… We’ve officially reached planting season, and it is now safe to put in warm-season flowering annuals, vines, herbs, and vegetables. Horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden do recommend waiting until Memorial …
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… a step-by-step guide to creating a one-of-a-kind terrarium filled with your favorite plants and personal touches. Let’s build the layers (from the bottom up) First, select a container … 1/4- to 1/2-inch activated charcoal (available at an aquarium store) to help filter the air and water and keep the terrarium fresh, especially if it’s a closed terrarium. 4. Use a clean, well-drained growing medium that is high in organic matter. A blend of peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite is a good choice. Soil …
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… blue flower color. We will also meet some of Brazil’s numerous amaryllis (Hippeastrum) species and explore the general diversity of Brazil’s stupendous botanical richness in the course of our …
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… moisture during the summer give the best results. Lilies prefer to have their roots in shade and their heads in the sun. 7월에 향기로운 백합 향기와 진분홍의 꽃으로 정원 을 장식하고 싶으면, 아카풀코 아시아틱 릴리를 심으십시오. 시카고 지역의 …
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… It’s now early fall and that means it’s time for Colchicum ! Colchicum is a group of flowers also known as autumn crocuses, though they’re not related to the true crocus. Seventeen species and varieties of Colchicum grow in the Graham Bulb Garden. Flower colors range from white to …
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… When Ross Gerbasi and his coworkers at Threaded Films heard that the Chicago Botanic Garden’s first titan arum, … film gear). Titan Taylor was almost as big a star as #CBGAlice. Although Spike lost energy and never did open, Ross and his mom and Jessica kept the energy going on their titan arum puppet … sewing room.) Jessica took the creative lead for shaping the titan puppet, which is made of foam. Paper templates came first; next came foam that could be heated, bent, sanded, …
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… One of the best things about visiting (and working at!) the Chicago Botanic Garden: you get great ideas for your own garden. I put one … labeling dozens of different heirloom tomato varieties in containers. Her solution was simple and elegant: gather up the paint stirrers and get out the chalkboard paint! The photos are testament to how easy it is: assemble a pile of paintable wooden markers-to-be, scrub-brush lightly under running water, …
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… When spring unfurls, the trillium are among the stars of the native wildflowers—and in coming years, the show at the Chicago Botanic Garden will be even more spectacular. A … Betsy ( Trillium cuneatum ) Yellow wakerobin ( Trillium luteum ) The Chicago Botanic Garden is collaborating with the Huntsville Botanical Garden in Alabama on a Trillium conservation … in the United States Trillium plant parts illustration from Trillium , by Fredrick W. Case and Roberta Case, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 1997. The rhizomes were grown out in the …
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… It’s been another fantastic season at Butterflies & Blooms at the Chicago Botanic Garden. This is my second year working at Butterflies & Blooms, and I think it’s looking better than ever. The biggest surprise this year happened this week. We received some big, hairy atlas moth cocoons, and I was a little concerned about whether they would have time to emerge before we have to shut …
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… trees that flower in the spring. But in winter—especially after a dusting of snow—pines and other conifers are the plants that shine. Recently, we ran a blog about cultivating awe on winter walks, on how to shift your energy and attention outward instead of inward for emotional well-being. One easy way to do that at the Chicago Botanic Garden or anywhere you walk is to seek out the company of evergreens. That includes most conifers, which are plants that …
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