October 2012

Sat
6
Oct

Enjoy family activities and shop from more than 200 varieties of daffodils, tulips, alliums, and other specialty bulbs.

Fall Bulb Festival
Sun
7
Oct

Enjoy family activities and shop from more than 200 varieties of daffodils, tulips, alliums, and other specialty bulbs.

Fall Bulb Festival
Sun
7
Oct

Celebrate the Jewish harvest holiday Sukkot with arts and crafts activities to decorate the sukkah.

PHOTO: Sukkot Family Activities
Wed
10
Oct

An exhibition by members of the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Image shown: "Raspberries" by Denise Walser-Kolar
Tue
16
Oct

Don't miss this forum for the Chicago region that focuses on the ethical dimensions of conservation issues.

PHOTO: Prairie
Fri
19
Oct

An exhibition by members of the American Society of Botanical Artists

Image shown: "Raspberries" by Denise Walser-Kolar
Sun
21
Oct

Plants come in a rainbow of colors! Create beautiful art using the natural designs and pigments of the garden. Concoct paints made from eggs, herbs, and spices.

PHOTO: Weekend Family Class
Fri
26
Oct

Research-based Answers to Burning Questions about the Ecology of Prescribed Fires: When, Where, Why?
A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium

After burn in prairie
Sun
28
Oct

Celebrate Halloween at the Garden!

PHOTO: HallowFest