Tag result for article published on Mon April 18 2011 7:22 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: cool temperatures, flowers, snow on flowers, Spring
Snowfall Monday with unseasonably cool temperatures forecast this week (April 18-April 24). The average high for this week ranges from 59°F Monday to 61°F on Sunday. Forecast as of Monday morning 7:15 a.m. for the week of April 18, 2011 to April 24, 2011. Today: A chance of rain and snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun March 20 2011 10:46 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: bloom, blooming, flower, flowers, photo-featured, spring flower
One of the first flowers to bloom in spring, these Crocus flowers bloomed March 16, 2011. March 20, 2011 marks the first day of Spring at 6:21 p.m. Crocus (plural: crocuses, croci) is a genus of perennial flowering plants, native to a large area from coastal and subalpine areas of central and southern Europe, across [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon April 12 2010 5:38 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: bumble bee, bumblebee, flower, flowers, photo-featured, Spring, spring flower, spring flowers
Bumble Bees, like their relatives the honey bees, feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young. Bumblebees are social insects that are characterized by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. However, some species have orange or red on their bodies, or may be entirely black. Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri October 02 2009 3:13 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights Park District, flowers, fountain, Photo Featured
Arlington Heights Park District keeps up with Fall colors at North School Park near the fountain. Autumn Harvest Saturday, October 3, 2009 11:00 AM – 04:00 PM Fall family festival in North School Park, Arlington Heights Road and Eastman Street, including entertainment, food, scarecrow-building contest, kids activities, hayride and much more! Celebrate the fall season [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sat September 12 2009 11:59 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Black-eyed Susan, flowers, photo-featured
Black-eyed Susan flowers in full bloom in early September in Chicago. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) native to most of North America, and is one of a number of plants with the common name Black-eyed Susan with flowers having dark purplish brown centers. Other common names include Blackiehead, [...]
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