… STRAWBERRY HILL™ has won two awards for its overall excellence as a rose, and two more for its delicious myrrh and honey fragrance. Clusters of rose pink flowers appear in flushes from … rose as climber, se it as a hedge, or prune to fit in the border. It's named not for the Beatles song, but for a notable house and garden in Twickenham. Rose breeder David Austin …
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… the brilliant red berries are carried on the stems throughout winter, and are a food source for birds in the colder months. It is a female cultivar and requires a male pollinator nearby (within 50 feet) for berry production. Rhett Butler winterberry is the preferred pollinator for Scarlett O'Hara winterberry. Prune in spring for shape. While best suited to moist sites with …
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… Saturday, June 28, 2014 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $110 (20 percent discount for Educator Members) Grade level: PreK-12 CPDU credit: 7.5 Whether you’re just getting started or working with an established school garden, this conference is for you. Presenters will provide tips on plant selection and care, with hands-on demonstrations of techniques for working with soil and plants while making connections to your curriculum. This year’s …
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… wreath, using fresh evergreens as the base and a variety of seasonal berried branches added for color and texture. This wreath will be great for your own home or for holiday gift giving. Please bring gloves and pruners. All other materials included. Nancy …
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… This exceptional hybrid strain of Dianthus is a true multi-use plant, excellent for massed bedding, growing in the perennial border or in mixed containers and tubs. Plants are midsized, with upright stems of dusky plum-purple flowers for months on end. Fragrant blooms clusters are large and excellent for cutting. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. …
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… from late summer into fall. Plant this flower in full sun, average soils, and allow one year for the plant to establish its root system for best displays. It's hardy and perennial in the Chicago region and a magnet for honeybees and gold finches. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… down the lateral buds starting shortly after mid-summer and continuing up to frost. For those with allergies to pollen this is an ideal cultivar as it is pollen free. Strong lateral stems are ideal for cutting for indoor use. …
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… without plant growth regulators to control these characteristics. This variety has potential for early sales for the Halloween holiday. Will consumers go for it? …
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… Corporate Roundtable on Sustainability The Chicago Botanic Garden serves as a nexus for companies seeking to broaden their environmental leadership and corporate social … Roundtable on Sustainability, established in 2010, provides an informal, collaborative forum for companies committed to bringing sustainability to their operations, their employees, and their senior leadership. More than 40 local executives gather at the Garden for 90-minute meetings held twice a year. They hear presentations from companies with …
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… As summer winds down you may be thinking about stowing your shovel and other tools for the season. (But don’t stow that rake—the leaves won’t be falling just yet.) Before you clean … good time to find them on sale. The Basics Just getting started? Invest in a few good tools for digging, weeding, pruning, and watering. Inexpensive gardening tools have a short life. They … often bend, break or rust. Well-made tools may cost more, but with maintenance, they’ll last for years. And, if you’re already growing flowers, veggies, or herbs, what gardener couldn’t use …
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