… of different kinds of gardens suitable for residential settings, and the plants appropriate to these designs. Specialized garden displays include formal and informal herb gardens, a traditional perennial border, a rock garden, streamside gardens, an easy-to-grow mixed border, and other small-scale landscaping ideas for Midwest gardens. Tough, low-maintenance, but still quite showy plants have been featured in the easy-to-grow area to inspire hands-off gardeners. A meandering path, with pools and streams, creates a …
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… Description: This is a rare western visitor. …
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… in Mexico for Día de los Muertos, I was a 16-year-old kid from Chicago who was just beginning to understand what the holiday meant. The Day of the Dead brings us closer to our ancestors through stories—like the ones I heard about my great grandfather when he was a … to them. I’m continuing on the path that they started on; I am their future. What is Día de los Muertos? Día de los Muertos dates back 3,000 years to the Aztecs and Olmecs. They …
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… (GCNA). Since then he has played numerous carillon recitals throughout North America. He is currently an active member of the piano program and the Early Music Ensemble at the University … University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Indiana University. Fackenthal is a former member of the GCNA Board of Directors, has served as a juror on the GCNA Examination Committee and is the former co-editor of the GCNA publication Carillon News . …
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… Center, Greenhouse Galleries Open during Garden hours , included with general admission This is a story about people with big dreams. It’s a story about imagination and growing new things. … into our archives, and back 50 years—and see the Chicago Botanic Garden flourish from an idea to a world-class living museum. Told through objects, images, personal narratives, and film, this … staff and volunteers while you walk through a timeline of important milestones and artifacts. To the Future In this original artwork, commissioned for the Garden’s 50th birthday, local artist …
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… Helen Money is the stage name of Alison Chesley, a Chicago based cellist. Classically trained, Alison has … Show. Alison’s sixth record, Trace, a collaboration with producer and composer Will Thomas, is out now on Thrill Jockey Records. helenmoney.com oldtownschool.org/hireus …
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… Photography is as much about seeing and understanding the subject as it is about the technical side of taking the picture. With an emphasis on composition, this course …
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… hardy shrub's branches in June. It will eventually reach 10 feet in size if corrective pruning is not performed. Pink Cloud beauty bush is one of the species of suckering shrubs whose size can be controlled by removing no more that …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Smoke waterlily ( Nymphaea 'Green Smoke') is perhaps the most unusually colored of all of the tropical waterlilies available. Chartreuse … the round green leaves are mottled in purple. The blooms are sweetly fragrant. This waterlily is more tolerant of cooler water temperatures than some of the other tropical waterlilies and can …
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… part of October. Bred specifically for landscape, pot, and cut flower sales, this cultivar is an improvement over older cultivars with thinner, weaker stems and sparse flowering spikes. Plant it in full sun and in well- drained, moisture-retentive soils. This plant is a pollinator attractor for the home and commercial landscape. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
