… Gardening is all about embracing change. You plant seeds and wait to see which ones will sprout. You … bulbs you planted last fall emerge strongly but are not quite the color you were expecting. This year, spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden has been all about change, and acceptance of how the COVID-19 health crisis affects how we care for the Garden—and how the Garden will look when we are able to reopen. Only essential staff is …
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… compost heap. Any soilless mix from window boxes or containers can be discarded or kept aside for one more year. If used for a second year, mix equal parts old mix with fresh soilless mix. … sterilize containers before storing over winter. Do not mulch your perennial garden area until the ground has frozen hard later in November. Begin to plant spring-blooming bulbs. Mulch area … windflower, winter aconite. A few weeks after a killing frost, lift and store tender bulbs. This might be as late as November. Cut back above-ground foliage and stems of cannas and dahlias …
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… Description: This medium-sized, fish-eating bird is often seen perched while searching for small fish, or …
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… them from falling over in wind. Guard against overexposure to afternoon sun. Carefully monitor for insects during their time spent in the garden. Overwintered tender annuals or tropicals (e.g., hibiscus, gardenia, geranium) may be … reach 40 degrees. Amaryllis bulbs (in their pots) can be moved to a protected spot in the garden where they receive morning sun. Fertilize twice a month with a dilute 15-30-15 mix. …
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… Aronia sp.) With a name like chokeberry, people aren’t exactly chomping at the bit to plant this native shrub. It’s unfortunate, because the chokeberry is one of the best shrubs you can grow in Illinois. Iroquois Beauty™ chokeberry ( Aronia … In spring to early summer, the plants become covered in white, apple blossom-like flowers for several days to weeks. The glossy green foliage holds up against extreme heat and drought, …
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… One of my summer interns found a little plant, under a bunch of big plants, and we thought for a second it might be the same as the big plants, but it is definitely different. It’s our first field day. We don’t know what this plant is called, and it’s a hot and humid summer day in Chicago, and we have been searching …
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… Mugho pine 'Teeny' is an extremely dwarf form that matures to only 12 inches high and wide. This small globe shaped pine has attractively arranged rich green needles 2" long and is excellent for rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3 and prefers full sun with moderate moisture. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Masses of golden yellow flowers on short upright stems cover this mounded beauty when grown in full sun and well-drained soils. In fact, it is ideal for rock or crevice gardens and dry walls. Free of most insect and diseases. Archived Copy: This …
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… This cultivar is noted for it's slender and upright growth habit to 40' tall by 10' wide and … from deicing road salts. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… Anyone who reads the volumes of research can easily see all the reasons why a nature preschool is not just a real preschool, but should be a standard for all preschool environments to aspire to attain. Here are my top five reasons why a nature … Nature is unpredictable, and often, answers might not be what we would like, but we learn from this too. A great example is “Spike”, the titan arum that did not bloom here at the Chicago …
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