… from late summer into fall. Plant this flower in full sun, average soils, and allow one year for the plant to establish its root system for best displays. It's hardy and perennial in the Chicago region and a magnet for honeybees and gold …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Native to Japan, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Maulei' is an oval or rounded shrub producing orange or salmon-colored flowers in late winter and early spring. The flowers give way to yellow and red fruit that attract birds. It reaches a maximum height of 3 feet under full … conditions and is clay-tolerant. The plant is ideal as a specimen or as a hedge is suitable for espalier treatment. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… sporting a broad magenta halo on a rosy pink background. The fairly tall stout stems were bred to supply the cut flower industry as well as gardeners looking for an annual to fill middle to back of the flower bed open spots in the garden. Frost tolerant, they will need careful mulching to survive Chicago winters. Flower best during the cooler months of spring and fall but the plants will 'hang on' during all but the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Description: This bird of the stunted northern forest makes a rare visit if it strays east of its normal plains migration route. It is visible across the Garden and …
Type: Birding
… Golden Japanese sweet flag is grown primarily for its fragrant and attractive greenish-yellow foliage, which resembles that of an iris. Insignificant greenish-yellow flowers bloom from June through August, giving way to inedible red berries in the fall. The plant grows to 1 foot high and spreads to 1 foot. Grow …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Botanic Garden with a tour of the bonsai collection. Stop at the Rose Terrace Bar on the way to the Bonsai Courtyard to purchase a beverage if you wish. Then proceed to the courtyard to hear … display principles. This is a tour, not a workshop, and no tools or trees are required. Dress for the weather. Chris Baker, curator of bonsai, Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai East Courtyard, …
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… drowning in a sea of nameless files and take command of your digital infrastructure. Learn to master your workflow from capture to archive, beginning with pre-shoot planning and smart file-naming conventions that ensure you … your current work. Note, this is a technical workshop focused on building a streamlined system for future work rather than a retroactive project for reorganizing old archives. Laptop computer …
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… approaches the final stages of our “Keep Growing” capital and endowment campaign, we pause to review the progress we’ve made together: In 2017, we finished major construction projects on … with new and varied offerings. We opened the Regenstein Learning Campus in 2016 as a place for people of all ages and abilities to explore the natural world and participate in a wide array … director of the Garden, the Garden staff works as a coordinated team every day to bring the best the Garden has to offer to all of its varied constituencies. Thank you for your commitment …
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… Jobs We are committed to the Garden and living our purpose: Connecting people to the power of plants so people and … GROWTH. We commit to remaining curious in how we approach our work. Create and maintain spaces for learning. Test new ideas and are willing to take risks to achieve our vision. Collaborate to … actions. Benefits: We offer a variety of benefits to help employees, their family, and way of life. Seasonal positions generally have assignments that are less than nine months. Those …
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… ball shaped flowers are tucked in among the deep green very shiny leaves on this large shrub to small sized tree. The fragrance extends well beyond the plant encouraging gardeners and visitors to search for the relatively small flowers. Grow in bright light, warm temperatures, high humidity and moisture retentive soils for best results. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
