… Nature Preschool Registration and Cancellation Policies CANCELLATION POLICY FOR 2026 – 27 Please notify Ann Halley of your withdrawal by June 29, 2026, via email at Click … Registration Preregistration is required. Register online. Credit card payment is required for online registration. Checks or credit cards are accepted as monthly tuition payments. Enrollment Limits Each class has space for a maximum of 13 or 16 children. If the class you wish to enroll your child in is filled, you …
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… ages 5 – 14, younger siblings are welcome The Garden has opportunities designed specifically for Homeschool families and groups. Come and participate in guided, plant-based opportunities, … ages 5 – 14, younger siblings are welcome The Garden has opportunities designed specifically for Homeschool families and groups. Come and participate in guided, plant-based opportunities, …
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… inviting insects to taste their nectar and munch on their burgeoning greenery. Thank goodness for the songbirds, who keep the insect population in check by devouring scores of the … needed to make their long journeys to their breeding grounds and raise their young. Months for viewing migratory songbirds Ducks begin migrating in March, and some linger into April and early May. But April and May are the months for viewing migratory songbirds, which belong to the avian order Passeriformes, meaning small …
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… article on the Chicago Botanic Garden's rare book collection, published by National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn about the Garden's acquisition of the Massachusetts Historical … and digitalization. The last paragraph in the article gives credit to the Woman's Board for establishing the library in 1951. PDF Attachment: tribute_for_kris_jarantoski.pdf … Barbara Brown, Field Museum research assistant on expeditions to …
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… the impacts of changing climates on plant migration by calculating seed dispersal rates for a variety of plant species and predicting whether they will be able to migrate quickly enough to keep pace with changing climates. Activity 3.1: Preparing for Budburst This activity serves as an introduction to phenology and project Budburst, and will … point in the curriculum . Before you begin data collection, implement Activity 3.1: Preparing for Budburst and continue making observations as often as possible so students are able to …
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… The Orchidarium A special place for orchids Established in 2018, the Juli Plant Grainger Orchid Collection is one of the newest … The collection notably includes the rare ghost orchid ( Dendrophylax lindenii ), renowned for its elusive beauty and conservation significance. Other highlights include extensive … varieties), and an expanding collection of Bulbophyllum , the largest orchid genus, renowned for diverse floral forms. A view inside the Orchidarium Johanna Hutchins, Juli Plant Grainger …
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… turn. The container collection demonstrates how to use bulbs in new and unusual ways. Look for specimen connoisseur bulbs artfully combined with other flowering plants; diminutive bulbs planted in raised areas for easy viewing; and perennial bulbs forced indoors for early blooming. Bulbs are underplanted with more bulbs. Flowering ground cover complements …
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… of experience of the horticultural therapy staff, the Buehler Enabling Garden is a model site for programs that foster a direct experience with nature. Additional educational offerings at the Garden include intensive study tours, workshops for special-education teachers, and continuing education for heathcare providers. Garden planting and maintenance is provided by the Garden coordinator …
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… the rare Amorphophallus titanum to the Garden in 2018. The Velvet Queen first bloomed for the university in 2008 and has bloomed every two years since (it was donated to us after … team got a big surprise in the staff-only production greenhouses—and treat. It's unsual enough for one corpse flower, or titan arum, to power up for a single bloom. We saw one plant produce an extraordinary triple bloom, over three days in …
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… Information Pinching sucker growth in the leaf axils means better production. Top Tips for Tomato Success Tomatoes appreciate an even supply of moisture rather than a heavy soaking and … lower leaves along one side of the plant will wilt and brown. Unfortunately, the best recourse for this disease is to pull up and discard infected plants. Fusarium can persist in soil for many … In a few days, these hatch into new braconid wasps, ready to repeat the process. The good news: hornworms produce only one generation each year . Flea beetles damage tomato plants by …
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