… Garden To-Do List De-ice with caution Keep planning Tread lightly Tree and shrub care Pruning tips Inspect trees for … the growing year ahead, and tend to indoor plants and seed starting. Garden To-Do List De-ice with caution If necessary, continue to use de-icing products on walkways and driveways. Because … air. Monitor plants for insect and disease problems. Contact the Garden’s Plant Information Service for treatment options. Common pests include the following: Spider mites: Look for webbing …
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… Carts A Green Cart is similar to the idea of a Green Corner, where you fill one area of a room with all things nature-related (plants, shells, books, artwork, etc…) to create an engaging and … of sensory plants and natural items, displayed together to invite people to interact with nature, risk-free. When people engage with multiple textures, colors, and scents, they are stimulating their senses and activating …
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… Mother's Day To Mom, with love If you're looking for ways to make your mom feel extra special this Mother's … items, from beauty products and kitchenware to cute, cozy Garden attire. Say it with a Gif Make her day with the beauty of the Garden. Send mom a virtual greeting gif of beautiful blooms by email, …
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… may be less than an inch wide to more than 7 inches across. Bloom time depends on the variety with some plants flowering in March and April and others blooming from May through mid-June. … on the falls of each flower. Breeders have created tens of thousands of bearded iris cultivars with a stunning range of flower colors and flowers that span from 4 to 7 inches wide. Plants … poppies. Moisture-loving Japanese irises pair well with ferns and astilbe. Crested iris is an excellent plant for early spring bloom in a shaded area of the rock garden, perennial border, or …
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… Garden is the place to go anytime in spring to see thousands of tulips blooming in succession with vibrant color. Dramatic drifts of new cultivars of narcissus, tulips, ornamental onions, … to use bulbs in new and unusual ways. Look for specimen connoisseur bulbs artfully combined with other flowering plants; diminutive bulbs planted in raised areas for easy viewing; and perennial bulbs forced indoors for early blooming. Bulbs are underplanted with more bulbs. Flowering ground cover complements clusters of unique bulbs. An innovative …
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… Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden The perfect place for children to engage with plants, the Grunsfeld Children’s Growing Garden is a colorful living classroom with garden beds at just the right level for curious young minds. Budding gardeners and future … CBG, and Nature Preschool. Accessible trays enable students who use a wheelchair to engage with the plants directly. Kids can even safely marvel at pollinator activity by observing a …
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… of Windy City Harvest Corps and Youth Farm are eligible to apply for Work Study positions with Windy City Harvest. When they complete their 14 weeks of Corps or their senior year with Youth Farm, they can apply for the next year’s Apprenticeship program and a Work Study job. Graduates accepted on to the Work Study Crew continue their employment with Windy City Harvest throughout the Apprenticeship and are eligible for a scholarship to the …
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… Science Academy Learn how to better engage your students, visitors, or program participants with the natural world through citizen science. Citizen Science Academy courses use Budburst as a … of educational settings, and how to create compelling activities and opportunities to engage with the natural world. Some courses also include other citizen science programs, including … formal and informal educators, courses are open to all. You will be completing these courses with a cohort of other educators. Each unit includes a combination of readings, videos, …
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… Superbloom Program A production of The Seldoms with Finom The performance runs approximately one hour without intermission Choreography & … performed works by Shannon Alvis, Katlin Bourgeois, and Monique Haley. laren-chang.squarespace.com Damon D. Green (see above) Haley Marcin is a Chicago-based artist, performer, and educator. … University and the University of Florida, respectively. Visit her portfolio at overlaplighting.com Finom (music) Finom (fka Ohmme) is a Chicago-based art-rock band formed by principal …
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… Botanic Garden commits to collaboratively identifying and implementing specific actions with Indigenous communities that they find meaningful. The following list outlines our current … the Chicago region. We commit to: Building and sustaining genuine, transparent relationships with Indigenous communities. Supporting Indigenous communities with access to and use of land and resources to meet community-identified needs (e.g., …
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