… Garden goal to protect species and promote biodiversity. As part of the initiative, I met with Adam Black, director of horticulture at the famed Peckerwood Garden in Hempstead, Texas. … the collaboration between the Chicago Botanic Garden, Peckerwood Garden, the National Park Service, and the University of Florida School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Quaking aspen … quickly die. The chalk-white bark of these quaking aspens ( Populus tremuloides ) contrasts with the Mexican pinyon pines ( Pinus cembroides ) growing in the boulder field. Adam and I …
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… do a double take, or send you running to Google. How did Amorphophallus titanum end up with that name? First, imagine a world where the same plant was called different names in … It existed before 1753, when the great botanist Carolus Linnaeus brought order to the chaos with his famous work titled Systema Naturae. His simple system of binomial nomenclature allowed … hasn’t slipped a fingertip into the flower of a foxglove and admired how neatly it fits? Fast forward 100 years. A century after Linnaeus, during the great age of plant exploration in …
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… Experts in reforestation are concerned with the reasons why some replanted sites struggle. They suspect the problem may be … is similar in Changsha and Chicago. A wide variety of fungi live in a symbiotic partnership with roots of trees everywhere. These fungi and trees are involved in a vital exchange of goods. … (native forest, native tree in plantation, exotic tree in plantation). The study is on a fast track with a targeted completion date in late 2017 and is expected to add new understandings …
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… seems to be just the right day for me to share the highlights of my visit to the White House with you. Smack dab in the middle of last fall’s Cubs playoff series against the Mets, on the … of the Chicago Botanic Garden—a fresh leader in a generation of garden advocates, a man with gardening friends in high places, possessing the ability to cut through red tape with a … each state in the Union. Today, 40 commemorative trees stand on the grounds, cultivated to be excellent specimens of their genus. Under the Jackson southern magnolias planted in 1830 …
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… thistle was originally found throughout the Great Lakes region. It prefers drier prairies with less competition from taller plants. A number of species of bees visit and pollinate this … Without any signs of thistles, monitoring was stopped and all the plants were presumed dead. Fast forward to 2016, when I found a lonely basal rosette of Hill’s thistle underneath a lot of tall vegetation. Fant was pleasantly surprised—and his team sprang to action. With this being the only Hill’s thistle in bloom, pollen needed to be collected from a different …
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… away mounded soil. Avoid using sharp tools around base of rosebush. Topdress soil around roses with a 6-2-0, organic, slow-release fertilizer such as Milorganite. May Fertilize roses with a liquid 20-20-20 solution when flower buds are set. Monitor roses for insects and diseases. … spray program with an approved fungicide at labeled intervals. Call Plant Information Service at (847) 835-0972 for effective fungicide recommendations. Deadhead hybrid tea roses as …
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… or other warm location to prevent it from freezing over. The planting hole can be covered with a tarp over the holidays. When planning your holiday events, be aware that a living balled … survive after planting. For suitable winter-hardy varieties, please contact Plant Information Service at 847-835-0972. …
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… lady beetles, lacewings and predatory mites. The population of insect predators tends to rise with the spider mite population, making predation an important control. Chemical controls should … Mites will look like tiny moving specks on the paper. During the winter, plants can be sprayed with dormant oil to smother overwintering eggs. During the growing season, insecticidal soap or …
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… conditions —cool nights, no damaging wind or rain storms, little frost—the color can hold fast or even deepen. November foliage can put on quite a show, even if some of the leaves have …
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… that she also canned, she says, “They may never make it as gifts—we’re eating them too fast.” Crabapple and quince preserves are joined by end-of-season pickled green tomatoes. Not … day and handing them out as precious gifts, perfectly presented in a green berry box softened with raffia. Not just for Easter: Plymouth Barred Rock hen eggs are this season’s gift, too. … Teachers, neighbors, and far-off friends are receiving amaryllis bulbs this year, complete with pot, lightweight soil mix, and growing instructions from Stephanie Lindemann, manager of …
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