… The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online class about herbs is a virtual experience you can take anywhere! New! Pollen-rich air can irritate the eyes, sinuses, and throat for many. Discover delicious ways to support the immune system with botanical herbs and foods. Learn the tools that can build your body’s resistance to environmental irritants as well as which herbs to reach for when symptoms need to be soothed. …
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… a blue sky. The samaras, or winged seeds, turn bright red in early summer and then fade to brown and fall to the ground. Foliage starts as a glossy, dark green turning to bright reds and oranges in the … leaves may become chlorotic, yellowing from an inability to uptake manganese from the soil. It is a wonderful specimen tree or shade tree. …
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… Gardening With Weather Challenges Are you wondering how to keep your garden healthy through the not-so-forgiving weather of the Midwest? We have collected stories and studies from the experts to help you through challenging spring showers, late-summer droughts, and everything in between. Wet Weather What is a Rain Garden Rain Gardens: Beautiful, Beneficial, or Both? DIY Rain Garden Download a Rain …
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… Bright yellow poppy flowers are produced from spring to early summer on the greater celandine poppy ( Chelidonium majus ), a hardy perennial that thrives in shaded locations with moist soils. This is another example of a woodland plant that completes its growth and starts to go dormant during the heat and drought of mid to late summer. All parts of the plant contain …
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… New! Rethink your salads to incorporate bold, satisfying flavor and balanced nutrition in every bite. Learn to build hearty, grain-forward salads that deliver the perfect mix of proteins, healthy fats, and … red leaf lettuce with wild rice and grapes, and romaine with quinoa and beans. Each salad is paired with a unique, delicious dressing and allows you to customize the amount of protein. …
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… Gardens in 2016. It has a complex leaf color starting in spring with a rose tone and maturing to a grey with lingering rose accents and dark veins. The pink flower scapes emerge in midsummer supporting clusters of delicate cream flowers. Rose Quartz Alumroot is a Heuchera villosa hybrid with enhanced tolerance for heat and humidity. It matures to a leafy mound about 8 inches high and 12 inches wide, the flower scapes increase the height to …
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… Bigfoot hosta forms a large mound of medium blue green leaves. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks … are common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer moist, loamy soil enriched with organic matter. Some leaf damage by slugs is to be expected. Deer find hosta delicious. …
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… Native to the European Alps, Dutch crocus emerges in March-April from an underground tuber called a … bands turns yellow as the plants go dormant. Use in beds or borders or naturalize in lawns to introduce spring to the garden. Watch out for squirrels and rodents whose radar is especially adapted to finding and devouring the corms. This variety was introduced in the …
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… yellow green spider flowers with unusual narrow, twisted petals. It makes a lovely addition to any garden. The flowers are large, measuring 6”, and appear in mid season. They are … are several stalks on each plant. The buds open in series, so a single plant will continue to bloom for 2 weeks or more. It is easy to grow and does well in full sun to part shade.Lady Fingers has been awarded the Harris …
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… Iris pallida ‘Aurea Variegata’ is pale lavender blue with yellow beards and a sweet fragrance. The flowers measure 3 to 5 inches across and stand 2 to 3 feet tall. The leaves are sword like with creamy white stripes. Iris pallida and its …
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