… I love my container gardens in the growing season, but what’s the best way to brighten your doorstep for the longest season of all: winter? The answer is the easiest kind of container gardening, … to weigh your container down so it won’t blow over in the wind and to hold the branches in place. Step 2: Place birch branches in wood mulch, and dig down to stabilize branches. Step 3: …
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… Phalaenopsis A Phalaenopsis , or moth orchid, is called the “gateway orchid” for beginning collectors: it requires very little care, and yields great rewards with blooms that … But how do you ensure early success? Our first video details step-by-step instructions for repotting a Phalaeanopsis orchid. Paphiopedilum A Paphiopedilum , or lady slipper orchid, is another popular orchid with collectors: it prefers high humidity and indirect light, faring best in eastern early morning light. But how do you ensure early success? After your initial …
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… the neighbors are sneaking tomatoes onto your front porch. Never fear. There are many options for coping with the harvest. One option is to donate surplus produce to food pantries or homeless … tomatoes and many other vegetable plants likely will still be bearing as frost looms. It's best to gather all the harvest well before the last minute, because you never know when the first … Even green tomatoes may ripen if they are kept in a dark, cool, and well-ventilated place. Wrap them in newspaper and gently lay them in a cardboard box in a single layer. Cover and …
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… on. But things are changing. To see what's happening in today's gardens, one has only to visit the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where traditional … Throughout the demonstration gardens, you can see how vegetables, fruits, and herbs are grown for their ornamental beauty as well as for their taste. Flowers are grown to be eaten, as well as … eggplants would be grown for their vibrant color as well as for their taste? Color is the big news in vegetables these days, and the catalogs offer some real surprises. There are white …
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… Here, Garden experts offer some suggestions for the small garden, whether an urban backyard or a rooftop, a border around a townhouse patio, … space is limited. "If you're planting a hedge, consider plants that are more narrow in habit. For example, Techny arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis 'Techny') is popular, but for a small area, … botany, plant conservation, and landscape design, in formats from rare books to e-books. Visit Wednesday through Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m. To learn more about small-space gardening, …
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… the famously rich Cape Floral Kingdom, Kirstenbosch has been admired by visitors to the Cape for more than 200 years. Since it was established in 1913, it has been the flagship of South … that contributed to one of the ‘magnificent seven’ botanical gardens of the world. As a base for research, environmental education, and outreach, Kirstenbosch has had a major influence on … the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the Kew International Medal, the Le Roe Award of the Society for Conservation Biology, and many awards in his home country, South Africa, including the …
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… Saucer Magnolia —English Walled Garden The Plant Lover’s Guide to Magnolias Magnolias for fragrance…magnolias for small spaces…evergreen magnolias…plant expert Andrew Bunting sorts through the world’s … practical use during your visits with our app. Magnolia Information from the Experts 12 Plants for a More Fragrant Garden Forcing Flowering Branches Trees for 2050: Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia …
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The kalanchoe is known as felt bush because of the heavy covering of indumentum (hairs) on all surfaces of the large, triangular leaves. This species is native to some of the drier parts of the island of Madagascar, where the indumentum helps retain moisture during drying winds while also reflecting some of the intensive tropical sunlight. The terminal flower clusters are very rarely seen in …
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… Core aeration is the most effective method of aeration because it allows the most room for water, nutrients, and root development. The best time to aerate lawns is in the spring or fall when the turf is actively growing but not … in the spring opens up the turf, which can favor weed production, so fall is generally the best time. Please contact Plant Information at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for …
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… native plants can play in home landscapes. But just because a plant has been growing somewhere for as long as anyone can remember doesn't mean it's a native plant! Important to the ecosystem … offers different soil and moisture conditions. When using native plants in your garden, the best results occur when plants are matched to the sun and soil conditions it has (or had) in a … to revitalize and restore our complex natural world. They also provide an important sense of place, providing a living connection to our past, and a hopeful way to grow a greener future, one …
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