… predation by nutria and deer. After the first hard frost, bring the container into a frost-free environment, and let it dry out. Carefully dig out the tubers, and place in calcined clay (kitty litter) for overwinter storage in a cool, dry location. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… where nectar flowers abound. They avoid windy, exposed sites. Many native plants are valuable for butterfly gardens. Serious butterfly gardeners consider not only nectar plants to attract butterflies in their graceful adult stage, but also plant host plants for the larvae or caterpillar stage. Butterfly gardeners allow for feeding and damage caused by the caterpillar stage in order to complete the life cycle. …
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… which has been used as an arrow poison and an emetic. Numerous species of butterflies and bees visit the flowers, which are not toxic to them. In their native habitat, they grown in sandy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sackville-West (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons ) Sackville-West (1892-1962) is well-known for her close relationship with writer Virginia Woolf; she was also a dedicated gardener and … As a scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, I most often think of Sackville-West when I visit the Thomas English Walled Garden . This garden is inspired by a long history of British … mirrors Woolf’s famous work, A Room of One's Own , which argues that women need a space, free from outside social influences, to express their voices. We have come to realize that …
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… Beth Feldman Brandt, who collaborated on the boxes, are traveling from Philadelphia to give a free talk October 6 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. An exhibition featuring the boxes and other … several trees on the grounds, Bartram’s Garden devised a collaborative project with The Center for Art in Wood, also in Philadelphia. The project, Bartram’s Boxes Remix, features the work of … from the felled trees. Each piece is meant to celebrate Bartram’s desire to share his passion for trees and other plants. An anonymous friend of the Garden purchased the three boxes by Owen …
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… inspecting any plants before bringing them into your home. This is especially important for plants that have spent the summer outdoors. If insects are found, isolate the affected plants immediately. The second step is to regularly monitor plants for insects or signs of insect activity. Be sure to check the underside of all leaves as well as … level, temperature, humidity, fertilization, and water that they need during the winter. Feel free to contact Plant Information at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for specific …
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… session will showcase the results of the challenge with a full group slide show. Get ready for ideas to set you free, to shake you out of ruts, and charge you up to make new photographs. This class will be …
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… cologne Ornamental—dozens of species and hundreds of cultivars Medical—in China, as treatment for heart disease …
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… Royal Velours is a vigorous, free-flowering, deciduous vine that produces striking red-crimson flowers from May through …
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… Songbirds love the seeds produced at the end of the season. This plant is disease and insect free. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
