… warm white—fresh, breezy, and effortlessly chic. That’s “Cloud Dancer,” Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2026. Calm without being boring, elegant without being fussy, it’s the perfect excuse to press the refresh button on your garden this spring. As curator of plant collections at the … and quiet confidence, pulling plants, colors, and textures into natural harmony. It has a way of softening the whole space, inviting you to slow down and take a deep, settling breath. …
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… Green Carts A Green Cart is similar to the idea of a Green Corner, where you fill one area of a room with all things nature-related … of nature throughout the day. Plus, it doesn’t take up much room and can be moved out of the way, or brought somewhere else for someone else to interact with it. A cart like this also … A Green Cart is similar to the idea of a Green Corner, where you fill one area of a room with all things nature-related …
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… VIDEO 1 - Summer Adventure Headline: So much to explore Primary Text: Come for the blooms, stay for an adventure. Check out all the summer experiences included with your visit. Learn more VIDEOS : 1x1 https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/954834792/3bf577547c 9x16 … VIDEO 1 - Summer Adventure Headline: So much to explore Primary Text: Come for the blooms, stay for an adventure. Check out all the summer experiences included with your visit. …
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… I just returned from two weeks in Mongolia searching for fossil flowers. Why go halfway around the world to look for fossils of flowering plants when there are plenty of fossil flowers closer … in another post in the near future. Our lunch stop was in a traditional Mongolian ger on the way to the field site. Checking out the exposure at Tevshiin Govi, a famous dinosaur locality … lakes that draw hundreds or thousands of animals to drink. Tempting as it may be, it is best not to set up camp too close to the water! Then there are the less picturesque …
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… Cards and Gifs for Mom Send mom greetings from the Garden on Mother's Day. Image Link Image Link Image Link … Send mom greetings from the Garden on Mother's Day. Image Link Image Link Image Link Image Link Image Link Image Link …
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… This workshop will be about making, not taking, photographs by nourishing a deepening in our souls and then bringing that awareness into our photo-making process. We will use land, sky, and water to transform an emotional experience into a visual one. Much of our time will be spent outside … of their camera. Digital and film, in all formats, are welcome. Fee includes “Zen and the Art of Photography” lecture on the July 13. The School’s CEUs=10 hours FPC elective, master …
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… The clock was ticking—a little girl was seriously ill—when I got the call for help. A Denver … needed living tissue from Thujopsis dolabrata or any of its cultivars within 24 hours to determine if the plant was the cause of the girl’s life-threatening allergic reaction. The … Within three hours of receiving the request, I had dropped the samples off at FedEx on the way home. As it turned out, Thujopsis did appear to be the culprit, and the hospital is …
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… Experts in reforestation are concerned with the reasons why some replanted sites struggle. They suspect the problem may be solved through … The health of a forest is rooted in soil and the diverse fungi living within it, according to researchers at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Northwestern University, and collaborators at … China. “There has been a lot of deforestation in China and so there is interest in knowing how best to do reforestation, whether we’re using native plants or introduced plants in plantation …
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… plants. You will learn about creating “soft landings” under trees, establishing an oasis for pollinators, and putting together containers that attract pollinators. A Garden walk is included. Dress for the weather. Prerequisites: Botany 1 and one Ornamental Plant Materials core course. The School’s CEUs=3 hours GDC elective Diane Smith, owner, The Perennial Professionals Classroom …
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… Meditative, artful, and transporting. In a way, the experience of seeing Asia in Bloom: The Orchid Show is much like ikebana, the … now through March 25, this new feature of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Orchid Show invites you to pause and reflect on this historic art form. Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of flower …
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