… canes that often touch the ground give it it a fountain-like form. </p> <p>Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love <em>Weigela</em>, and so do gardeners. For a plant that gives you so much to look at, they're very easy to care … special soil requirements.No deadheading. Just give them good drainage, reasonable moisture, and plenty of sun. Prune after spring bloom...fall pruning puts next year's flowers at risk. </p> …
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… New! Charcoal gives you the opportunity to work large, bold, and loose, or keep the fine detail of traditional botanical art. Several techniques will be … with emphasis on composition. Basic drawing skills are required, but students will be guided and assisted by the instructor. The School’s CEUs=9 ART elective Kimberly Mullarkey, freelance …
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… it takes (a bit of brawn, a lot of imagination) to wrap 10,000 blooming orchids into carnival and circus attractions, including Ferris wheel seats, a big top, and unicycles on tight ropes. Don’t miss the whimsical displays, February 10 to March 24. …
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… New! Learn to identify some of the pollen and different nectar plants your bees are using to make honey in northern Illinois. How weather and other factors affect the taste of the honey will also be covered. There will be a small honey …
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… from this Central American food crop. The attractive burgundy leaves can be harvested young and cooked like spinach for a nutritious dish. Songbirds flock to the ripe seeds in fall. Plant in full sun and average soils after danger from late spring freezes have passed. …
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… Mona Lisa® Deep Blue Anemone Mona Lisa® puts out up to 18 deep blue flowers per plant and comes into bloom under lower Winter light levels. Great choice for bedding use in containers and flower beds or can be raised for cut flower production. Low temperatures (46 to 54 F/8-12C) …
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… Netherlands. It’s very low growing, no more than a maximum height of five feet with full sun and moist, well-drained soil. There are fragrant white flowers from late summer to mid fall that attract butterflies and bees. It’s fine for a park, garden or cemetery. …
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… Exotically striped leaves in alternating dark and light green are the primary ornamental feature however lavender to purple flowers in cone … foliage in winter are attractive, if they can be spotted. This plant requires high humidity and moisture retentive acidic soils to thrive. Prone to spider mites (low humidity) in most home …
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… This corm reaches a height of 4 inches and will slowly naturalize over time via self-seeding. It blooms in late winter/early spring with … or partial sun. Tommy crocus are the only species that can survive the predation of chipmunks and squirrels in Chicago area gardens. …
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… The outward-facing flowers enhance the display qualities. Plant this foxglove in partial shade and in moist, well-drained soils; mulch to retain soil moisture. All parts of the plants contain cardiac glycosides and other bio-active compounds. …
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