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  • … This perennial native to the Midwest grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has yellow, white, and green blooms in July and August. It belongs in a border or a ground cover. …
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  • … This mat-forming perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with partial shade to full shade and moderate to wet soil conditions. It has showy, fragrant, yellowish-white blooms in March and April and belongs in a border. …
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  • … <p>This clump-forming evergreen perennial grows to a height of 3 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. From early spring to early fall it produces purple and red flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. </p> …
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  • … Spend three days of gardening fun, practicing activities for young children, both inside and out. This workshop features easy-to-grow plants that stimulate the senses as well as simple investigations and activities to teach about plant parts, life cycles, and how plants and animals live together. CPDUs: 18, Gateways: 18, Graduate credit: 1 (optional; …
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  • … Nina Koziol to learn how to keep your veggies thriving until the first fall frost and beyond. Take away tips on interplanting, succession planting, season extension, and more to help you sustain a beautiful and productive edible garden long after the tomato and pepper plants hit the compost pile.  Nina …
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  • … needs help? Bring your tree of any species for consultation with the Garden’s bonsai curator and learn new techniques for style and design in this studio-style workshop. No trees will be provided for this class. Students should bring your own tree and tools, and be ready to have some fun.  Chris Baker, curator of bonsai, Chicago Botanic Garden …
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  • … SHOCK WAVE® Rose Petunia Rose-pink flowers are resistant to rain and overhead watering on mounded plants that are ideal for annual flower beds, containers, baskets, and window boxes. Time has been reduced until the next set of blooms, providing more flowers throughout the summer. A pollinator magnet for insects and hummingbirds. Grow in full sun and moderately fertile soils for best results. 2020 – Ball …
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  • … Light, airy, and undeniably impressive, soufflés are the ultimate showstoppers. In this hands-on cooking class, learn professional techniques for crafting both savory and sweet versions of this elegant dish. You will make a spinach and pecorino cheese soufflé, as well as an apricot dessert soufflé. Wow your next dinner guests …
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  • … Tall, arching stems produce white flowers with dark purple spots and stigmas in September and October on this native of moist woodlands in eastern Asia. This plant typically grows on the sides of ravines and streams where the arching stems present the flowers for pollinators flying along the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … This evergreen ground cover grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun to partial shade and full shade and moderate moisture conditions. It has pale green blooms in May and June. It also could belong in a hedge. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant