… Extreme subzero temperatures, such as a polar vortex, aren't just hard on humans; they're also hard on some plants. Tom Tiddens, supervisor of plant health care, said an insulating blanket of snow on the ground helps. Snow is a good insulator for plants that are exposed to extreme cold temperatures, so any plants that are covered should …
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… recent spring: Our carpenters covered foam boards with brown burlap and installed these panels on the living wall frame where the plant cells had been removed. Students from the Garden’s … inside out to form the pocket. Slip the planted pot into the pocket and get ready to hang it on a wall. The seam side of the pocket is the back, and the pointed front top can either be … to place his or her planter next to a friend’s planter so they could grow close together. Just for fun, we experimented with some other kinds of planters, including plastic bottles and shoes. …
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… People don’t always think of the Garden as a place to read, but we have the perfect backdrop for your escape into another world. Don’t wait until after the weather turns; grab a book and … when it eventually reopens or are available now from online sellers, including smile.amazon.com (your purchases through this link support the Chicago Botanic Garden, if you designate us as … with the Natural World By Nancy Striniste This inspirational guide is filled with ideas on how you can incorporate nature materials and play structures to get kids exploring and …
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… tell the kids or to share with a biking buddy as you try out the North Branch Trail addition . On the surface (literally), it’s a lovely bike/pedestrian trail that slopes down from Green Bay … Garden. But dig a little deeper (literally and figuratively), and you’ll find the reason for that slope: the “hill” is actually the remnants of a glacier. Its proper name is the Highland … It’s one of a series of five, collectively called the Lake Border Moraine System, found on the inland border of Lake Michigan. Flashback to geology class A moraine is a giant …
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… got some DIY ideas. With a little help from nature, you can go Insta cool or full-on Martha Stewart. Capture the spirit of the season by using mostly found objects, materials you might already have, and some embellishments. Here are some projects that I’ve worked on over the years. These ephemeral projects celebrate what’s happening now in gardens and then … slate of cool season crops, such as fall cabbage and brussels sprouts, as well as inspiration for your own garden. We’re harvesting Jerusalem artichokes, horseradish, and onion, and planting …
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… Garden’s horticultural therapists engage our clients in similar moments of joyful perseverance for their health and well-being, guiding them through to May, when the last frost date finally … we create colorful sun catchers with beautiful, translucent pressed flowers and foliage on contact paper. To begin the activity, participants must first choose a pressed flower to … to represent one’s self can be a restorative process, challenging our participants to reflect on their unique qualities. With each layer of the mandala they create, participants have the …
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… animal veterinary technician, I bought my friend a gift—a juniper bonsai—that would set me on a course that I never could have imagined. I already had a yard full of tropical plants, … of the Gators) hosted the State Bonsai Convention. That weekend was an eye-opening experience for me, as I got to learn from and assist international bonsai artists like Jim Smith, Colin … lessons and skills that I use every day. It also gave me an entirely different perspective on how the practice of bonsai has evolved in Japan for centuries. In April 2014, I started as the …
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… woodlands, and fish are a part of this shadowed world that has long been entrenched in mystery for local residents and scientists alike. As urbanization, erosion, increasingly intense weather … landscapes. It can be challenging to get in to them. It can be challenging to move around on the steep slopes.” Those challenges have not deterred Goad and a team of citizen scientists … to Plants of Concern have been collecting data in the ravines, with a particular focus on the rare plant species that can be found there. The data, now quite valuable due to its …
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… Lorin Fox is the grower for the woody plants, perennials, and aquatics in the Plant Production department. His job is to … a Plant Production seasonal employee. He also worked as a grower for floriculture with a focus on annuals. He became interested in gardening as a child, when his family had a vegetable garden, a couple of crabapple trees, and a grapevine. He moved on to working in a friend's garden and greenhouse, and has been practicing the art of bonsai …
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… his mom, Debi Gerbasi…or artist Jessica Plummer. These three started making puppets together for fun about a year ago. Naturally, the group began with puppets of themselves…then of all the … Spike lost energy and never did open, Ross and his mom and Jessica kept the energy going on their titan arum puppet project. Slowly, the basement of Debi’s house turned into a creative … made of lightweight, open-cell foam…with buttons for eyes. The puppeteer’s arm goes up a sewn-on sleeve inside. Just as the puppet, dubbed Taylor (whose name was chosen for its genderless …
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