… of figures. This will bring your paintings to life by incorporating interest, storytelling, and perspective. Students can work in any media. A supply list will be sent. The School’s CEUs=18 …
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… from the mother plant when it comes into flower. Keep in high light for best leaf color and periodically replace any water in the cup that has evaporated. Fluorinated or chlorinated …
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… butterflies. Warm, sunny, humid conditions are needed to support the monecious flowers (male and female flowers borne on different plants). A member of the Curcurbitaceae (Gourd) family. …
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… of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well suited to the home landscape due to their range of sizes and cultural adaptability. Some viburnums are noted for their fragrant flowers; most bear small …
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… feet in height with mature plants taking on a rounded appearance. Plant this rose in full sun and maintain adequate soil moisture. Young plants may need a protective barrier to keep rabbits …
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… Home gardeners can sympathize: not every seed that is planted grows. This truth extends to restored prairies that are grown from seed mixes, … Ph.D., who completed research examining the success of individual species within seed mixes, and their combined potential to power up to the diversity level found in remnant prairies. A … to a large swath of acreage in the suburbs, she and her team visited each restored prairie site to compare the plant communities to the mix of seeds that were planted there initially. “I …
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… The garden and the kitchen are “dancing partners,” according to a cookbook from the team behind Blackberry Farm , the luxurious farm and inn in Tennessee. Jeff Ross, farmstead educator and artisan chef at Blackberry Farm, brought … Farm Morning at Blackberry Farm The barn on Blackberry Farm Ross showed how easy it is to incorporate fresh produce and gardening into your life in his lecture, “Eating Between the …
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… As plant collectors, we spend a lot of time and energy researching the flora of the areas we are going to visit. We search out areas of the world where the climate is similar to that of the midwestern United States, and we make lists. Lots of lists. Massive spreadsheets document travel plans, emergency contacts; …
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… Vanilla cookies, vanilla perfume, and everything vanilla swept through my nostrils at an Orchid Show scented display one year. The … cabinet. Currently, I am in the second year of my research of the vanilla orchid. Vanilla is an exciting plant to study because it grows as a vine with two different types of roots. These … as a vine (more precisely a hemiepiphyte) because terrestrial roots anchor it within the soil, and epiphytic roots anchor it to tree trunks. My last post, Vanilla inhabitants: The search for …
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… up to look like a pollinator’s favorite food. The orchid’s flower has developed the color and shape of a large tropical spider. But it’s not trying to attract the spider—no, that would be … attracts a wasp that hunts the spider as potential food for its own larvae. Thus the wasp is fooled into landing on the flower—and picking up its pollen—while hunting. So cheeky! A … (Check out more on orchids fooling mating bees with this famous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8I3cqpgnA .) Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’ has dancing skirts and …
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