… colors, seasonality, sizes—all important visual characteristics without a doubt—but a garden with scents provides a deeper, richer experience by supplementing visual stimuli with olfactory. Fragrances, like music, often elicit memories, and so this short list of … Lonicera flava honeysuckle is a fragrant and hardy variety. Photo via southeasternflora.com. Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa , is a nonhardy (for us) bulb from northern Mexico with an …
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… cinnamon and stir slowly. The ingredients will pull together into a shiny, moist-looking mix with few cracks. If the dough seems too wet to roll out, add more cinnamon. (Nancy suggests starting with a 1:3 ratio of cinnamon to sauce, then gradually working toward a 1:2 ratio, adding cinnamon … this) by spreading a thick layer of extra cinnamon all over it. Heavily dust your rolling pin with cinnamon as well. Remove the dough from the bowl, set it onto the surface and coat the top …
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… Chicago artists have been busy in their studios creating installations with uplifting messages to welcome visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lightscape. Matthew … sculpture celebrates the word JOY: “the expression of love, comfort, and happiness when we're with the ones we love.” Tanner Woodford’s Pride & Promise—2020 Heritage Christmas Tree boasts … the pride and promise we feel in our community and home.” And Michael Young’s Night Birds, with their neon-lit feathers and abstract style, “aims for a sense of emotional …
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… kids and families that celebrate the outdoors. What’s fun about nature art is that it starts with an adventure and ends with a surprise. For instance, the “family of owls” that we created may appear in story time … your creation station. The finished muddy treat Happiness is when mom says it’s OK to play with your food This is the best way to distract a picky eater , or wow guests with an …
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… three started making puppets together for fun about a year ago. Naturally, the group began with puppets of themselves…then of all the guys at Threaded Films (a video/production company with a penchant for film gear). Titan Taylor was almost as big a star as #CBGAlice. Although … arum puppet project. Slowly, the basement of Debi’s house turned into a creative factory, with floor-to-ceiling plastic walls around the sanders, saws, and drills. (A separate, dust-free …
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… are white buttons, baby bellas, and portobellos. Some wild varieties—such as oyster mushrooms with their wonderful almost fishy fragrance—are now being cultivated and sold in supermarkets, … produce at the farmers’ market, and local mushroom hunters sometimes supply the markets with morels in May. Farfalle with fresh mushrooms and a sprinkling of herbs hits the spot. Photo: Kasey Albano Mushrooms can …
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… first and most important teachers. For 15 years, I have had the pleasure of teaching families with young children at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is a gift to work in a garden with children because there is so much about gardening that we can use to help them grow. “It is … into a student that counts but what is planted.” —Linda Conway If you’ve ever spent time with a toddler, you know that young children are active learners. The best teaching occurs when …
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… If you’re reading this article, you may be familiar with some of the challenges that sometimes face older folks: muscles may get weaker and ache more … benefits that it’s well worth pursuing. The activity may even improve problems associated with aging, such as depression, osteoporosis, diabetes, and poor sleep. So let’s explore some … until you are wearing proper footwear. Even if you plan to just survey the yard while barefoot with your first cup of coffee, danger lurks! Without shoes, you are more likely to fall or sprain …
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… pulp off the seeds. Rinse them in a colander and let them drain. Prepare a baking sheet with a layer of parchment paper. Do not add any oil. Spread seeds in a single layer on the paper. … same. Players will toss the seeds and the side that lands face up is the number they will work with. You’ll want to select seeds that are more flat than rounded. Remove any transparent skin … matters. You’ll also want to establish a top and bottom of the seed. I write all the numbers with the point of the seed on the bottom so 6s and 9s don’t get confused. Here are some games …
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… always sing backup to showier blossoms in large arrangements. Also, you can use aromatic herbs with small leaves as filler greens to add a pleasant scent. What you need A cap from a plastic … stick up. Add water to soak the foam. Trace the cap on a piece of foam and then carve the foam with a butter knife to fit inside the cap. Begin sticking the flowers into the foam. Here, we started with a waxflower in the center and added smaller flowers and herbs around it. Cut the flower …
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