… Japanese mending art form. You will receive a pre-distressed denim tote bag to repair and transform using traditional hand-stitching embroidery methods. Sustainable fashion is always in style. All skill levels welcome. All supplies included. Justin Leblanc, fasion designer, artist, and teacher Classroom 5, Learning Center …
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… Mugho pines, or Swiss mountain pines, are European natives growing at high altitudes and are extremely cold hardy (Zone 2). Their light green needles are slightly curved and grow in bundles of two. It prefers well-drained, loose soil in full sun or partial shade. It is easily transplanted. …
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… double bluish-purple flowers from June through August. The plant grows to about two feet tall and about eighteen inches wide and may require staking if flower production is high. Deadheading will prolong the flowering period. …
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… Japanese mending art form. You will receive a pre-distressed denim tote bag to repair and transform using traditional hand-stitching embroidery methods. Sustainable fashion is always in style. All skill levels welcome. All supplies included. Justin Leblanc, fashion designer, artist, and teacher Classroom 6, Learning Center …
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… Deep pink, semi-double flowers are produced in masses in June and then every six weeks throughout the remainder of the growing season. This hybrid Rugosa cultivar is reliably winter hardy in the Chicago region and can eventually reach up to six feet in size. Plant in full sun in locations with good air …
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… ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ is a Bourbon rose originating in 1868. It can be grown either as a climber and top out at 12 feet … blooms on thorn-less canes with semi-glossy leaves. Although tolerant of shade, best flowering and mildew-resistance occurs in full sun. Prune while dormant in late winter to early spring. …
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… Stroll through the Garden’s 100-acre McDonald Woods this month and you'll be greeted by countless trees and shrubs unfurling their flower buds and leaves. Underneath them, small but spectacular … tiny soil organisms—all of which evolved with the plants. (One well-known example is the monarch butterfly, which only lays its eggs on milkweed ( Asclepias ) species. The …
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… be too complicated or difficult or messy. But nature makes it easy. A seed exists to sprout, and given the right conditions, it will do so with great determination. Sowing Seeds Seeds of many species can be sown outdoors once the ground thaws. But others—especially annuals and vegetables that come from places with a longer growing season than Chicago—are best given a … any seed starting are time, light, a growing medium, cleanliness, water, and attention. Time is critical. Some species need weeks longer than others. Impatiens, for example, need to be …
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… Q. I am growing acorn and butternut squash for the first time this year. When do I harvest them, and how do I store them after harvest? A. All winter squashes (acorn, hubbard, butternut and … should be allowed to ripen on the vine. Harvest them before a hard frost, but be sure the skin is hard and not able to be pierced with your fingernail. You can store them for five or six …
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… New! Having a clear understanding of photographic composition is important regardless of what kind of camera you have. This class will explore basic composition along with some of the better-known smartphone apps and how to use them for nature photography. We will go over smartphone photography and do some fieldwork, and then will examine the photos taken during class, discussing how they …
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