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News Video of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Can't find a video? Look for Garden behind-the-scenes and how-to videos on our video blog.

Growing Spring Vegetables in Containers

Nancy Clifton gives tips on what to plant in containers now for a pretty, easy, and early spring vegetable crop.

Early Springs Impact Your Garden

Eliza Fournier visits Chicago Tonight with tips on what our early spring means for gardeners, what to plant now, and what a switch from USDA Zone 5b to Zone 6a means for Chicagoans.

Too Early to Plant?

Nancy Clifton offers advice on good spring bloomers for your garden that will survive a possible frost.

Bugs crawl through warm winter, early spring

Unseasonably warm temperatures are causing May flowers to bloom a lot sooner, and they are bringing in a batch of early bugs.

Chainsaw Pruning and Safety Tips

Cindy Baker answers Botanic Backyard questions on safe use of, and winter pruning with chainsaws.

Winter Pruning and First Annual Seed Swap & Lecture

Nancy Clifton visits Botanic Backyard to answer questions about winter pruning and talks about the Garden's first annual seed swap on Sunday, February 26.

Valentine's Day Tips and Flower Care

Heather Sherwood and Mike Caplan share tips for Valentine's Day gifts and arrangements; how to keep your cut flowers longer; and which gifts you can plant and keep for the season.

Three Friends of Winter Bonsai Exhibition

Ivan Watters, curator of the Chicago Botanic Garden's bonsai collection, talks about the show and the culture and creation of bonsai.

January Thaw

A January thaw brings out some interesting early blooms. Mike Caplan and Heather Sherwood to talk about January plant care in warm (and cold and snowy) weather.

Dirty Jobs: Doomsday Seed Banker

Find the Chicago Botanic Garden on the Discovery Network! Catch Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe: Doomsday Seed Banker

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