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Evenings-All Summer!
Plant Science Center Opens
Save the Plants.
Celebrate the grand opening of the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center. Please join us at a benefit dinner on September 21. Learn what you can do to help.
Save the Plants. Save the Planet.

Michael Pollan Lecture
Register for Michael Pollan’s lecture, “In Defense of Food: the Omnivore’s Solution,” September 21.

The Member Advantage
Join or renew your membership today and get a sneak peek at the new Plant Science Center at the Members-only Preview on September 22!

Red pepperFun and Food
Check out the good times and good food at Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. All About Peppers Weekend is August 22 and 23.

· Plant Giveaways · Family Drop-In Activities
· Grapes & Hops · Garden Chef Series



Kite FestAugust Family Calendar
Download a special family calendar with Kite Festival, Japanese Garden Summer Festival, Dancin’ Sprouts, Nature Nights, and more!

Register for new sessions of Little Diggers.

Scout Campout
Pitch a tent and enjoy an overnight of science and fun, on August 29.
Save the plants.

Meet a Garden Scientist
Soil ecologist Louise Egerton-Warburton, Ph.D., is manager of native habitats at the Garden. Her research focuses on soil-plant interactions. Nest

Art in the Garden
Peggy Macnamara paints in the Garden, August 8. View her exhibition, The Natural Art of Nests, in Joutras Gallery.

August 2009

Come enjoy the bounty of the season in all the gardens. Walk the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden; shop for locally grown food at the Farmers’ Market; sample tastings from garden chefs, and dine outside at the Evening Grille. This month, we celebrate healthy gardens and healthy food.

Evenings
Enjoy summer at the Garden every night 'til 9 p.m.

Science Blog
Videos, photos, interviews, and more take you behind the scenes in the Rice Plant Science Center.

A Warm Welcome
The Garden congratulates Susan Willetts, the new chairman of the board of the Chicago Horticultural Society.

The School is For You!
Farm to ForkHow and what we eat are changing. Explore food in a short course, From the Market to the Grill, or a daylong symposium, Farm to Fork.

Plant Tips: Basil Basil
This versatile herb adds flavor to global cuisines.

World Environment Day
Read the proceedings from the United Nations World Environment Day: Urban Agriculture: Feeding the Movement.

Lenhardt Library
PaintingRare book exhibition opens August 14. Kew: 250 Years of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Library's book sale starts August 1.

American Flower
Show Series

Stop by these popular weekend shows and sales. The Midwest Bonsai Society Show & Sale is August 14 through 16.