… rounded shape, and can attain heights of 35 to 50 feet. This tree is a great specimen plant for the home landscape. A member of the rose family, this small, flowering tree displays clusters … ash has interest in all four seasons: attractive flowers in spring, good clean green foliage for summer, handsome red fruit and great color in fall, and nice gray bark for winter interest. It's the best mountain ash for Illinois. Archived Copy: This content was …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden takes advantage of its islands and lakeshore, and the Alliance for the Great Lakes helps to explore and protect the area's unique and beautiful ravines. Help shape a healthy future for your local ravines—home to native trees, wildflowers, birds, and butterflies; pathways to Lake Michigan beaches, and scenic backdrops for parks and homes. Learn about erosion that may threaten some of these ravines, as well as such …
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… This class is for homeowners and beginning gardeners who want a more hands-on landscape design class. Val Lemme will share her experience and ideas to help students work through a garden design for their own property. Valerie Gerdes Lemme, landscape architect, ASLA Linnaeus Room, Regenstein …
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… The Perennial Sages are invaluable for their rich display of spiky flowers in the early summer border. This compact selection … deep pink shade. Deadhead just below the spend heads to encourage repeat flowering. Excellent for cutting. Drought tolerant once established. …
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… Cottage gardens are known for their informal, colorful jumble of flowers, foliage, herbs, and edible plants. Improve your … understanding of design elements that can offer lower-maintenance, exuberant plantings suited for gardens of any size. Nina Kozial, horticulturist and writer Design Studio, Regenstein Center …
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… Today’s pruning of your trees and shrubs will define how they grow for years to come. Learn which cuts are essential, which cuts to avoid, and which cuts are a matter of your personal style. Bring pruners. Dress for the weather. Horticulturist Fruit & Vegetable Garden Classroom …
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… This plant is suitable for growing indoors. Does not bloom. Propagation by dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) It is grown for foliage, is evergreen and smooth textured. Archived Copy: This content was captured before …
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… New! Join us for a plein air botanical drawing class set amid the vibrant colors of the autumn garden. Explore both individual plant studies and broader landscape scenes as you learn techniques for creating texture, capturing fall color, and effective composition. You will receive … Class sessions will be held primarily in the Garden unless there is inclement weather. Dress for the weather. A supply list will be sent. The School’s CEUs=18 ART elective Kimberly …
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… born Larry Kimpel, is a Chicago-born Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award winner, renowned for his multifaceted musical talents as a bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has an … such as The Staple Singers and Anita Baker. He also served as the bassist and musical director for the award winning R&B group Maze featuring Frankie Beverly for 21 years. …
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… in Thailand when they hybridized Euphorbia lophogona with Euphorbia millii and selected for seedlings with larger flowers (actually, the colorful parts are botanically described as … The parental species are also displayed in the West Greenhouse and offer a rare opportunity for visitors to compare the improved hybrid with both parents. Grow this species under conditions recommended for cacti and succulents. …
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