… you may receive a refund at any time prior to the start of camp by providing a doctor’s note. For nonmedical reasons, you may cancel your child’s Camp CBG registration any time before June 1, … granted through June 1, 2025. To cancel, please call (847) 835-6801. We are unable to refund for missed days of camp. Camp CBG registration fees are nontransferable. Camps canceled by the … you may receive a refund at any time prior to the start of camp by providing a doctor’s note. For non-medical reasons, you may cancel your child’s Break or School Day-off Camp registration up …
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… Hubert Malott Japanese Garden At times—when the gold ginkgo trees glow in the autumn light, for instance—it’s easy to overlook the ways in which the Japanese respect for nature and age are revealed in the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden. If you look … (Heiwa 平和) pattern is raked into the Japanese Garden’s dry garden in August as part of Gardens for Peace , an annual NAJGA event. The pattern was designed by enamel artist Toshiko Tanaka, a …
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… Living Collection includes trees, shrubs, vines, hardy perennials, and tropical plants, for a total of more than 14,000 taxa. It is the quantity, diversity, and health of these taxa (or … disease-prone, nonhardy hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, etc., unless they are famous for historic, cultural, or horticultural reasons. The Garden has a rosarian advisor for the collection. For the benefit of the Garden’s audience, students, donors, and displays, the …
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… Shida Evaluation Garden allows scientists to study plants to determine which are best suited for midwestern gardens and those in similar climates. Visitors are invited to see this research for themselves and pick their own favorites. Detailed findings are published in Plant Evaluation Notes, where you can find the best plants for your garden. Learn more about the Plant Evaluation Program . … The Mitsuzo and …
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… native species to the site, transforming it into a beautiful and diverse landscape on display for the vehicles, pedestrians, and bikers that pass by the Garden. The roadside location of this … grow at the Garden). This natural area demonstrates that no parcel of land is too small for restoration, and highlights what can be done even along highly trafficked roadways. This … with the seasons—wetlands fill up with water after spring rains and young green shoots reach for the sun. In late summer, yellow and purple flowers shift to the yellow, orange, brown, and …
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… 6 Crops to Grow this Year Week 1: Don’t know what to plant? Here are six crops to consider for your home garden. You can start small, too: We have tips on growing a salad in a container or … In the Dirt Week 3: Growing season is here! Now that your hands are dirty, gather tips for growing success and find ideas to fill your space creatively. Gardening Tips Best. Plant labels. Ever. Tomato Planting Time Warm-Season Veggies Leave Room for Blooms Creative Containers Small-Space Gardening Container Gardening Creating Hypertufa …
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… Urban Agriculture Toolkit Tools for Urban Agriculture Programs Designed to support public gardens and other organizations … Good Handling Practices, and food safety Sales targets and crop planning Staffing Fundraising for Urban Agriculture Programs Meeting funder expectations Collecting data for fundraising Cultivating support Potential sources of public and private sector support Social …
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… Finally, we will consider how foraging energetics may drive potential interaction flexibility for some pollinators. 9:45 a.m. Environmental and aesthetic considerations related to integrating … Beyond their importance to pollinators, many other reasons support why it is important for us to integrate native species in the landscapes that surround us. Once we agree to either … plant or indirectly support native plantings, there are many things to consider and commit to for this type of landscape treatment to be successful in a variety of settings and scales of …
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… curricula out there," said Jennifer Schwarz, Ph.D., associate vice president of education for the Garden. Schwarz Ballard acknowledges that the facts of climate change can be … people a sense of empowerment because, without it, they are not going to act—not personally or for larger global solutions," she said. Schwarz began working with teachers in the Chicago area … in Budburst with NASA climate data, to teach about climate change and its consequences for our environment using an earth-systems science approach. (Budburst is a national …
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… Berries Berries Abound In the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden What can bramble fruits do for you? Blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, lingonberries, boysenberries, and well, a … … Berries Abound In the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden What can bramble fruits do for you? Blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, lingonberries, boysenberries, and well, a …
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