… suitable for sun or partial shade. Your container may include annuals, perennials, herbs, and decorative foliage. All supplies included. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if …
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… suitable for sun or partial shade. Your container may include annuals, perennials, herbs, and decorative foliage. All supplies included. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if …
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… with a very tight compact habit. Plant in full sun in acidic moisture retentive soils and supply additional water during periods of drought. Perfect for the rock garden or alpine …
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… suitable for sun or partial shade. Your container may include annuals, perennials, herbs, and decorative foliage. All supplies included. Dress for the weather; class will move indoors if …
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… 'Crater Lake Blue' forms a clump 1½’ in height and 1’ wide. It blooms with short, dense, racemes of tiny, intense blue flowers in late spring …
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… feet high, but will probably not reach that size indoors. It needs bright indoor light and moderate moisture conditions. From late summer to midwinter it produces showy, bright orange …
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… Tranquil, peaceful, and serene are words often associated with the McDonald Woods, which wrap around the northeastern … Chicago Botanic Garden. But to Jim Steffen , senior ecologist at the Garden, the oak woodland is a bustling center for natural processes and species, and may hold answers to unsolved scientific questions. Purple milkweed ( Asclepias …
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… Leaves are intriguing—with all their shapes, colors, textures, and their incredible ability to harness the energy of the sun. But when you come to realize that there is a whole world living within them, you can’t help but be amazed. Imagine driving into a parking … America . The details of the publication can be found at Charlie’s website charleyeiseman.com/leafminers. …
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… , when they see one. The eastern gray squirrels in our region build dreys in trees for shelter and protection from the elements. What you see as a messy clump of leaves is actually a structure formed from sticks and then lined with leaves and other materials to make it a dry and cozy home. This month I was …
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… It happens every year—like Groundhog Day—and I have the same déjà vu annually! Each winter for the past more than 20 years, I have supervised and worked on the pruning of the apple orchard at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden . Since … March to begin pruning and complete the work before the buds begin to plump and open, as this is the optimal window to prune apple trees for plant health. Over the years, I have been in every …
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