… chances are the lovely fall colors come to mind—and not the leaves that end up on your lawn or in your garden beds. Here are some ways you can use your leaves to support your plants and … food source for wildlife including insects. Soon-to-be butterflies, for instance, take shelter in the winter under or on leaves, in the form of eggs, larva (caterpillars), or pupa (chrysalis). For example, the beautiful …
Type: Plant Info
… The Versatility of Vines There’s often a dilemma facing gardeners who work in small tight spaces. In urban areas, like Chicago, you may have a back yard that’s only 25 by 40 feet. There may be a … height. The icing on the cake—a flowering vine on the support. When you can’t plant a shrub in a two-foot-wide border, a vine scrambling up a trellis brings color to eye level. An obelisk …
Type: Plant Info
… where you keep an eye out for hawks, old oaks, and wild bergamot? That’s what I’ve been doing in my 11-mile cycling commute on the North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden , where I … the Garden. The Forest Preserves of Cook County’s North Branch trail starts at LaBagh Woods in Chicago and ends at the Chicago Botanic Garden. When the weather cooperates, I catch the trail … riding past Blue Star Memorial Woods, heading north, there’s a bit of an uphill climb around E. Lake Avenue. The Forest Preserves of Cook County has a list of great tips on how to …
Type: Blog
… Life Through Día de los Muertos Honrando la vida en el Día de los Muertos I grew up in the city seeing the Day of the Dead holiday come to life with ornamented school patios, … the holiday was everywhere I looked: the movie Coco was released. I watched James Bond in Spectre find himself in a procession of Catrinas on a Mexico City street, looking gorgeous in a skeleton suit. I began …
Type: Blog
… bug’s. Or a bat’s. There are so many pollinators beyond bees—nearly 270,000 species worldwide. In this interactive exhibition, you can explore the fascinating world of these vital creatures. … They keep our planet healthy. Food plentiful. Flowering plants diverse. Pollinators are in trouble. Habitat loss, pesticides, climate change, and other threats have dropped their …
Type: Event for Ongoing
… rhythm, and reason. Beer & wine and light fare will be available for purchase from 7–8 p.m. in Burnstein Hall; see the larger-then-life biospheres of Local Homes: Nature in Your Backyard and meet artist Vaughn Bell. Then get ready for the poetry slam. Learn more . …
Type: Item Detail
… Take your colored pencil work to a new level. Explore in depth the techniques introduced in previous colored pencil courses, working toward finished pieces that emphasize composition as …
Type: Item Detail
… essential oils, and flower remedies. Learn an herbal view of how “dis-ease” gradually builds in the body, and ways to reverse that process. Walk into the gardens to become acquainted with various herbs (wild and cultivated). Realize what to put in an herbal first-aid kit and why. Take home reference materials for long-term use. Register for …
Type: Item Detail
… plant indoors during the winter and outside during the summer months. Bay trees are often sold in containers and occasionally have been trained into standards with one main trunk and a big … winter, a bright spot with a few hours of direct sunlight a day is best. Water very sparingly in winter and let the potting mix dry out before watering again. Like ivy, Laurus does not mind …
Type: Plant Info
… & Beyond , a program that inspires a genuine appreciation for the vital role pollinators play in our lives and in a healthy, diverse planet. Explore the stunning diversity of pollinators and the ways you can …
Type: Item Detail
