… predominantly on plants native to North America, the program strives to develop novel hybrids with superior ornamental traits, cold hardiness, disease/pest resistance, heat/drought tolerance, … flowers behind barriers to prevent biotic and abiotic vectors from pollinating the flowers with undesirable pollen. Also sometimes preceded by emasculating the maternal parent to prevent … major competitors to ensure that the Garden works on genera that are not already saturated with cultivars. As such, the garden seeks to develop and introduce plants primarily in niche …
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… phone Distance: .56 miles Time: 1 hour 25 mins Stop 1: Savanna Dixon Prairie begins and ends with savanna—a type of prairie that lies between the edge of a forest and the wide-open grasslands. While most prairie is treeless, the savanna is scattered with trees—often fire-resistant bur oaks—that cast partial shade on the otherwise sun-baked … beautiful view of the lakes and prairie in every season. -In spring, the action's in the sky, with wave after wave of migrating birds. -In summer, the prairie plants power up, eventually …
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… Washington Park. She is interested in learning and sharing information about urban agriculture with her community. Reneldia Gardner Grower Fourth season Reneldia is a Windy City Harvest … as the grower at the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm in Washington Park. She loves working with students and teaching them how to grow produce. Renee Howarth Outreach Intern Renee is a … student at Loyola University Chicago and is working toward a B.S. in environmental science with a concentration in sustainable agriculture and the food system and a B.A. in environmental …
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… that have produced some of the most unusual plants on earth. Many can be viewed here, along with our warm temperate collection, in three greenhouse areas. Tropical Greenhouse Semitropical … that have produced some of the most unusual plants on earth. Many can be viewed here, along with our warm temperate collection, in three greenhouse areas. Tropical Greenhouse Semitropical …
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… dig a “trench” for each tomato plant, laying it on its side and covering the entire stem with soil, or prune off the plant’s bottom pair of leaves, then bury it deeply in the ground, … out quickly; wet leaves can create disease conditions, too. Mulch the ground around the plants with a few inches of straw or lightweight material to conserve precious moisture. Tomato plants … spindly seedlings. How much light is enough? Between 12 and 16 hours. Some people have success with a combination of natural sunlight and plant grow lights. Use a heating pad at low …
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… East Coast, where she was gardening, playing music, and wrangling animals. She loves working with her hands and trying new things, and is excited to work with the teens at Urban Garden Lab. Emily Swift College intern First season Emily attends … where she studies botany and business. This past spring break she took a 5,000-mile road trip with her friends and traveled through 13 states in ten days! Kelly Ramirez Youth intern First …
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… tomato? Hybrid tomatoes combine two different varieties of tomato plant to to create a plant with beneficial traits from both its parents. These traits typically include increased pest and … fruit. Hybrids can also be bred for traits such as longer shelf life, or to produce a fruit with particular flavor characteristics. Seed saved from these plants will not reproduce true to … meaty and dense. Oxheart—Often big and heart-shaped, oxhearts can be blocky at the shoulders with a pointed or blunt end. … Tomato Talk A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information Learn how …
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… are also ideal for making robots. It may take some paint or markers and get a tad messy, what with cutting holes out and dabbling around, but it’s quality bonding time with the kids! Empty milk jugs? Tin cans? Think carton helmets, or milk jug luminaries lighting … big enough for the average child's forearm to fit through. (Shoeboxes work well.) Now fill it with little bowls of creatively conceived items that will deliciously scare them. Some ideas: bat …
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… Orchid Wallpaper Take the Orchid Show home with you! Enjoy photos of these rare orchids to use as your personal background. Select the … Chi Hua Dancer Bulbophyllum medusae 'Miami' Save Save … Take the Orchid Show home with you! Enjoy photos of these rare orchids to use as your personal background. Select the …
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… garden design, demonstrating the benefits of healthcare gardens while providing participants with the expertise, knowledge, and tools to effectively design, manage, and evaluate such … that Heal: A Prescription for Wellness The Healthcare Garden Design Certificate program begins with a one-day seminar titled, “Gardens that Heal: A Prescription for Wellness”. You can … in healthcare garden-related professions. This is an intensive eight-day certificate program with some evenings of programming. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and tools to …
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