… ecology, and history of Illinois prairies. Juras explored the Chicago area and beyond to discover—and rediscover—a vision of an ecosystem that has virtually vanished in North America. … re-creations—take the viewer on a journey of prairie landscapes from the Wisconsin border to the southern end of the state. This body of work continues Juras’s exploration of natural … ecology, and history of Illinois prairies. Juras explored the Chicago area and beyond to discover—and rediscover—a vision of an ecosystem that has virtually vanished in North America. …
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… Ikebana is one of the traditional arts of Japan, and has been practiced for more than six hundred years. …
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… This is a small tree (23 feet high, 17 feet wide) that blooms in spring with panicles of red or …
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… stems cover this mounded beauty when grown in full sun and well-drained soils. In fact, it is ideal for rock or crevice gardens and dry walls. Free of most insect and diseases. …
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… This is a native shrub that thrives in moist soils along ponds and riverbanks that can also transition …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sharp-lobed Hepatica is a woodland native perennial that will grow well in a moist, partly-shaded garden. It has …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This Veronica is an evergreen ground cover that slowly forms a dark green mat 1" X 12". It blooms with white …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… were seriously overwatered. How can I tell if they have suffered permanent damage? A. Root rot is the most common problem associated with overwatered houseplants and flooded outdoor plants. … amount of time the roots were waterlogged and how much of the entire root mass was affected. To check for damage, remove each plant from its pot and check the condition of the roots. Healthy …
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… Rockspray cotoneaster is a low and slow growing shrub with a fishbone branching pattern that can become tiered over … as hedges or groundcovers. The genus Cotoneaster includes at least 90 species of shrubs native to the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, with a concentration in western China. There are no cotoneasters native to the U.S., though a number of species and their hybrids and cultivars flourish in the northern …
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… Texas bluebonnet, carpets parts of the Southwest in early spring if rains have been sufficient to keep the seedlings alive over the winter. Bluebonnets germinate in the fall and overwinter as … by fire, resulting in a large number of bluebonnets appearing after wildfires. The genus name is derived from the Latin lupus (wolf), referring to the mistaken belief that as plants spread into an area, they depleted the soil nutrients. In …
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