June 2013

Sat
1
Jun

A daylong schedule of activities and programs will explore how people of all ages can protect the earth through awareness and action.

PHOTO: World Environment Day
Sat
1
Jun

Bring your plastic garden pots, containers, and polystyrene cellpacks and trays to recycle.

PHOTO: Pot Recycling
Sat
1
Jun

Join one of our staff photographers the first Saturday of each month for a free morning photo walk.

PHOTO: Monthly photo walk
Sat
1
Jun

The show includes a cut-leaf display of various shapes, sizes, and colors of hosta grown in the Midwest.

PHOTO: Hosta Show
Sat
1
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
1
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
1
Jun

World Environment Day Keynote Panel
Join us for an inspiring discussion about planet Earth and climate change.

Spaceship Earth: The Fragility of Our Planet
Sat
1
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Sat
1
Jun

Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! Learn some gardening basics as you plan, plant, mulch, and water in the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

PHOTO: Nature Nights
Sun
2
Jun

The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market. 

PHOTO: Farmers' Market
Sun
2
Jun

The show includes a cut-leaf display of various shapes, sizes, and colors of hosta grown in the Midwest.

PHOTO: Hosta Show
Sun
2
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
2
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
2
Jun

Drop by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden for hands-on activities related to Japanese arts and culture.

PHOTO: Japanese Garden Family Sundays
Sun
2
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Mon
3
Jun

Carillonneur, Tim Sleep

PHOTO: Carillon Concert
Mon
3
Jun
Bring a picnic and enjoy free live music all summer long! Evenings
Tue
4
Jun

Alexandros Pirillis and Marin-Elizabeth Meinzer
Contemporary Classical

Alexandros Pirillis
Tue
4
Jun

Sound Minas Trio
Samba

PHOTO: Sound Minas Trio
Wed
5
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
5
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Wed
5
Jun

Rolie Polie Guacamole

PHOTO: Rolie Polie Guacamole
Thu
6
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Thu
6
Jun

Morry Sochat & The Special 20's
Blues and Swing Dancing

PHOTO: Morry Sochat & The Special 20’s
Fri
7
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sat
8
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
8
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
8
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sat
8
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Sun
9
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
9
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
9
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sun
9
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Mon
10
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Mon
10
Jun

Carillonneur Jim Fackenthal

Carillon
Tue
11
Jun

Marguerite Lynn Williams and Jessica Warren-Acosta
Harp and Flute

Marguerite Lynn Williams and Jessica Warren-Acosta
Tue
11
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Tue
11
Jun

Bopology
Swing

PHOTO: Bopology
Wed
12
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
12
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Wed
12
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
12
Jun

Laura Doherty

PHOTO: Laura Doherty
Thu
13
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Thu
13
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Thu
13
Jun

Le Travaillant
Cajun

PHOTO: Le Travaillant
Fri
14
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Fri
14
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
15
Jun

A rare opportunity to canoe the lakes of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

PHOTO: Father's Day Canoe Adventure
Sat
15
Jun

Special discounts for new members on tram tours, the café, classes, and more.

PHOTO: Tram Tour
Sat
15
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
15
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
15
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sat
15
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Sat
15
Jun

Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! Learn some gardening basics as you plan, plant, mulch, and water in the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

PHOTO: Nature Nights
Sun
16
Jun

The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market. 

PHOTO: Farmers' Market
Sun
16
Jun

A rare opportunity to canoe the lakes of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

PHOTO: Father's Day Canoe Adventure
Sun
16
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
16
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
16
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sun
16
Jun

Drop by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden for hands-on activities related to Japanese arts and culture.

PHOTO: Japanese Garden Family Sundays
Sun
16
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Mon
17
Jun

Camp CBG provides exciting and enriching learning experiences for your child, with programs for children ages 2 to 15.

PHOTO: Camp CBG
Mon
17
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Mon
17
Jun

Carillonneur, Katherine Zhou

PHOTO: Carillon Concert
Tue
18
Jun

Gypsy Influence Guitar Duo
Spanish/Flamenco Guitar

Gypsy Influence Guitar Duo
Tue
18
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Tue
18
Jun

JoeSounds Steel Drum Trio
Caribbean

PHOTO: JoeSounds Steel Drum Trio
Wed
19
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
19
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Wed
19
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
19
Jun

Karen Banks-Lubicz

PHOTO: Karen Banks-Lubicz
Thu
20
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Thu
20
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Thu
20
Jun

The Boils
Celtic Music and Irish Step Dance 

The Boils
Fri
21
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Fri
21
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
22
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
22
Jun

Join author and educator Patricia J. Murphy for an exploration of the super heroes of nature-bugs! Design a poster, take home a plant, and take a tour of Butterflies & Blooms!

Biz Bam Bugs
Sat
22
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
22
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sat
22
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Sun
23
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
23
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
23
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sun
23
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Mon
24
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Mon
24
Jun

Carillonneur, Arie Abbenes

PHOTO: Carillon Concert
Tue
25
Jun

Highland Park Strings Trio
String Trio

Highland Park Strings Trio
Tue
25
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Tue
25
Jun

Fernandez + Kimball
Spanish Guitars

PHOTO: Fernandez & Kimball
Wed
26
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
26
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Wed
26
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Wed
26
Jun

Super Stolie & The Rockstars

Super Stolie and The Rockstars
Thu
27
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Thu
27
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Thu
27
Jun

El Payo
Rumba Flamenco

PHOTO: El Payo
Fri
28
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Fri
28
Jun

Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Fri
28
Jun

See a variety of seasonal highlights on a free, 45-minute tour led by a Garden horticulturist.

PHOTO: Heritage Garden
Sat
29
Jun

Solving Problems with School Gardening

School Gardening
Sat
29
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
29
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sat
29
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sat
29
Jun

The Ikebana Sogetsu exhibition will feature flower arranging demonstrations and more than 50 Ikebana on display.

PHOTO: Ikebana Show
Sat
29
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series
Sun
30
Jun

The Ikebana Sogetsu Exhibition will feature flower arranging demonstrations and 50 Ikebana on display.

PHOTO: Ikebana Show
Sun
30
Jun

Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.

Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
30
Jun

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.

Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities
Sun
30
Jun

Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for an aromatic herb activity demo.

Purple Basil
Sun
30
Jun

Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.

PHOTO: Garden Chef Series