… online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. The School's CEUs=2 hours GDC elective Mark Dwyer, owner, Landscape …
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… Create bold, one-of-a-kind textiles using sunlight and dye. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn sun …
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… as well as serving as a directional tool. It provides visual transportation in a garden from one area to another. Lighting can say "welcome" if the front entrance is lit or "not welcome" if … keep the following guidelines in mind: Use several fixtures with lower wattage, rather than one with high wattage. It is nearly impossible to light a tree with just one light. Gardeners tend to compensate by using too high a wattage in one fixture, creating a …
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… the traditional litany of "He loves me...he loves me not," while pulling each flower petal off one by one. It might come as a surprise to learn that 22 plant genera contain at least one flower commonly called "daisy," resulting in 38 different flower species of the same common …
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… pimpernel. Triplets Multiplied Just past the Linden Allée, a trio of containers started with one key plant: banana. Tom Soulsby added the deep burgundy leaves of Abyssinian banana … 1 In the Circle Garden, horticulturist Dale Whiting simplified the idea of a trio by planting one big, healthy, interesting plant in a single pot, then clustering three pots together. This … Conifer Garden, horticulturist Ayse Pogue recommended a permanent trio—two dwarf conifers and one perennial—that could be the solution for lightening up a dark corner of your yard with …
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… pause to even experienced midwestern gardeners. This month in Smart Gardener, we dive into one of them: the watery world of waterlilies. Nymphaea is the beautifully named genus for about … a medium-spread plant, Nymphaea 'Green Smoke' can cover 6 feet of space in a pond or pool. One leaf alone can measure a foot across. Small, Medium, or Large? There's a waterlily to fit … to seven-gallon pot? A good-sized fountain or pool? A small pond on your property? Start with one or two rhizomes of an appropriately sized waterlily to see how it grows in your garden's …
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… Pacific North Line. For a schedule of trains, contact Metra at (312) 836-7000 or metrarail.com . Once you arrive at the Braeside station, you may walk to the Garden. This is a beautiful … most up-to-date information, contact Pace Suburban Bus Service at (847) 836-7000 or pacebus.com . Bus connections are available from Davis Street in Evanston, and the Glencoe and Highland … the car behind, discover the bike trail, and explore the Garden from a new perspective. The one-mile link between the Green Bay Trail and the North Branch Trail is a multiuse path that …
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… since the completion of the main restoration work. "Ecological restoration projects like this one often require a bit of time and patience," said Bob Kirschner, the Garden's director of … since the completion of the main restoration work. "Ecological restoration projects like this one often require a bit of time and patience," said Bob Kirschner, the Garden's director of …
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… successively bloom from early to late spring. Begin garden cleanup As leaves fall and plants die back, it’s a good time to clean up the yard in anticipation of the coming winter weather. … of high-nitrogen winterizer lawn fertilizer is usually applied in mid-November, about one week after the final mowing of the season and before a hard freeze. This late treatment helps … with 2 to 3 inches of shredded bark. Do not fertilize newly planted trees or shrubs. Wait one year before applying a balanced, slow-release fertilizer for woody plants. Note that certain …
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… trees espaliered on the Visitor Center. Is this a procedure I could duplicate at home with one or two small trees? A. Yes, it is. An espalier is an innovative way to soften a brick wall, a trellis or even a chain link fence. If space permits, consider using more than one tree. The Red Jewel crabapple trees on the Visitor Center are espaliered into basic Y-shapes … than 12 inches from the wall. Best results are obtained when the tree is trained against a support (such as bamboo stakes) rather than directly against the brick. Secure these stakes to …
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