… A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium Friday, October 26, 2012 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Click here for more information. …
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… New! See, touch, smell, and taste common ways to use herbal preparations including dried, capsules, decoctions, infusions, salves, tinctures, … flower remedies. Learn an herbal view of how “dis-ease” gradually builds in the body, and ways to reverse that process. Walk into the gardens to become acquainted with various herbs (wild and … Realize what to put in an herbal first-aid kit and why. Take home reference materials for long-term use. Register for this class and Exploring Flower Essences at once and save 10 …
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… Places for the Spirit The Garden Shop will also carry the book Places for the Spirit: Traditional … often inspire artists. Explore the collection of sculptures hidden throughout the Garden, visit the Places for the Spirit exhibition, create your own sculpture using natural materials, and pot up a sculptural plant to take home. Note: Don't forget to bring a picnic dinner! Dessert is provided. Register online …
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… Curious about keeping bees? This beginner-friendly class covers everything you need to get started—from assembling equipment and installing bees to locating the queen, feeding your colony, and managing seasonal tasks. Wil Pilipauskas, head …
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… puddles and fragrant blooms, of fresh breezes and breathtaking views, aren’t exclusively yours to flaunt. Also, you don’t have snowflakes. We’re not instigating a seasonal skirmish here at the Chicago Botanic Garden, we simply want winter—too often maligned as cold and dreary—to get its due. Perhaps no one is more agreeable to take on the pro-winter debate than Fred Spicer, … get outside and enjoy the landscape if you learn to look at it in a little bit of a different way.” Four winter favorites from Fred Spicer Here are Spicer’s favorite wintertime walks, …
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… Q: I'd like to divide and store my Iris plants for the winter. What is the best way to do this? A: Iris …
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… Q. For the best spring flower display, when should I fertilize my tulip and daffodil bulbs? A. To … bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly cultivate the soil to disperse the fertilizer, or water it in well. Apply fertilizer to the top of the soil instead …
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… Plants Some plants provide treats. Others can be tricksters. Check out our infographic below to get the scoop on spooky plants. Visit the Garden this fall to meet them in person... if you dare. Happy Halloween For more … Plants Some plants provide treats. Others can be tricksters. Check out our infographic below to get the scoop on spooky plants. Visit the Garden this fall to meet them in person... if you …
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… Mushrooms for People and Planet Ancient Allies for Modern Maladies Paul Stamets Lecture Saturday, May 9, … Stamets, D.Sc. (Hon.), is the founder of Fungi Perfecti and Host Defense Organic Mushrooms Get cross-sporulated! Innovative and irrepressible mycologist Paul Stamets was our guest lecturer … “immersion lecture,” Stamets goes deep into mushroom lore ( Fomes fomentarius was once used to carry fire embers), discusses mushrooms as miniature pharmaceutical factories, and shows the …
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… too. A sweat bee ( Halictus ligatus ) covered in Rudbeckia pollen, which the bee gathers to feed to her larvae. Photo by Alex Wild Not all bees pollinate the same way Did you know that some bees are better than others at pollinating certain plants? Blueberries … prefer foraging in blueberries than the honey bee—which would need three or more visits to get the same job done! Bumblebees, however, can fly at much lower temperatures than native bees …
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