… So you think you’re an ace tree identifier. Those big scalloped leaves are from oak trees, the three-fingered hand shapes are maple leaves, those little oval leaves marching in a double line along a stem are from an ash—boo yah! OK, now do it without any leaves. And yes, you can…with a little help from … a towering behemoth that could have played a role in The Exorcist : it was an oak. But let’s start with a major clue: bark. Jabcon cast a practiced eye—an artist’s eye, in fact, for his …
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… the North Branch Trail of the Forest Preserves of Cook County (FPCC) extends 20 miles north from Chicago. The Chicago Botanic Garden has long been a destination for riders who begin and end … Lake Cook Road on the roadway. The Garden, in partnership with the FPCC and with major funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, and … North Branch Trail with the Green Bay Trail at the Braeside Metra station in Highland Park. From that point, the path meanders down the south side of Lake Cook Road to the Garden entrance. …
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… for several hours—when Alice the Amorphophallus bloomed in September 2015, the scent lasted from about 10 p.m. to about 6 a.m. Said to smell like decaying flesh—from whence its common name derives—the corpse flower releases a blast of scent upon opening, a … now.” The smell attracts the insects…that become unwitting carriers of pollen…that is moved from one titan to another…so that fertilization can happen and the plant can reproduce. Read more …
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… craft stores) Live moss that you find growing in a shady place in your yard (or you can buy it from a garden store that sells terrarium supplies) Activated charcoal (sold in garden and … If your ornament is like mine, it has little “loops” for attaching a hook at the top. Start by tying a 12-inch piece of ribbon to each half of the ornament through the loops. In one … ornament. The moss can live inside this globe indefinitely. The moss just needs light from your home to survive through the holidays. Moisture will evaporate from the soil and will …
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… down to save the white oak and the fence. When trying to remove a leaning tree, you have to start at the base and work your way to the top as each section falls away. The base of the tree was good and solid, sending a shower of sour-smelling oak shavings flying from the chainsaw. When I got about halfway up the trunk, the saw began spewing dark brown flakes … Looking back at one of the middle sections of trunk, where the center was a rich dark brown from the rotting wood, I noticed a thick, white object shaped like the letter “C”. A closer …
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… meaning that male and female flowers occur on different plants. Female plants grown apart from males will still produce hops, but not seed, and the hops will weigh less. Native to the …
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… A quick primer for successful combinations Every gardener is an artist. After all, you “paint” your garden with plants. Just as an artist moves paint from palette to canvas, the gardener’s art lies in creating a colorful arrangement of flowers and …
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… bloom time, and put the stems in warm water in a vase, changing the water daily. Buds will start to open within a few days, bringing spring magic indoors. From colorful winter stems and fruits to fragrant, velvety roses, bold perennials and …
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… other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes. He then developed more than 300 products made from peanuts, which greatly contributed to economic growth in the south. The state of Iowa …
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… will require a nearby different apple variety to complete pollination and produce fruit. Start with a tree that has been grafted onto dwarf rootstock. All commercial apple trees are grafted onto roots from selected hardy apple trees. Some rootstock is dwarfing and will produce small trees; other … the lowest bud on the whip and prune off the wood above it. That bud should be about 2 feet from the base of the whip and coincide with the lowest wire. Lateral branches will begin to grow …
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