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  • … for the whole family. Gardening with your kids or grandkids will help forge deeper connections to each other, to your family’s health, to our food sources, and to the planet. Get tips on how to engage your family in gardening …
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  • … This evergreen tropical shrub can grow to a height of 15 feet with partial to full shade and moderate moisture conditions. Year around it infrequently produces white to pale lavender blooms. Grown usually as one of the cultivars featuring colorfully patterned …
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  • … Intense burgundy red leaves brighten their colors in bright to full sun light. Great non-hardy plant for adding a tropical feel to a landscape. A tight rosette of leaves in the center provide a water basin to carry the plant through to the next rain in the top of the tropical rain forest. …
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  • … This native of Korea has a range that extends into east and central China. Clumps up to 5' across produce flower spikes up to 7' in height in June. Prefers partial to full shade light levels in consistently moist acidic soils. The new growth takes on a bronze …
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  • … Deep yellow flowers with freckled throats fade to cream at the tips of the petals on this naturally dwarf cultivar with sturdy stems adapted for pot planting or bedding use. It prefers full sun and moderate to moist, well-drained soils. Hardy to USDA Zone 7, in the Chicago area the tubers need to be dug up and overwintered in a frost-free …
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  • … Compact and slow growing to 3' x 3' with blue green new leaves in spring that age to deep green in summer and maintain their green color even during winters' frigid temperatures. Hardy to USDA zone 5. Plant in full to partial sun in average soils and water to get root system …
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  • … Pure white double flowers with a greenish tint to the eye are 1.5 to 2.5 inches in width and produced n long sturdy stems suitable for cutting for flower … and water during periods of drought. Like other Zinnia's, it appreciates a bit of elbow room to allow for good air movement to reduce the incidence of downy and powdery mildews. Pollinators, …
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  • … This bulb grows to a height of 8 feet with full sun to partial shade and moist soil conditions. It has yellow blooms from July to August. …
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  • … Learn the features that you need to have in order to convert any outdoor space into a great place to explore nature. This class will cover research on the benefits of nature play and how to
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  • … This beautiful shrub grows up to 8 feet high with full sun and moderately moist soil conditions. From May through June it produces myrrh scented blush white flowers that age to white. Its' height lends itself to use as a climber trained on an arbor or allowed to climb up into the lower branches of …
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