… question now? Take the Fruit Pursuit quiz below. Is This a Fruit? Click on each picture for the answer. × Yes, bell peppers are fruits. Fun fact: Red bell peppers are green peppers that … small black berries. Close × Yes, jackfruits are fruits. Fun fact: A jackfruit can weigh up to 100 pounds, or about as much as a big dog. Close × Yes, pineapples are fruits. Fun fact: Pineapples are native to South America, not Hawaii. Close × No, rhubarbs are not fruits. Fun fact: We treat a lot of …
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… work in the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. Talking to our scientists, it's easy to hear about the research topics that get them excited. Former senior ecologist Jim Steffen … stories. Work this quiz with every kid you know: The (female) cross orbweaver spider, named for the cross on the top of her abdomen. 1. Spiders can fly. TRUE. Some spiders travel through …
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… greatly diminished. Of all the different type of plants we grow here, half trace their origin to Asia, and more than one-third of all plant cultivars in our collection emanate from the same … mums and the golden ginkgo. Imagine winter without the green foliage of yew and boxwood to provide a visual framework. Asian plants enrich our tables as well. The list of culinary … of plant communities, preserve genetic material, and breed new plants. On our trips, we pay for collecting permits and all logistics, travel, and fees. We financially support in-country …
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… summer or early fall container gardens looking tired? Change out your container gardens to extend your displays well into the fall. Gardening in containers can offer us year-round seasonal interest, and we can extend the garden seasons to create vibrant container gardens. I’m a huge fan of fall container gardens with a rich variety … combinations in your container gardens. Cold-hardy vegetables and herbs can also be added for interest and texture. I like using swiss chard, broccoli, Asian greens, parsley, and alliums …
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… Chicago Botanic Garden turns its educational programming attention—as well as its decorations—to the only plants that stay green through the season: the evergreens. We teach class after class of school children how to identify different kinds of evergreens by their needles and cones. It’s a lesson in … found in many places around the Garden. Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum ) is called “bald” for a reason—its needles change color and fall in autumn just like deciduous trees such as maples …
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… them in urns outside, or in baskets inside. Tuck in berries, dried grasses, and seed pods to add color and texture. Add shallow baskets of chestnuts, acorns, and pine cones. Stack it! … and hydrangea, embellished with ferns and rose hips, poppy pods and nuts. Afix a paper clip to the back of the leaf, and you’ve got a holiday ornament. Pumpkin stack Use a “cheese” pumpkin … slate of cool season crops, such as fall cabbage and brussels sprouts, as well as inspiration for your own garden. We’re harvesting Jerusalem artichokes, horseradish, and onion, and planting …
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… will see our butterflies flying, sunning themselves, or resting in the foliage. If you happen to come to the exhibition just after a rain shower, and the sun is shining, it’s your lucky day, because … almost every one of our 200-plus butterflies started flying. They had been waiting all morning for this. The air in the exhibition was laced with pheromones from many different butterfly …
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… Landscape Waste Program As manager of horticulture services, Cindy Baker is responsible for the care and maintenance of more than 100 acres of ornamental landscaping. She also manages … 250 college students and public garden professionals. She also was the first project manager for the Skokie River Restoration Project—an 11-acre transformation of an eroded stream bank zone … events, and classes at the Garden since 1988. She is a regular guest on the WGN-TV Morning News "Botanic Backyard" segments. Baker is also a frequent speaker at the American Public Garden …
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… Helen Bartlett is the horticulturist for Evening Island, which was designed in the New American Garden style of landscape design, … on the Green Roof and the Evaluation Gardens. Bartlett then was assistant horticulturist for the Graham Bulb Garden, Aquatic Garden, and Viburnum Walk. She has been fascinated with the …
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… working on conservation genomics of Amsonia tharpii and reconstructing the evolutionary tree for Amsonia . My graduate school work focused on the systematics, taxonomy, and biogeography of …
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