… Love majestic shade trees but find gardening under them a challenge due to mature tree roots and a dry shade environment? Solve these problems and learn how to create a low maintenance space that blooms from spring through fall and pleases the eye with a variety of textures, shapes, and colors, all for the shade. Nina …
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… New! Small space gardens can be highly productive and attractive spaces. This class will cover successful practices and systems that dramatically increase garden productivity. In addition to better known topics such as season extension and succession planting, we will cover lesser known topics such as choosing the best cultivars …
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… Celebrate spring and enjoy a festive brunch buffet at the Garden, complete with an Easter Bunny meet-and-greet. Take a stroll before or after your seating to explore the Greenhouses and outdoor gardens and discover early spring blooms. Cash bar available for Bloody Marys, …
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… Rose-coral flowers gracefully age to light pink and then often cream as the semi-double petals open up to display a golden boss of stamens. Fragrant and hardy, this reliable perennial tolerates the challenges of Chicago area climate and soils with panache. For best bloom plant in full sun and water through the first growing …
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… New! Some plants look innocent in the nursery but can quickly take over your garden and even invade local ecosystems. Explore common aggressive and invasive plants often found in home landscapes, learn why they pose problems, and discover a curated list of native and non-invasive alternatives that offer beauty without …
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… New! Get ready for college with basic cooking skills to feed yourself and your friends. Inspired by the book, College Cooking, by Megan and Jill Carle, this class features easy and inexpensive recipes. Build confidence to use a chef’s knife to slice, dice, and mince. Learn …
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… Painting in the Garden, students will gain inspiration and learn to translate the beauty surrounding them from their own perspective. This course will provide class demonstrations and personalized instruction while students individually compose and complete a painting during each class session. Working directly from nature, students will …
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… leads Chicago’s most energetic band that rocks for kids—at the zoo, at museums, at nightclubs (and dayclubs), and anywhere else that the preK crowd and early graders like to dance, laugh, and rock out! The songs are clever originals augmented by …
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… Dahurian bugbane was first found in Dahuria, an area spanning the border between Siberia and Mongolia, but in fact it's native from eastern Russia to Korea. The fluffy white flowers are densely packed on arching racemes that can reach 6-feet high, a compelling and graceful presence in a shade border or a woodland setting. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North America. They're generally woodland plants, happiest in dappled shade and cool, …
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… This hybrid baneberry has strong native roots. Both Actaea pachypoda and Actaea rubra are woodland natives in the Great Lakes area. You can see the traits both … share in common in the ferny, astilbe-like foliage, the fluffy white "bunny tail" flowers, and the highly visible clusters of berries in the fall. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , spanning Europe, Asia, and North America. They're generally woodland plants, happiest in dappled shade and cool, …
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