… crops in a vegetable garden can help cut down on insect and disease problems. Should I apply this method to my small backyard vegetable plot? A. Many insects and diseases attack plants within the same family. If you have had problems with a particular pest or disease, try planting …
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… Putting roses to sleep for winter In early November, many of the roses that bloom twice per year (called remontant, or … the garden looks entirely different. The process that our staff uses to prep roses for winter is the same process you can use in your rose garden, too. Step 1: Prune canes. While early spring … the plant, and cut back remaining canes by one-third in height. Step 2: Clean up leaf litter. This simple step can prevent major problems later, as leaf litter is a prime source of diseases …
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… Garden Club Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show Garden Photographic Society Gardeners of the North Shore Glenview/North ShoreAfrican Violet Society Ikebana International – Chicago … Garden Club Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show Garden Photographic Society Gardeners of the North Shore Glenview/North ShoreAfrican Violet Society Ikebana International – Chicago …
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… To most people, the word “pollinator” is synonymous with the word “bee,” but only a fraction of plants are pollinated by bees. In … in the evening primrose family are pollinated by the white-lined hawkmoth ( Hyles lineata ). This pollinator is also an important herbivore! Female moths lay eggs on evening primroses, and … leaves, buds, and flowers. How does scent play a role in attracting hawkmoths? Do moths use it for pollination? Or do they use it to find host plants to lay their eggs? Or maybe both? Hawkmoth …
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… Greg Mueller , Ph.D., chief scientist and Negaunee vice president of science at the Garden for answers. Why do mushrooms pop up out of nowhere? Mushrooms can appear magical—seeming to pop up overnight. This is part of their mystique. The mushrooms we see are the spore forming part of the …
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… walk of the Garden. Or did you say cow slobbers? Whatever you call it, Tradescantia ohiensis is just one of the prairie plants that has a unique story to tell. Tradescantia ohiensis , better … composed of three petals contrast with its six bright yellow anthers, each flower opening for a few hours in the morning or longer if cloudy. Spiderwort belongs to the Commelinaceae, the … feature is its other common name, cow slobbers. If you break a leaf, you will understand how this common name came to be. The genus Tradescantia and others in this family have a mucilaginous …
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… This year, the Chicago Botanic Garden commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Chicago … Horticultural Society was founded. To celebrate the Society’s 125th anniversary, the Garden is featuring two special exhibitions, lectures, and the launch of a commemorative book, Chicago … “Wealthy individuals would send floral specimens by railroad from as far away as New York. For people in the Chicago area, that was astounding.” One fall flower show in 1899 drew more than …
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… For one December session of our Plant Explorers after school program at Chicago International Charter School—Irving Park, the students made living ornaments for the holidays. This tiny terrarium project can have a calming influence on a potentially hectic holiday, because … moss, ribbon, and little wooden reindeer are what we used to create our ornaments. (Charcoal is not shown.) Use whatever decorative ribbon you like, but make sure it’s narrow enough to fit …
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… spatial properties of landscape materials and how they affect design principles. Discover the components of three-dimensional spaces and how they can refine your concept design plans and …
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… supervisor of plant health care, said an insulating blanket of snow on the ground helps. Snow is a good insulator for plants that are exposed to extreme cold temperatures, so any plants that are covered should … two sycamore trees in the Sensory Garden developed dramatic frost cracks. Tiddens also saw this happen in a polar vortex in 2014; the damage was also to a sycamore. Sycamores hold water in …
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