… prior to your field trip. Self-guided groups are also eligible for discounted tram tours and special exhibition tickets. Please call the Registrar’s Office at (847) 835-6801 if you are …
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… When holiday flowers like poinsettias and amaryllis start showing up in the stores (or come to you as holiday gifts), will you know …
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… of hardy garden mums that do not require staking, or winter protection. Plant in full sun and site to enable the full 3-foot by 4-foot spread of this tightly mounded plant. Protect from …
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… a mixture of plants with bright yellow, or copper or purple petals surrounding a red halo and a black center. Typically reaching six feet in height at maturity the plants are well …
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… with a 1- to 2-foot spread when grown in optimal conditions of hummus-rich, well-drained soil and in full sun. …
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… the wild. All of the trees in a colony may rise from the same parent. Dioecious (separate male and female trees). Attractive, greenish-yellow flowers appear in clusters at the branch ends in …
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… pollinate the flowers. After flowering the pitchers have two heavy feeding periods in spring and fall. …
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… songbirds flock to the dried flower heads for ripe seeds in fall. Plant this one in full sun, and water only enough to establish the plant root system; then kick back to enjoy. …
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… hands-on cooking class—from creating the dough, to crafting delicious fillings, to crimping and frying. Once you master the basics, you will love experimenting with different flavor …
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… Why Pumpkins Are Fruits and Other Cool Botany Think you know what a fruit is? Most people think of fruit as being sweet or tart, juicy or crunchy, or peel-able like a banana—but none of that matters, botanically speaking (and that’s what we speak here at the Chicago Botanic Garden). The way botanists see it, fruits …
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