Article Archive for August 2012
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Not only is October the time of year when maples show their best color, it is also the best time of year to plant them.
Making the most of the season are Friends of the …
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A show and sale of early varieties of mums will be held September 15 and 16, 2012, by the Point Grey Chrysanthemum Association.
Hours for the event, held in the VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, …
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Exhibitors from across the Midwest are expected for the 81st Central States Dahlia Society Show in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map).
It takes place from noon until 4:30 p.m. …
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It’s perfectly logical that a farm named for snow that specializes in raising sheep would have white hydrangeas, and these look positively gorgeous offset by the retro pink and gray of the barn.
The country vignette …
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Explore the beauty and wonder of one of the world’s most beloved blooms at the Northeastern Illinois Rose Society Show & Sale, to be held from noon until 4:30 p.m. September 2, 2012, at the
Chicago …
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Although the Fragrant Garden is arranged to suit vision-impaired visitors, everyone can enjoy the scented flowers at the Ethel Dupar Gardens at the Lighthouse for the Blind, 2501 South Plum Street, Seattle, Washington (map).
Tours are …
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The Lakeshore African Violet Society Show & Sale takes place from noon until 4:30 p.m. August 25, 2012, and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. August 26, 2012, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook …
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Petunias in this magnificent shade of shocking pink (Schiaparelli pink?) were blooming in profusion in the rural Québec town of Charette in mid-July.
According to Wikipedia, Petunia is genus in the family Solanaceae of 35 species …
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Grow gourds, Road Trips Gardeners?
Come see what the Illinois Gourd Society has to offer at its annual show and sale in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map).
The show, from 10 …
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the annual show and sale sponsored by the
Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society will be held September 15 and 16, 2012, at the Sacramento Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento, California.
Hours are 1 …
