… an open-top warming chamber (OTC). Garden scientist Amy Iler, Ph.D., will share her expertise and explain how to use this tool to perform classroom experiments. Your students will learn to model the effects of changing climate patterns on biological events like flowering times and bird migration. Then they will collect and analyze their data. Enjoy a free lunch after the workshop and take home the OTC to try in …
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… leaves in winter, which turn a bronze-mahogany color. All rhododendrons require acidic soil, and because their roots are very fine and located near the surface of the soil, they are particularly susceptible to droughts or … amend their soil with peat moss, apply granulated sulfur once a year, fertilize with azalea and camellia plant food, and maintain a mulch over the roots to keep temperatures cool during the …
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… Nippon spirea has a dense habit and produces abundant white flowers atop blue-green foliage. The genus Spiraea consists of small … with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, depending on the species and/or cultivar. While individual flowers are quite small, they occur in clusters of …
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… This elegant fall-blooming monkshood brings stately form and rich blue color to the garden from September well into October, when so many other plants … of each flower resembles the hoods of medieval monks. They attract a variety of butterflies and moths, and are the primary food source for Old World bees. Another common name, wolfbane, refers to the …
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… In Latin "praecox" means very early, and in fact, Weigela praecox begins to bloom in mid-April, two weeks before other Weigela . The fragrant clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers are a bright, cheerful pink, and the show generally continues for 4 to 6 weeks. Some people like it next to a doorway, so they can enjoy the fragrance. Others use it as a specimen or hedge. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love Weigela , and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look …
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… Pruhoniciana Japanese spirea was developed in 1913 from a cross between Anthony Waterer spirea and S. albiflora. It takes its name from Pruhonice Park in Prague, where it originated. The … a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These …
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… This class will cover all aspects of installing and growing in raised beds. Topics include options for purchasing or building them, appropriate sites and soils, season-extension techniques, plant selection, and intensive planting techniques to maximize crop yields in small spaces. Bill Shores, Shores …
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… New! In this live demonstration class, learn how to make and assemble boxes and other various hive equipment. Wil will go over different cuts, how to source materials, and how to prepare recycled sources. Ear protection will be provided. Wil Pilipauskas, head …
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… Learn how to process your honey, wax, and other products from the hive into usable products for you or others. In this class, we will cover honey, pollen, beeswax, and propolis, and what to use them for in different products. Wil Pilipauskas, head beekeeper, Willies Honey …
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… waxy, white, pendulous flowers are decorated with yellow markings at the edges of the petals and smell faintly of violets. This native of Central Europe thrives in moist soil and tolerates some shade. Snowflakes superficially resemble snowdrops ( Galanthus ) but are taller and generally flower a few weeks later in spring. …
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