… to create weather-tolerant landscapes that can adapt to both drought and occasional flooding. Start with the Soil While Illinois rainfall ranges from 30 to 50 inches a year, it rarely falls evenly during the growing season. Instead of the … a layer of organic mulch on top of the soil reduces evaporation and keeps fast-growing weeds from winning the battle for scarce moisture. But mulch also makes it less likely that …
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… the floral embrace of a rose, the intoxicating aroma of lilies, the delectable waft of cocoa from chocolate cosmos, or an herb garden filled with the scintillating bouquets of basil, … about the power of scent, and science helps explain it. Our sense of smell behaves differently from our other senses, traveling directly to our brain’s limbic system, which controls emotion … perfume can stir romantic passion or a whiff of gardenias may reconnect us to a chapter from our past. “Scent is so personal,” said Alex Schneider, coordinator of Visitor Events & …
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… matters. Once varieties are lost, they cannot be recovered. Home gardeners can also start seed collecting. Save seeds you don’t need for our annual Seed Swap , where you can trade …
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Examine pen-and-ink drawing with the study of natural botanical forms and shapes. You will acquire valuable techniques including stipple, cross-hatching, contour-line, and combinations. Achieve successful execution of black-and-white elements to create value, tone, and texture such as leaf venation, stem texture, and shading. You will create positive and negative tones to establish depth and …
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Online and On-site Hybrid Learn tips and techniques used by professional gardeners through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. Acquire solid gardening skills and determine best management practices. Discover fall planting techniques, bulbs, turf care, plant wildlife protection, garden maintenance, and winterization. Thursday class sessions will be taught online via Zoom and Saturday …
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This deep pink Weigela blooms later than many, starting in June and continuing into July, with some repeat flowering later in the season. Between 'Olympiade's' height (up to 8 feet) and Weigela's tolerance for heaving pruning, it's particularly well-suited for use as a hedge. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigelas., and so do gardeners. For a plant …
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UPTOWN™ Sunstreak Zinnia Clear lemon yellow single daisy shaped flowers cover the mounded green foliage starting in late June and extending into mid-September. This cultivar is stout stemmed and well branched making for a sturdy plant less prone to breakage in large containers and flower beds. A delight in the world of pollinators, it attracts a wide range of species throughout it's long …
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Chenille plant, also known as "red hot cat's tail," is a large shrub in the euphorbia family native to New Guinea and Malaysia; it is widely cultivated in tropical areas. It is known for the long, fuzzy red catkin flowers that can reach up to 18 inches long. The leaves are broadly ovate and bristly, with fine teeth. In more northerly climates it can be grown indoors with bright light, or as a …
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Branches ascend in a loosely pyramidal fashion as this tree grows 40 to 60 feet in height. Insignificant flowers appear together with the leaves in April and May. Bright fruit, which starts yellow, changes to red-orange, and matures to a deep purple-black, ripens in September and October, much to the delight of wildlife. There are many large deciduous trees that are superior to the American …
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… mid-May. The fruits, which are actually drupes that are inedible and not particularly showy, start out red and mature to black in the fall. Autumn color is yellow. The bark is quite handsome …
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