… Cacti 482 Palms 31 Mosses 58 Epiphytes 264 Statistics By Garden Aquatic Garden 403 Bulb Garden 26,431 Circle Garden 1,682 Dwarf Conifer Garden 8,923 Enabling Garden 375 English Walled Garden … Cacti 482 Palms 31 Mosses 58 Epiphytes 264 Statistics By Garden Aquatic Garden 403 Bulb Garden 26,431 Circle Garden 1,682 Dwarf Conifer Garden 8,923 Enabling Garden 375 English Walled Garden …
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… Places for the Spirit The Garden Shop will also carry the book Places for the Spirit: Traditional … often inspire artists. Explore the collection of sculptures hidden throughout the Garden, visit the Places for the Spirit exhibition, create your own sculpture using natural materials, and pot up a sculptural plant to take home. Note: Don't forget to bring a picnic dinner! Dessert is provided. Register online …
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… The horse chestnut is native to the Balkans. This cultivar is known for its cut-leaves giving it a feathery look. It has white … panicles that appear in the spring. Fall color is a medium yellow. It can reach a height of 26 with a spread of 20 feet. It can tolerate some shade and has medium soil and water … taprooted tree which makes it difficult to transplant and will cause it to take a long time to get established. …
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… beginning May 30, 2017, and smelled like an open-air fish market. The twins have returned to the production greenhouses to continue their life cycle. Are Java and Sumatra related to any … BLOOMS 69" 5/30/2017 79.75" 69" 5/29/2017 78.25" 68" 5/28/2017 74.5" 65.5" 5/27/2017 73" 64" 5/26/2017 71" 60" 5/25/2017 66" 58" 5/24/2017 61.25" 53.25" 5/23/2017 56.5" 49.5" 5/22/2017 51.75" … 32.75" 5/17/2017 31.5" 31.5" 5/16/2017 30.25" 29.75" 5/15/2017 29" 28.25" 5/14/2017 27" 26.5" 5/13/2017 25.25" 24.75" 5/12/2017 23.75" 23" 5/11/2017 22.25" 21.25" The Garden’s Corpse …
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… in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or if you would like to refresh your practice. Class locations vary … or 6 Wednesdays, May 14 – June 25, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class June 4) or 6 Thursdays, May 15 – June 26, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class June 5) or 9 Wednesdays, July 9 – September 10, 8 – 9 a.m. (no class …
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… it often overshadows the concerns ecologists have about our own native bees. Illinois is home to about 500 species of bees that are important pollinators in natural areas, in agricultural … on flowers that are flat, like black-eyed Susans and coneflowers. Some bees have figured out a way to slit a thin tubular flower at its base to reach the nectar. And, for the record, male bees … have evolved together over thousands of years. But, many native bees are “generalists”—they visit a wide variety of plants, including non-native flowers like zinnias and lavender. Other …
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… Q. For the best spring flower display, when should I fertilize my tulip and daffodil bulbs? A. To … bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly cultivate the soil to disperse the fertilizer, or water it in well. Apply fertilizer to the top of the soil instead …
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… Mushrooms for People and Planet Ancient Allies for Modern Maladies Paul Stamets Lecture Saturday, May 9, … Stamets, D.Sc. (Hon.), is the founder of Fungi Perfecti and Host Defense Organic Mushrooms Get cross-sporulated! Innovative and irrepressible mycologist Paul Stamets was our guest lecturer … “immersion lecture,” Stamets goes deep into mushroom lore ( Fomes fomentarius was once used to carry fire embers), discusses mushrooms as miniature pharmaceutical factories, and shows the …
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… New! See, touch, smell, and taste common ways to use herbal preparations including dried, capsules, decoctions, infusions, salves, tinctures, … flower remedies. Learn an herbal view of how “dis-ease” gradually builds in the body, and ways to reverse that process. Walk into the gardens to become acquainted with various herbs (wild and … Realize what to put in an herbal first-aid kit and why. Take home reference materials for long-term use. Register for this class and Exploring Flower Essences at once and save 10 …
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… This shrub needs full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions to reach a height of 80 feet. It is a specimen tree requiring a lot of space. …
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