… winter. It’s not because they are sick or diseased; it’s simply what they do. Larches belong to a special group of plants called deciduous conifers. Like maples and oaks, they produce fall … with their horizontal main branches and gracefully drooping branchlets. Their overall texture is very soft due to the small, slender needles that emerge bright green in spring, turn to a deeper green in …
Type: Plant Info
… Whether painting a single botanical subject or a complex still life, pastel is a perfect medium for expressing the beauty of the subject. Your style can be either loose or …
Type: Item Detail
… Orange Princess tulip ( Tulipa 'Orange Princess') is a double late tulip, featuring bright orange flowers with a reddish flame on the outside of …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… fruits but eventually join together forming a single pineapple fruit. The ripe fruit is not edible for humans. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Marsh bellflower is a strange little native plant that doesn't look like a bellflower at all. Needle-like leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Strong drawing is the cornerstone of botanical art. You will work in pencil, covering the fundamentals of …
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… 'Queen's Knight' is an imposing, extra large shrub rose that commands attention with an abundant display of large …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… will be sent. Prerequisite: Experience with the Garden’s drawing and/or colored pencil courses is desirable. A supply list will be sent. The School’s CEUs=18 hours ART elective Claudia Lane, …
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… black fungus. However, a large amount of sooty mold will interfere with a plant’s ability to photosynthesize and exchange oxygen. Treatment & Solutions Since most aphids are soft-bodied … also can be controlled with insecticidal soap, which must be sprayed directly on the insects to be effective. As with all products, it is important to carefully follow directions on the package when applying insecticidal soap. For …
Type: Plant Info
… Description: Most winters, thanks to volunteer Peter Dogiakos, who fills homemade bird feeders with thistle in the Enabling Garden, … little birds, pine siskins give rising, buzzy, “zreeee” calls as they sit in trees or fly to spruce cones and feeders to dine. Pine siskins often hang out with American goldfinches, which … in about 13 days. Pine siskins could very well be on nests in Illinois in March! While winter is here, enjoy watching the antics of the siskins and their more common counterpart, the American …
Type: Birding
