Create a Spectacular Fall Container
Category: FallJust because it’s fall doesn’t mean it’s time to put your garden to bed. Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist for the Chicago Botanic Garden, discusses fall plants that will enhance your garden with bright colors and texture and last well into the season. He also shows you how to create a spectacular fall container using plants [...]
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Feeding Your Roses with Corri White
Category: SummerAre your roses just short of spectacular this season? Corri White, Chicago Botanic Garden horticulturist of the Rose and Dwarf Conifer Gardens, shows you best methods for feeding your roses to make them healthy, and the envy of all your friends and family.
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Successful Edging and Mulching Tips with Dave Cantwell
Category: SummerAssistant Horticulturist Dave Cantwell offers useful tips on how you can create clean edges around your garden beds and best mulching practices. Happy gardening!
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Soil Health with Tim Johnson
Category: SummerIt’s June and gardening season is in full swing! Tim Johnson, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s director of horticulture, shares tips on how you can get your soil into shape for the season.
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Building a Bee Condo with Becky Tonietto
Category: SpringMay is the time to welcome bees back into the garden! Attract and keep native cavity-dwelling bees with homemade bee nesting blocks. Plant Biology and Conservation graduate student Becky Tonietto shows you how. Download instructions for your Bee Condo at www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/how-to/bee_condo.
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Sowing Seeds with Tim Pollack
Category: SpringNow is the time to sow spring blooming flowers and veggies. Tim Pollak, Chicago Botanic Garden’s Outdoor Floriculturist, takes you through a step-by-step process on how to start your seeds indoors.
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Tips for Removing Snow from Shrubs & Trees, and Sidewalks & Driveways
Category: WinterSean Regan, grounds crew leader for the Chicago Botanic Garden, shares tips on how to safely remove snow from your shrubs and trees, and de-icing your sidewalks and driveways. We invite you to visit www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo for more information.
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Tips For Dividing Perennials
Category: FallBenjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden’s Senior Horticulturist, shares his expert tips on how to divide perennials. Fall is the perfect time for dividing perennials because of the cool air and moist soil.
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Tips for Planting Fall Bulbs
Category: FallNow is the perfect time to plant spring bulbs. Benjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares tips on how to correctly plant bulbs to ensure beautiful springtime blooms.
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Tips for Fall Containers
Category: FallHeather Sherwood, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares her top 3 favorite plants for fall, and gives you tips on how to install and maintain beautiful fall containers.
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