… 36 x 48 in., 2019 Location: Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin Plant Community: Wet to Dry-Mesic Prairie Description: More than 400 plant species grow in the 410 acres of Chiwaukeee … integrifolium Rosinweed - JJB Spirea alba Meadowsweet - IR Philip Juras’s Inspiration for Chiwaukee Prairie This painting records the last few moments of a July day when a dull, overcast sky finally gave way to a sunset worthy of complementing Chiwaukee’s spectacular remnant prairie flora. Even in …
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… Staff Robyn Adair Apprenticeship Instructor Click here to show mail address Robyn Adair grew up in the West/Southwest suburbs of Chicago, skeptical of … building tools for food systems change. She is passionate about using agriculture as a way to empower diverse communities to have agency over their health, livelihoods, and local … My passions are helping people and creating a healthier planet for all. Currently I get to bring my passion to life by managing our Educational Tours, Youth Farm and Therapeutic …
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… with dark contrasting shadows. Delicate and brightly colored flowers and fruits can easily get muddy and dull. Inspired by the Garden's abundance of summer flowers and fruits, the instructor will guide students to get control over water and paint while building up layers and adding rich and dark colors without getting messy. Fine details will be added with drier brushstroke to enhance botanical accuracy and perfect edges. Beginning and intermediate levels. The School’s …
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… Eco-Friendly Decorations It’s time for holiday celebrations, and that means it’s time for holiday decorations. Tables, mantels, … nearby. Inside and out, homes beckon with welcoming lights. Whatever your holiday, it’s easy to be eco-friendly this year when you decorate. Décor. Can the Plastic . For the past 50 years, … among hundreds of candle makers selling their eco-friendly products on the web; click here to visit just one of them. So…as you ponder unpacking those dusty boxes of old, energy-inefficient, …
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… Rodrigo Artist Raquel Rodrigo, known as Arquicostura, brings the technique of embroidery to an architectural scale. Inspired by the relationship between floral motifs and … the Garden’s future, emphasizing the value of its mission and legacy. Known internationally for her public space interventions, Raquel transforms traditional embroidery into a contemporary … My work represents a reconciliation between tradition and modernity, offering a way to bring cultural heritage closer to today’s audiences. … Artist Raquel Rodrigo, known as …
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… Worth Keeping Ornamental shrubs are the backbone of our planted landscapes. It’s hard to imagine American gardens without hydrangea, boxwood, or viburnum, but it’s easy to take these workhorse shrubs for granted. Plant trends come and go, but as the industry gets carried away with the hottest new …
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… Large fothergilla ( Fothergilla major ), which is native to the Allegheny Mountains, grows into a rounded or upright shrub 4 to 6 feet tall. Because it is … leathery green summer foliage, and brilliantly tricolored autumn foliage—stunning color for a tall border. Visit the Buehler Enabling Garden to see a nice specimen. …
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… Nine Secret Spaces Fun Spots for all ages Download the GardenGuide App when you visit to use this tour on your phone Distance: …
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… Two Chicago Botanic Garden scientists received funding to organize a workshop promoting international collaborative research on biodiversity … Zerega, Ph.D., and Jeremie Fant, Ph.D. received a grant from the National Science Foundation to convene a meeting of U.S. and Indonesian biodiversity scientists spanning expertise in … 50 international scientists will convene in Bogor, Indonesia, in the summer of 2019 to share ideas, data, and methodologies, and to prioritize future research and collaborations to …
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… Garden scientists learn that flexible plant-pollinator networks are resilient to environmental changes. Despite the regularity of the changing seasons, scientists know much … flexibility in these interaction networks—flexibility that allows the plants and pollinators to withstand all sorts of environmental threats. CaraDonna’s research provides important clues … scientific journal, Oikos . The article is available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/oik.07526 …
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