… rare—a hoary redpoll. A flock of 50 white-winged crossbills was even spied enjoying the seeds from cones of a black hills spruce near the Enabling Garden. Why were they here? Siskins , redpolls , and crossbills belong to the finch family and usually feed on seeds from trees growing in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. Siskins eat seeds from conifers and readily come to thistle feeders in winter. Redpolls prefer birch seeds, also …
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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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… 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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… is nothing for you to do?” Uh, what? That may be the busiest season for the labeling team. We start checking label requests lists, which had been coming in since the previous December, pull … label room stores more than 45,000 plant labels. We have card catalog cabinets (remember those from libraries before we went digital?) and now even shoeboxes that hold our labels. The labeling … with a metalphoto process (photosensitive anodized aluminum); using silver letters with black finish. Our labels are printed on photosensitive anodized aluminum, a process called metalphoto …
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… the Garden’s central lake, which is surrounded by gardens that include every variety of plant, from flowering crabapple to iris, rose, ornamental grasses, and perennials, whose images are … , blooming with fragrant waterlilies, lotus, and other aquatic plants. Views and Vistas From Land and Bridges Take in this big picture at the scenic overlook at the corner of the … Garden , where you can see a grand preview of what awaits. A clockwise circular walk will lead from the southern edge of the English Walled Garden through the terraced plants of the Lakeside …
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… care across the globe, with the goal of preserving cultural heritage in order to learn from it today and appreciate it in the future. Community Science Literature Project: Transcribing … July 2018 The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt Library has received a grant award of $73,368 from the Illinois State Library for digitization. This grant, for uniquely held items in … is Garden Talk, the Chicago Horticultural Society’s membership magazine that was published from 1945 to 2007. Reflected in this publication are Chicago’s gardening trends and fads, …
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… Register now Enjoy a creative break and the opportunity to carve an heirloom garden sculpture from a block of Indiana limestone under the creative direction of sculptor DJ Garrity. Use simple … technique, as participants utilize simple hand tools to finesse unique garden sculpture from blocks of rough Indiana limestone. No experience is required. Additional information concerning the artist is available at www.djgarrity.com . Students of all ages have enjoyed the light approach that Garrity brings to the art of …
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… than solid stone or concrete. Our trough style, which is rectangular with a distressed finish, is designed to look like vintage livestock feeders that you might imagine aging for … layer of sand on top of this sheet of plastic. STEP 5 Between the two sheets of plastic, start pouring in more concrete to form the side walls. We try to make the walls about 2 inches … of hypertufa mix left over at the end of our projects, we also like to make unique containers from simple molds that we find around the workshop. An upside down garbage can lid makes a nice …
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… the design: We were brainstorming about what would read in this garden, since it pitches away from you—and we thought this pattern of rays would show up the best. Plants used (from left to right when viewing the rays): Angelonia angustifolia Archangel™ 'Ruby Sangria' … the design: We were brainstorming about what would read in this garden, since it pitches away from you—and we thought this pattern of rays would show up the best. Plants used (from left to …
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… School Programs Enrich your curriculum and have the Chicago Botanic Garden come to you! Choose from a variety of programs that feature plant topics appropriate for specific grade levels. Meet … questions about careers in science? Our innovative researchers specialize in topics ranging from soil science to paleobotany, to pollination biology. Send an show email address with your … Enrich your curriculum and have the Chicago Botanic Garden come to you! Choose from a variety of programs that feature plant topics appropriate for specific grade levels. Meet …
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