… New! Make an adorable 6-inch bunny who is all dressed up for trick or treating—in your choice of a pumpkin or candy corn costume. Learn the basics of …
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… Mow grass for the last time and cut the grass quite short. This helps prevent winter injury and reduces …
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… into the fall, it tolerates a light frost. It grows 14-20 inches tall and is good for beds and containers. 2021 – Ball Horticultural featured plants @ Chicago Botanic Garden …
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… thrive in the heat and humidity of summer when grown in full sun. The compact size is ideal for containers or annual displays. The flowers are pollinator magnets, attracting butterflies, …
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… all levels of experience are welcome. Binoculars are recommended but not necessary. Dress for the weather. Bridget Kiernan, birder and horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Meet at …
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… fall. This short-lived perennial thrives in full sun and dryish soils. The flowers are great for use as fresh-cut or dried flowers, and the nectar is a favorite of bees and butterflies. …
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… perennial. Pollinators love the honey scented nectar ensuring a continuing attraction for insects and hummingbirds in the garden. Plant Verbena in full sun, average soils, and after …
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… It’s a big week for cooking, for getting out the china, crystal, and silver, and for setting a holiday-worthy … yet? A cornucopia, or horn of plenty, is a classically beautiful, easy, and crowd-pleasing way to pull together a centerpiece without a lot of fuss or expense. I taught a fall cornucopia …
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… you call it, Tradescantia ohiensis is just one of the prairie plants that has a unique story to tell. Tradescantia ohiensis , better known to most as spiderwort, blooms in late spring in … composed of three petals contrast with its six bright yellow anthers, each flower opening for a few hours in the morning or longer if cloudy. Spiderwort belongs to the Commelinaceae, the … strings of mucilaginous sap that form as it stretches between your fingertips. By the way, the “wort” part of spiderwort, which is commonly used to describe many plants (figwort, …
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… In November, I had the unique opportunity to go to the Portland Japanese Garden for a week-long training session—and what a week it was! I arrived in Portland in early November, … garden fence Vertical supports in place, it's time to tie ibo-musubi knots in the time-honored way. On my last day in Portland, I visited Lan Su Chinese Garden. In contrast to a Japanese …
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