… Even in the quiet months, the Garden’s natural areas are bursting with birdlife. Our restoration ecologists mapped out a route for anyone looking to stretch their … a young osprey: tagged and weighed on-site by Cook County wildlife biologist Chris Anchor, with Garden staff assisting. With luck, you may catch the pair returning each season. 5. Barbara Brown Nature Reserve …
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… Using peonies as a cut flower for floral design is easy, with a few tricks to preserve the health of your plants and flowers. Peonies are the queen of the … for two to three weeks, but ... no fruit—such as apples—can be in the refrigerator with your peonies. The ethylene gas emitted by ripening fruit will cause petals to drop, and buds … very well. The other method is to cut the stems and place them lying down in a plastic bag with a dry paper towel to absorb moisture. Both methods require daily checks to replace the water …
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… of Veracruz and one in the state of Puebla. It was fascinating driving to these vanilla farms with my Mexican collaborators. It took us three days of traveling to complete our field … root growth, but I did note that the roots in the organic farms were longer and healthier, with some growing up to 4 or 5 feet when we dug the roots up from the soil. At the Pantapec farm … that reside in orchid roots. Some fungi and bacteria can cause diseases. For example, with the appearance of a fungal pathogen such as Fusarium oxysporum, Mexican farmers can lose …
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… daffodils or tulips. In summer, eight out of every ten kinds of rose we grow—gone, along with daylilies, hostas, and most hydrangeas. Think about fall without mums and the golden ginkgo. … but since the Garden began doing field work overseas in the late 1990s, our relationships with Asian colleagues have been built on honest commerce and mutual respect, following the spirit … as re-establishment work is now underway. Nature circumvents disaster through diversity. With very few exceptions, high diversity is the rule in healthy ecosystems, and this makes them …
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… Leaves are intriguing—with all their shapes, colors, textures, and their incredible ability to harness the energy of … too close together, and we might have the feeling that the roof of the car is going to collide with something. Now imagine this same scenario, only this time, imagine it happening between the … America . The details of the publication can be found at Charlie’s website charleyeiseman.com/leafminers. …
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… of Snowdon, who was Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister. The occasion was fit for royalty, with a performance from a bagpiper, and an official dedication by the princess, who sported a … to society. Brookes died in March 2018, but leaves behind a footprint that includes, along with the English Walled Garden here, many gardens on private estates and in town squares around … Charles and Diana are there—but not together. The garden features two varieties of clematis with familiar royal names. Clematis ‘Prince Charles’ and Clematis ‘Princess Diana’ are both …
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… Waterfall Garden, Sensory Garden, Circle Garden, and Lakeside Gardens. Sherwood has been with the Garden since 2000, when she started out as a grower for the Plant Production department. … into her current position in 2005. Sherwood shares her passion for and knowledge of gardening with the public by leading tours, giving demonstrations, and teaching a wide variety of classes …
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… 27 display gardens, plant production, plant healthcare, and general grounds. Johnson graduated with a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in … Georgia; and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. Johnson has been with the Garden since January 1985 in a variety of positions—including assistant horticulturist, …
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… It’s the season for grilling—time to share a simple, herb-related trick with the grill master at your house. Fashion an herb brush out of a wooden spoon, a bit of … the meat is cooked, snip the herb into softened butter to create sage butter to serve along with it at the table. A beautiful plant in the garden, sage is most familiar as the flavoring …
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… species of orchids on the planet, about 70 percent are epiphytes—plants that grow on trees, with above-ground rather than in-ground roots. Known as aerial roots, they act as anchors and … orchids grow baby plantlets, called keikis, that can be removed from the mother plant along with their own set of adventitious roots. The White Stuff Is Velamen An aerial root should look … is the number one threat to an orchid plant. Orchid roots rot easily if given too much water—with no switch to prevent roots from pulling in excess water, the plant can drown if left …
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