenhardt Library is focused on developing a collection of national prominence that strengthens its service to researchers and the visiting public. In 2002, the Library acquired a collection of rare books … agriculture, gardening, and landscape design, these volumes present an outstanding opportunity for scholars to chart the evolution of the modern science of botany—uncovering intricate …
Type: Page
… 5-6, Unit 3 Climate Change in My Backyard Activity Descriptions Unit 3: Earth system responses to natural and human-induced changes In Unit 3, students learn about how living things and ecosystems respond to and are impacted by changing climates. Students learn about how plant life cycle events can be … or in small groups make observations of actual phenological events. Activity 3.3: Preparing for Budburst This activity serves as an introduction to phenology and Budburst, and will prepare …
Type: Page
… and whether your plant is in a pot or the ground. Using soaker hoses gives water right to the roots and keeps moisture off your tomatoes' leaves, helping to avoid fungal problems and … sun in hot weather. Check tomatoes in pots every morning and evening in midsummer heat. Tips for using a soaker hose: A splitter attachment for your spigot can divert water to two (or more) … distribute water evenly with a hose longer than 100 feet. Plants at the end of the hose will get very little water; plants at the source will get swamped. Use a hose splitter. This can help …
Type: Page
… I don’t have to look outside to know that it has been raining lately. My phone has been ringing off the hook … 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 the mushroom is (identify it). There are no short cuts or tricks …
Type: Blog
… bronze-red emerging foliage. The foliage retains its red coloring in bright sun but will fade to bronze-green in partial shade. Either way, the mounded foliage is a dramatic backdrop for the tall stems of clear white tubular flowers … at the edge of a border or as an accent plant because of its maroon foliage. It is best planted in groups of three or more. A maroon-leaved beauty for the early summer garden …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… of a titan arum is an exciting event in the botanical world. It is also an opportunity for teachers to illustrate life-science concepts using an extraordinary real-world example. The titan arum's … look a little different. Older students can compare the life cycles of different organisms to the titan arum's life cycle. Students can also put the titan arum bloom story into a larger …
Type: Page
… against cancer, high blood pressure, depression, stress, and more. Take a walk in nature to improve your mood and your health. A recent National Geographic article noted that advances in neuroscience and psychology have provided scientists with more tools to look at the way nature affects our brains and bodies. According to the article, “These measurements—of … . “Nature doesn’t just have one or two active ingredients,” she told the university’s College News . “It’s more like a multivitamin that provides us with all sorts of the nutrients we need. …
Type: Blog
… Yesterday we moved our first titan arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ), “Spike,” to the Semitropical Greenhouse. Now we are all watching and waiting for Spike to bloom—a dream of the Chicago Botanic Garden for 12 years! Finally, in the next ten days or so, …
Type: Blog
… its harsh croak when it takes off from a marsh. It was this bird’s beauty that nearly led to its demise at the turn of the twentieth century—when these and other waders were hunted for … its motionless legs likely looking like branches to a fish, which will come closer, and then get snatched up by the hungry wader. The bird swallows the prey head first, sometimes having to … is doing well in Illinois; however, habitat loss and water pollution may threaten its future. Visit Baker’s Lake in Barrington to watch the great egret during breeding season and McGinnis …
Type: Birding
