… (76 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) wide at their widest point. The flowers are very attractive to insect pollinators, and within a few days the colorful florets lose their beauty. They are …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ornamental. Plant in full sun and provide consistent moisture throughout the growing season to maintain full leaf cover. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the stem joins the leaf. The leaves are about 18 inches wide and provide a big splash of color to any planting or pot and contrast well with darker colored plants. Overall the plant can reach …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… prefers a partially shaded location and well-drained, moisture-retentive soils with a neutral to acid pH. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Helen Bartlett is the horticulturist for Evening Island, which was designed in the New American Garden style of …
Type: Staff bio
… joys of spring. Under the calm and creative eye of Field & Florist’s Heidi Joynt, we learned to turn those branches into lovely, living wreaths in a perfectly timed class at the Chicago … or curly willow wreath (purchased or handmade). That’s how surprisingly simple the process is. As everyone clipped and pondered and designed, Joynt offered helpful wreath-making and … them into the wreath. Yes, silk flowers are an option. Joynt recommends www.shopterrain.com for extremely realistic flowering branches. …
Type: Blog
… before summer turns fall. Bonus tip: Seek out the monarch butterflies before they travel to Mexico! They’ve been spotted in the Heritage Garden and the Helen and Richard Thomas English …
Type: Blog
… I assess conservation strategies, ecological, and physiological adaptations of plant species to complex environments and ecosystems. My research covers a unique aspect of ecology and the …
Type: Staff bio
… and sharpness—and concentrates on the principles of composition and aesthetic design to convey meaning and emotion. The emphasis will be on how technique affects the aesthetics of …
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… by bringing food, health, and jobs together in one location. You will have the opportunity to harvest the first lettuce crop from the Farm’s aquaponics system. Tours and light snacks are …
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