… school garden, this conference is for you. Presenters will provide tips on plant selection and care, with hands-on demonstrations of techniques for working with soil and plants while making connections to your curriculum. This year’s conference will highlight ways to use gardening to support Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards across grade levels. Click here for more information. …
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… a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, will describe the variety of apples you can grow in backyards and urban environments. Heirloom apples offer a wider variety of tastes than most commonly found grocery varieties and are easy to grow. For the adventurous, the class will feature a grafting demonstration that … grow more varieties than you can find at your local garden center. Dan Bussey, apple historian and preservationist Classroom 4, Learning Center …
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… Ben Tatar and the Tatar Tots present fun, funky music for kids and young families. They love to make their shows an engaging, interactive experience that … (Ben Tatar plays more than 10 instruments). Tatar holds a bachelor's degree in music education and a master's degree in jazz composition. With rare exception, the band only sings about food. …
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… This striking and versatile native plant grows in poor soils, in sun or in part shade, and it’s another of Jill Selinger’s summer favorites. “It has so many great qualities—bright … that rise above a mound of blue-green leaves, followed by very ornamental seed pods, which dry and hold nicely, or which can be cut for flower arrangements,” she said. “It seems at home in …
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… Mediterranean climate, features Brunfelsia pauciflora , accurately named the "Yesterday, today and tomorrow plant" for the transformation of its deep purple flowers to lavender and finally white as they age. This fragrant shrub is a moderate grower but can reach a fairly … When grown indoors, it can be pruned to a modest size as a specimen plant. Yesterday, today and tomorrow plant is known to contain poisonous alkaloids. The berries are especially toxic. …
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… undersides on this heritage cultivar that gained favor during the 1930s. Petals are edible and can also be used as to create a dye. Plant this calendula in full sun and in moderately rich, moist soils during cool spring weather. If summers are cool, like they … all summer long. In more normal summers, it will stop flowering with the onset of hot weather and then, if deadheaded, begin to flower again when cool weather returns in the fall. …
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… Mountain palm is a native of north Africa where it grows in the Atlas mountains of Morocco and Algeria to altitudes of 5000 feet. This palm tree has large silvery-blue fan-shaped frond … the leaves a grayish tone. This tree is rounded when young but can eventually reach a height and width of 10 to 15 feet. This tree requires very sunny conditions and dryish well-drained soils. It is not hardy in Chicago, but can be grown in a container in a …
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… about 2-3 weeks before that of C. virginicus . Plants are primarily dioecious (separate male and female plants), but some plants may have some perfect flowers. Male flowers are slightly … of olive-like fruits (each to 1/2”long) which ripen to a dark bluish black in late summer/fall and are a good food source for birds and wildlife. Lustrous …
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… The breeder describes this species as a "unique and eye-catching magenta-purple ring of color surrounding a bright green disc, with pink petals." … tolerate the first light freezes of fall while maintaining its distinctively colored flowers and compact spreading habit. Mums benefit from planting into the garden or containers before the … itself before the high water use flowers come into their full glory. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are all attracted to the nectar-rich flowers. …
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… This native of Brazil is a tropical perennial with beautiful foliage and flowers with a reputation of being difficult to grow indoors. They have large ovate dark … flowering pot plants, but tend to decline if not given even watering, moderate temperatures, and filtered light. As they grow, they branch out and may lose the lower leaves until they become leggy. Cuttings may be taken to turn them back …
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