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Container tips for potted-plant success
I have recently moved to an apartment, and this will be my first time gardening in containers. I would like some tips to help me be successful. My previous garden was a typical suburban garden with lots of planting beds. — Betty Jordan, Chicago...Tags: Science, Botany, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Tribune
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A garden to grow up with
The entrance to the new children's garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden is designed as a living mural: a sun with rays and a wave pattern depicted in sturdy sedum leaves. The surrounding walls will support a variety of vines, including fast-growing hops,...Tags: Hobbies, Gardening, Pumpkin
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Museums
Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown...Tags: Natural Resources, Navy Pier, Jim Lovell, Technology, John Hancock Center
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Downy mildew attacking many impatiens
I had bad luck with my impatiens last year. They turned yellow and lost all their leaves in summer. What can I do to avoid this happening again?
— Jerry Hopkins,
Evanston
Your plants may have had downy mildew. This disease of impatiens has been...Tags: Science, Guinea, Michigan Avenue, Botany, Chicago Tribune
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Strategies for Healthy Summer Exercise
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Susan J. WhiteNorthShore University HealthSystem Fun in the sun for many of us means ramping up fitness routines or getting back in shape after …... -
Turkey president shops at Brooks Brothers and other NATO sightings
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had dinner at upscale Mexican restaurant Mercadito Monday while in Chicago for NATO. And as you would expect, he had plenty of company. Besides the Prince's table of seven, the large...
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When to give houseplants some fresh air
Can I move my tropical houseplants out into the garden now?
— Jerry, Evanston
Can I move my tropical houseplants out into the garden now?
— Jerry, Evanston
Tropical plants add interesting foliage color and texture as well as flowers to...Tags: Science, Weather Reports, Botany, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Tribune
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Minimal space, maximum tomato
There's no better argument for growing your own food than a sun-ripened, juicy tomato. But not everybody has garden space to grow towering tomato plants. There's a solution: With some planning and forethought, you can grow tomatoes in containers....Tags: Fertilizer, Chemicals, Tomatoes
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WGN NewsCommon Threads Black Tie Gala - Sofia - Chicago Botanic Garden Monday, April 23 Common Threads Black Tie Gala May 3 Nellcote 833 W. Randolph Chicago www.commonthreads.org Wednesday, April 25 Sofia 72 East Oak Street Chicago (312) 640-0878 www.... -
Lofty ambition
When it comes to creating great-looking hanging baskets, Tim Pollak thinks big. And bold. An outdoor floriculturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Pollak produces an ever-changing display of giant baskets filled with edible greens, such as leaf lettuce,...Tags: Coconut, Fertilizer, Chemicals, Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes
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North Shore Garden Club hosts garden walk “Garden Fantasies”
TribLocal - EvanstonVisit five special gardens in Highland Park and Lake Forest that include inspirational designs filled with beautiful and rare plants on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 …... -
Glencoe's Botanic Garden adds new exhibits for 40th anniversary
Special to the TribuneFour decades ago, earth-moving machines arrived at a large swath of marshland in Glencoe and began to transform the landscape into the Chicago Botanic Garden. As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, the 385-acre Botanic Garden, owned by the Cook County...Tags: Ingrid Bergman, Cheese Corn, Cook County Forest Preserve, Spider (music group), Forestry and Timber
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