… want your garden to look like or feel like. Maybe it’s a garden that provides a shady respite from the summer heat. Or an open garden theater that celebrates the hot, sunny days of summer. It … the correct tag — says that this tree will grow to 15 feet in diameter, don’t plant it 5 feet from something — like your house or driveway. Really. Yes, it looks nice and cute sitting there … with their own internal first-aid system. Let them do their own thing. Just give them a good start and leave them alone. Coppicing So now it’s winter — dormant time. This is the best season …
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… object like your shoe. Most importantly, always use the eyepiece. Holding the camera away from your body to compose using live view will cause more camera shake. Yep, you can move your … light trails and unlock a new realm of possibility. Experimenting is the best way to learn. Start by moving your camera in a continuous path while pressing the shutter. Move your whole body … Find a shutter speed that works for you. (I set my camera at a half-second and adjust from there.) Zooming in and out creates light trails that converge. If you try this at home, it …
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… up that lasts more than a few days, some plants could be tricked into breaking dormancy and start sending water to their buds; the buds will swell. Those buds could get damaged by more cold … In fall, you can prepare newly planted trees by wrapping the trunks to protect them from pest or salt damage. A layer of mulch on garden beds placed after the ground freezes, but before the snow hits, keeps perennials protected from the freeze/thaw cycle. The mulch layer insulates the roots from extreme temperatures, in …
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Season after season, our horticulturists come up with amazing plant combos for the beds, borders, and containers in their gardens. And season after season, we see visitors pulling out smartphones and cameras to photograph and document those gorgeous combinations. In this month's Smart Gardener , we bring you a few of the most visually exciting summer combinations. These seven terrific trios can …
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… Garden is located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe, Illinois. Getting to the Garden by Car From Chicago Follow the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) west to Edens Expressway (I-94) and U.S. … Pacific North Line. For a schedule of trains, contact Metra at (312) 836-7000 or metrarail.com . Once you arrive at the Braeside station, you may walk to the Garden. This is a beautiful … most up-to-date information, contact Pace Suburban Bus Service at (847) 836-7000 or pacebus.com . Bus connections are available from Davis Street in Evanston, and the Glencoe and Highland …
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… and shrubs set amid several varieties of oak trees. This hillside meadow is awash with color from spring through fall. Arcs of flowers on both sides of the pathway create a succession of … home to many resident and migrating birds. A variety of butterflies can always be seen dancing from one nectar- and pollen-rich plant to another. Enjoy the show from benches or from the paths that turn down to the Great Basin. A short climb up the stone …
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… later at the Garden Café. Stop 2: McDonald Woods: Council ring Secret Space #1 is .36 miles from the Visitor Center. At the heart of the woods is a secret circle called a council ring. Jens … in a council ring? Stop 3: Green Roof Garden (N.) Secret Space #2 is approximately .6 miles from the Visitor Center. A garden on a roof? Upstairs at the Plant Science Center, there's a … the scientists in action. Stop 4: Marsh Island Secret Space #3 is approximately .75 miles from the Visitor Center. Follow the prairie paths down to the boardwalk that connects to Marsh …
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… )—gave us a nice preview of what we might expect this summer as the plants grow larger. From the blues, pinks, and purples of the butterfly bushes to the oranges, yellows, and reds of … sulked last summer so we worried that winter might end the trial. But, after a strong start this spring, we’re hopeful for a bounty of their pincushion-like flowers in June and July. …
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… of the peculiar conditions. “We’ve had botrytis on tulips that were planted last fall—it’s from the very wet winter. And in May, all the leaves on daylilies looked yellow.” “A lot of … time to adjust. Plants that are fooled by mild spring weather may break winter dormancy and start moving water into to their buds. A late spring frost can cause damage to de-acclimated … Thinking ahead In fall, prepare newly planted trees by wrapping the trunks to protect them from sunscald or frost cracking—vertical cracks in tree trunks that are caused by alternating …
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… forms turning pendulous at their branch tips. In autumn, the serrated triangular leaves change from golden to orange or copper, depending on the species. Betula nigra Many birches are native … northern and eastern ranges, with the exception of Betula nigra , the river birch. When taken from their preferred home (where the soil is moist, acidic, well-drained, and cool), and planted … out the moisture they favor), stress is bound to occur. With stress, insects and disease are quick to follow, most notably the bronze birch borer, leaf miner, and chlorosis. But if the …
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