… dance/movement therapy and eco-psychology. We begin in quiet meditation and movement warm-up to connect our bodies with the wonders around us. Next, each person will have the opportunity to find a quiet place at the Garden for individual contemplation: soaking in the sights, sounds, … to share our individual experiences through movement reflections. No previous dance experience is required. Please dress for the weather. Bring a watch and a yoga mat or towel. Erica Hornthal, …
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… and people were relatively free of modern diseases. In this class, you will learn how to prepare fermented foods such as sauerkraut, berries, and cultured salsa; and bone broth, which is full of bioavailable minerals, gelatin, and collagen. Tamara Mannelly will share tips to get your whole family to enjoy these foods (yes…even the little ones). * Optional fermentation …
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… the too-frequent disconnect between the planted fields and a talented kitchen, and seeks to erase that distance. With an education in American history, more than two decades of … with plants, and a profound passion for food, he has found, at Blackberry Farm , a place to combine his talents. During your time spent with him, you will discover different uses of … to create a uniquely toothsome and nutritious menu. "Eating Between the Rows" with Jeff Ross is in Alsdorf Auditorium. The lecture will be followed by a book signing in Lenhardt Library. …
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… In fall, from mid-September to mid-October, this hardy perennial is covered with creamy white chrysanthemum-like flowers. The flowers have short, white rays … in full sun and in average soil. At 20 inches in height, this Asian native plant does not need to be staked. The study of the DNA of the Asteraceae (aster family) has resulted in many changes. …
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… Cannas can be described in three words: big, bold, and beautiful. Water canna ‘Ra’ —a reference to the Egyptian sun god—lives up to those standards. It can reach 5 feet tall, produces striking yellow blooms from summer through fall, and has green lance-shaped leaves resembling those of a banana plant. It is versatile as well. Plant it in sun to part shade in moist soil or along the water’s edge, or …
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… Thin, twisted yellow petals shade to deep orange at the base of the flowers on Girard's Orange witch hazel ( Hamamelis x intermedia … in the landscape so that a dark background behind it can accentuate the flowers. This cultivar is only one of dozens created by the hybridization of Hamamelis japonica (native to Japan) and Hamamelis mollis (native to western China). Witch hazel flowers have a spicy scent …
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… climates will be decorative through the winter. It has plumes of white flowers in late spring to early summer that contrast nicely with the dark leaves. The flower buds and the undersides of … leaves are both attractive shades of purple and red. Obsidian Alumroot has a compact form and is 10 inches high, 16 inches wide and 24 inches in flower. Attractive to bees, birds and resistant to deer, Obsidian Alumroot will work well in containers, perennial …
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… hot environment. As fuchsiaphiles (lovers of fuchsia) are all painfully aware, prior to this discovery, virtually all Fuchsia species (and their hundreds of hybrids) preferred moist, … California and the Pacific Northwest. Billy Green fuchsia ( Fuchsia 'Billy Green'), however, is an offspring of that heat-tolerant fuchsia and has expanded the range of garden fuchsias to much of the central and eastern United States. When grown outdoors, natural predators …
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… Iris pumila is yellow or shades of purple with yellow or light blue beards and blooms very early in the season. It has been bred extensively with tall bearded irises, giving rise to a wide variety of cultivars that vary in height from dwarf to middle range. A true pumila iris has no stem, because the floral tube arises directly from the …
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… clumps which keep out weeds. The name Iris was taken from the Greek goddess of the rainbow to symbolize the many colors of this flower. In 1970 Devil's Dream received the Morgan Award which is the highest special award given to a Siberian iris by the American Iris Society . This award has since been elevated to the …
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