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  • … If you're a Cubs fan and have been to Wrigley Field then you will have seen this vine growing in the outfield. It's also the ivy of the Ivy League. Boston ivy is a fast-growing deciduous vine of the grape family from eastern Asia. It has deeply toothed, … bright green leaves that reach 8 inches high with three lobed or ovate leaflets turning red to purple in the fall. The vine climbs by attaching adhesive disks to surfaces but these disks …
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  • … The flesh-pink buds of Charlotte crabapple open to double pale pink flowers. The fruit is dark green and large (greater than 1 inch in diameter) for crabapples. In the fall the foliage … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai … footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the Sun form, or for those who want to refresh their practice. Class locations vary between …
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  • … Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai … footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the Sun form, or for those who want to refresh their practice. Class locations vary between …
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  • … Sun-style tai chi is a modern form known for flowing movements and gentle postures. Learn traditional Sun-style tai … footwork. Ease into the form by learning sections of movements that are perfect for those new to tai chi or to the Sun form, or for those who want to refresh their practice. Class locations vary between …
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  • … Nutgall tree, also known as Chinese sumac, is the tallest representative of the cashew family that will grow in the Midwest. It is a suckering shrub with an open habit that will reach 20 feet in height, with irregular … huge panicles of tiny creamy-white flowers appear. These attract pollinators, however, fruit is not produced without a male plant nearby. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … around the Garden Take a Two-Mile Perimeter Walk Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: 2 miles Time: 45 min- 1 hour Stop 1: Annex 1 Kick off … sunscreen at the Garden Shop.   Stop 2: Gate at Children's Learning Campus Crossroad Gate to gate, the outer/perimeter road makes a wide, two-mile curve around the edge of the Chicago … the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden.   Stop 4: .7 mile mark .7 mile mark: Continue to the right for the outer road OR return to the Visitor Center through the gardens ahead.   Stop …
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  • … This is an early, large-flowered climber that produces single, large, rich purple flowers with silver undersides and red anthers. It is attractive on pergolas where the underside of the leaves can be seen. …
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  • … Many-flowered cotoneaster, a native of China, is one of the largest cotoneasters, growing to ten feet tall with cascading branches. It has … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no …
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  • … 'Sienna' can reach a height of 50 feet with a 30 foot spread. It is extremely cold hardy and has bright red fall coloring. Like other Freeman maples, it is tolerant of varying soil and moisture conditions. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant