… to give them a second chance to be appreciated—ranunculus, chamomile, and more. The process is straightforward, using things you have around your home. And it’s easy enough that you can do … in a scrapbook or frame them for your wall. The easiest way to mount pressed flowers on paper is with simple Elmer’s Glue. …
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… at University of Michigan-Flint). For more information, please see www.rethinkinglawns.com . All artwork on our signs and website is by Liz Anna Kozik. This research is funded by the Walder Foundation’s Biota Award, and previously by the Eppley Foundation for …
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… Interest in mushrooms is, if you’ll excuse the expression, mushrooming, as growing numbers of people seek food from … fall and spring mushrooms sautéed and then added to vegetables or pasta. Especially good is the hen in the woods with butternut squash ravioli and sautéed sage. Mushrooms can add …
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… running. In the Horticultural Therapy Department, we’re in the process of setting up our off-site gardens at facilities all over the greater Chicago area. These gardens come in all shapes … Enabling Garden. To start your own home horticultural therapy garden, the first thing you need is a good container. At the Buehler Enabling Garden, as well as off-site gardens, horticultural … a container with drainage holes to avoid root rot and water logging. The next item you’ll need is a rich, nutrient-filled, potting soil. If you’re using a large container, filling the entire …
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… squirrels, bats, rabbits, field mice, red foxes, and even the occasional deer and coyote. It is heartening to see all these hallmarks of a thriving ecosystem, none of which we’d have enjoyed …
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… Then a lot of leaves, and finally a flower! And recently, the plant produced what I think is its largest red blossom ever. It took some time, but somehow, we found in the earth what it …
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… check in with and be present in the natural world. Choosing a Spot The best kind of sit-spot is one that you feel comfortable in and familiar with. So choose a natural area that is easily accessible and preferably in a location that you can visit regularly. That might mean a …
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… North Branch Trail at the south end of the Chicago Botanic Garden near Dundee Road. The osprey is listed as an endangered species in Illinois, which means it’s at risk of disappearing as a … attacking the young. FOCR and the FPCC sought out the Garden as a partner for an installation site, in large part owing to the Garden’s strong conservation messaging and proximity to other … will bring to construct the nest. With the osprey nesting platform now in place, our hope is that within the next few years, a migrating male will select the site and pair with a female. …
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… where the prepaid lunch tasting menu begins at $310 a person. Marshall strawberry What is the Marshall strawberry? The Marshall strawberry has a storied history. In the early twentieth … of the few places to even have Marshall strawberry plants. Now, a handful of private growers is trying to bring it back to prominence. Strawberries flower and fruit at the same time. The …
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… jars to give them a vintage look. Save time by measuring flowers. Nancy’s time-saving hack is to trim one flower with pruners and remove foliage at the bottom of the stem. Place that … Adhere moss to the top of your medium-sized pumpkins with your hot-glue gun. Once the glue is dried, add the succulents on top of the moss, and adhere with hot glue or floral picks. …
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