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  • … flowers that stand tall over minty foliage. Attracts pollinators, strong winter hardiness, and excellent landscape performance. Lovely robust plant that adds texture, scent and color to the perennial garden. Pinch back after the first couple of inches of spring growth …
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  • … flowers that stand tall over minty foliage. Attracts pollinators, strong winter hardiness, and excellent landscape performance. Lovely robust plant that adds texture, scent and color to the perennial garden. Pinch back after the first couple of inches of spring growth …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … gathering. In this hands-on cooking class, you will learn to make a hearty fennel, kale, and sausage stew as well as a rich, creamy shrimp bisque topped with buttery shards of baguette. Meg Dhamer, private chef and owner, The Secret Supper Club ITW Kitchen 3, Learning Center …
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  • … Cupcake™ miniature rose ( Rosa 'Spicup') grows up to 18 inches high with full sun and moderate soil conditions. From mid-June through mid-October, it produces lightly fragrant, pale pink blooms. Plant this miniature rose in full sun and provide for space around the plants to encourage good air movement—an important aspect of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … use. Topics covered include turf culture, mowing, aerating, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and insect and disease control. Dress for the weather.  Tom Fritz, plant health care specialist, Chicago …
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  • … nearly a half-million plants every year. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the greenhouses and nursery. Be the first to see the spring annuals for the 2026 display beds, hanging baskets, containers, and hanging hayracks, plus preview the fall chrysanthemum preparation.   Tim Pollak, manager of …
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  • … with a yellow center cover this sprawling groundcover throughout the warmer months of summer and early fall. Easily propagated by cuttings collected before the first frost and held overwinter in an very brightly lite, frost free, environment. Plant in full sun in …
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  • … green, irregular bands that run across the leaf’s width. The flowers of this plant are green and white and occur periodically throughout the year. Small berries follow the flowers, but these fruits …
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  • … that the cinnamon you use in baking comes from the bark of a tree? Or that beans, peppers, and tomatoes are actually fruits? Learn a bit of plant taxonomy while discovering many different parts of a plant that are edible, including roots, stems, shoots, seeds, and of course fruits.  Ellen Phillips, horticulture educator  Classroom 6, Learning Center …
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  • … mini gardens you can enjoy in your home year-round. Create your own display full of beautiful and varied succulents with different colors and growth patterns. Live houseplants are the perfect way to bring the spirit of summer into your …
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