… are a delight for any rose lover. But QUEEN OF SWEDEN™ has two additional characteristics to endear it to gardeners. The flowers are carried upright and the stems have few thorns, making … resistance of modern roses. Like all roses, the more sun you give it, the more flowers you'll get in return. Remember that even the most disease resistant roses need help fighting fungal … good air circulation. Also, all roses, particularly repeat bloomers, are heavy feeders, so for best performance fertilize in spring and again in mid-summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Technical Direction: Kevin Rechner Sound & Recording Engineer: Dorian Gehring Special thanks to the original cast of Superbloom for movement generation and inspiration: Gabriela Chavez, … for makers. Their exhibit at the Hyde Park Art Center, Toolbox At Twenty, was named a Best Chicago Art Exhibit for 2022 by the Chicago Tribune. Their 2015 work, Power Goes —about the … design (M.F.A., 2004) from Kent State University and the University of Florida, respectively. Visit her portfolio at overlaplighting.com Finom (music) Finom (fka Ohmme) is a Chicago-based …
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… You can train this vigorous, disease-resistant rose as climber, se it as a hedge, or prune to fit in the border. It's named not for the Beatles song, but for a notable house and garden in … resistance of modern roses. Like all roses, the more sun you give it, the more flowers you'll get in return. Remember that even the most disease resistant roses need help fighting fungal … good air circulation. Also, all roses, particularly repeat bloomers, are heavy feeders, so for best performance fertilize in spring and again in mid-summer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Friday, May 6, 2016 National Public Gardens Day is a day to honor and draw attention to our nation's public gardens. Visit the American Public Gardens Association website for more info. …
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… Yellow climbing roses are few and far between, and 'Autumn Sunset' is one of the best. Buds and outer petals are strongly tinged with on coral on opening, softening to a golden yellow over time. As it blooms in clusters, this means you often get both colors together, along with a strong whiff of its rich, fruity fragrance. And good news …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Amorphophallus remains a unique occupant in the world of plants, and visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden recently experienced the fascinating bloom cycle with the titan … it to produce male flowers the next time around. Basically, Japanese cobra lilies change sex for a period of time to save energy and allow themselves time to recover. Like all species of … lily hails from China, Japan, and Korea. It is one of the easiest to grow, and perhaps the best garden subject for the Chicago area. They are pricey to buy, but the flying saucer-shaped …
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… bulbs offer a versatility and a smashing swath of color in all gardens. In addition to the true kings and queens of the bulb garden, there is a very interesting group of smaller … years as long as the foliage is allowed to yellow and wither naturally, thus providing food for the blossoms to come. Winter aconite ( Eranthishyemalis ) White trout lily ( … inches White, bell-shaped flowers with a green dot on each petal Spring Full sun, light shade; best to have morning sun; dry soil; naturalizes Summer snowflake ( Leucojum aestivum ) 8-15 …
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… and Brownie Girl Scout troop was working on their Household Elf badge. We needed a fun way to teach about conserving water at home—not a lecture—because let’s face it, after a full day of … girls would will not sit still and listen to another lesson. I decided to make a board game for them. The main message of this game was a really important one: in Chicago, all of our water …
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… in the dense equatorial rainforests of the island of Sumatra. Although the tubers that he sent to Florence died, some seeds survived, and a single seedling was sent to the Royal Botanic … to bloom in the last few years. What makes it a rare event? A. It takes seven to ten years for a single corpse flower to gather enough energy to begin its bloom cycle. The Garden began … again—or may rebloom much sooner, every two to three years. Q: How big does this plant really get? A: We have heard tales of some titan arums in their natural habitats growing 10 to 12 feet …
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… Description: These silky, colorful birds are very vocal and have huge beaks for cracking large seeds. They will rapidly empty any sunflower feeder on a rare winter visit. …
Type: Birding
