… blue-flowered salvias sent out a last gasp and quickly shriveled after a few days. Sigh. To mollify my misery I realized that I’m helping keep the green industry in business. Whether … pots, window boxes and borders. That should help tamp down the overwhelming feeling of what to buy and where to put it. And, it should help your budget. ( Helpful hint: Never show your credit … holds moisture. Over time, it can soften the bark and cause it to rot. Don’t try this at home. Visit a volcano in Iceland instead. Know What’s Down There There’s nothing worse than stepping on …
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… —Lakeside East Alexandrina Saucer Magnolia —English Walled Garden The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias Magnolias for fragrance…magnolias for small spaces…evergreen magnolias…plant expert Andrew Bunting sorts through the world’s magnificent magnolias in The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias, the newest book in The Plant Lover’s Guide series. Bunting, the Chicago Botanic …
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… members receive a 20 percent discount Garden Conservancy members, call (847) 835-8261 to receive the registration discount Register Now This event is co-sponsored by the Garden … epicenter of the famously rich Cape Floral Kingdom, Kirstenbosch has been admired by visitors to the Cape for more than 200 years. Since it was established in 1913, it has been the flagship of South …
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… When you were a child, did everything you ate — meat, potatoes, vegetables — have to be given its own special space on your plate, not touching anything else? Gardening can be … on. But things are changing. To see what's happening in today's gardens, one has only to visit the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where traditional … Throughout the demonstration gardens, you can see how vegetables, fruits, and herbs are grown for their ornamental beauty as well as for their taste. Flowers are grown to be eaten, as well as …
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… The first moth to emerge in the Butterflies & Blooms exhibition is the Atlas moth ( Attacus atlas) , which is native to Southeast Asia. The Atlas moth lives for one to two weeks, so its main purpose after emerging from its cocoon is to mate. Most moths … other cocoons are still in the pupa emergence room, so if you do not see this moth on your visit, you may be lucky enough to see one on a return visit. We encourage you to visit often, as …
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… Welcome to high summer at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where color, scent, and the play of light on water … and increase the diversity of insect, animal, bird, and plant life. The river meanders for a mile along the base of an abundantly planted slope that rises to meet the Garden wall. … shoreline challenges and water fluctuations. Here is another chance to cross over the water to visit the gardens up close; foregoing that option and continuing the perimeter walk, however, we …
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… in roadside ditches and prairie areas—not in cultivated yards and gardens. Looking similar to Golden Alexander ( Zizia aurea ) or a yellow version of Queen Anne's lace ( Daucus carota ), … phytophotodermatitis—a breakdown of cells and tissues when the sap on the skin is exposed to sunlight. The resulting rash is a severe chemical burn which takes many weeks to heal and may … we managed this year was not more than 50," O'Shaughnessy explains. "We’ve used two techniques for dealing with it—pulling, and cutting. The preferred [and considerably safer] technique is …
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… forms of kale, ‘Redbor’ grows upright on strong stems. The seed packet may say the plant grows to two feet, but the plants in the Garden’s Crescent towered considerably higher—four feet is not … not pure muck. Choose a well-drained, full-sun spot and thin the plants as they grow, allowing for the full-body structure they are going to assume. An alternative would be to buy transplants and pop them in wherever you want them. Leaves from transplants can be harvested …
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… When we decided on the theme for this year’s Orchid Show, In the Tropics, what popped into the designer’s head was this: (wait … color inside Brian’s head. Now Brian, along with the rest of the team, is bringing his vision to life at the Orchid Show , from February 9 to March 24 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Also, … and other treats. Keep track of your favorite orchids in the Show. Then come back and buy them at the post-Orchid Show sale . Plan a weekend outing: brunch and the Show. Plan a …
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… The dark pink buds of Rhododendron yakusimanum ‘Mist Maiden’ open to apple blossom pink and gracefully age to white on an evergreen shrub that rarely grows over 5’ … learned this the hard way. Bee keepers always make sure there is a wide variety of flowers for their bees to visit, in addition to Rhododendrons, to avoid any issues with toxicity. …
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