Cathy Maloney
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Groundcover can be attractive alternative to mulchNov 16, 2012 7:25 pm - Sometimes mulch can be a bit too much. Mulches retain moisture and restrain weeds and are great for protecting the roots of trees from lawn mower and edger cuts. We're ...
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Morton Arboretum gets sweet on bees and their honey this weekendSep 10, 2012 5:52 am - “The first golden rule of honey is to get to know your beekeeper.” So says Kim Flottum, author of multiple books on beekeeping, honey-making and gardening for pollinator...
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Arboretum botanist tracks blooms and other signs of spring's progressApr 13, 2012 3:43 pm - Ed Hedborn, who has been with the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for 35 years, has never seen anything like this. “It feels like I'm in the middle of May,” Hedborn says. “You...
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Avid learner earns certificates at Lisle arboretumJan 23, 2012 11:50 am - A chance encounter in the Morton Arboretum’s Schulenburg Prairie turned into an 11-year pursuit of knowledge for John Hagstrom. A retired aerospace engineer, Hagstrom is...
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Morton Arboretum exhibit highlights endangered treesDec 14, 2011 7:22 am - When you think about endangered trees, perhaps your mind travels to South American rain forests where slash-and-burn harvests have drastically damaged the landscape. Ma...
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Arboretum tests eco-friendly paversAug 03, 2018 2:26 pm - Thrilled as I was to watch the snow finally melt, its absence uncovered some glaring holes. Divots, cracks and bona fide potholes emerged from winter's cover of snow on...
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Arboretum Children's Garden celebrates five yearsNov 21, 2010 1:24 pm - Five years old! How quickly the time has passed. Do you remember your fifth birthday? Meeting new friends from school, growing taller, exploring the wide world around y...
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New garden walk features six arboretum-approved landscapesAug 09, 2010 5:03 pm - I am the Goldilocks of garden walks. I have walked many gardens, in my capacity as garden writer, book author and editor, yet each walk still holds surprises. Unjaded, ...
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Early mornings are for the birds - reallyAug 11, 2010 4:10 pm - So I was up at o'dark thirty, getting breakfast for the Amphibiteen and sending him off to water polo practice. With no one else awake at this ungodly hour, I had plenty...
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Spring is perfect time to tap the mapleAug 06, 2010 1:50 pm - It's a sticky situation, to say the least. You want to be kind to a tree, yet you want to steal its very lifeblood. It's maple sugaring time. March is the best month f...
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