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  • … Description:  This dove is a common bird that can be found all over the Garden all year long. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: This state-endangered tern species is associated with prairie wetlands and may be seen flying overhead. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: A loud member of the mimic family of birds, the brown thrasher is characteristic of shrubby habitats. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Description: If this uncommon migrant is seen, it will generally be in shrubby areas of the Garden. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Winter protection of roses is not necessary until late November, when the ground has frozen. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Summer Photo Tour Shapes and Texture Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: .35 miles  Time: 40-50 mins Stop 1: Photo Tip: … Tip: Summer-Waterfall Garden The falling and still pools of water offer the perfect location to experiment with varying shutter speeds.   Stop 5: Photo Tip: Summer-Dwarf Conifer Garden Note … look for what might be behind you.   Stop 8: Photo Tip: Summer-Evening Island Pay attention to how the structure of the leaf veins of hostas support the enormous leaves. These plants, often …
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  • … year, spears should not be removed for more than one month during the first season, so as not to weaken the plants. During subsequent seasons, spears may be harvested from their first emergence in the spring for as long as eight to ten weeks. Harvest spears that are 5 to 8 inches long by cutting or snapping them. To cut a … the base and bend it toward the ground; it will break just below the soil line where the spear is free of fibrous roots. Once harvested, asparagus deteriorates quickly, so it should be …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … and are produced in clusters atop stout stems that can reach 2 feet in height. This cultivar is ideal for forcing indoors in the winter, as the bulbs reliably come into flower six weeks … neck of the bulb sticking up above the soil level. Once the leaves and flowering stalks start to emerge, move the amaryllis to a bright location, and rotate the pot to discourage the flowering stalk from falling towards …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … where she studied with Leen ‘t Hart, and earned both the Practical and End Diplomas.  Lens is a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), is a judge and was chair of the Exam Committee for many years, sat on the Board from 1996-99 and 2017-2020, was head of the Nominations Committee and is a new member of the Barnes Fund committee. Lens and her family have lived in England, Ghana, …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • … ITW Kitchen. All classes feature seasonal produce from Windy City Harvest, opportunities to develop new cooking techniques and skills, and lessons on botanic and culinary connections. … a professional chef and culinary instructor, and develop new cooking skills. Learn recipes to replicate in your home kitchen, and savor the delicious foods you helped prepare. Explore knife skills, learn how to cook with herbs, or see how brines, marinades, and rubs can enhance your grilling. Cooking …
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