Working Wet Soils Can Ruin Soil Structure
Monday, March 29th, 2010|
Nancy Clifton explains the importance of soil structure as you get ready to plant this spring. |
Archive for March, 2010
Starting Seeds Indoors to Get Ready for Spring
Friday, March 26th, 2010|
The Garden’s production staff and volunteers are busy making sure the spring annuals and vegetables are ready to be planted in the display gardens in the next couple weeks. Tim Pollak in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Production Greenhouses shows us what they’re up to and how we can grow cool season vegetables at home to get ready for spring in our own gardens. |
A Preview of A Bloomin’ Festival
Thursday, March 25th, 2010|
Jill Selinger give us tips for shopping at A Bloomin’ Festival coming to the Chicago Botanic Garden May 14-16, 2010. This year, you can shop not only for a wide variety of the best plants to grow in the Chicago area, but also fresh food, baked goods and garden tools while listening to live music! |
Spring and Summer Camps at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010|
Chicago Botanic Garden camp instructor Aimee Frank discusses the fun and adventures kids experience during Spring Break Camp and Camp CBG. During Spring Break Camp (March 29-April 2) children ages 5-8 discover bulbs, look for birds and other wildlife, and learn about all aspects of nature at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Starting in mid-June, children start Camp CBG which provides exciting outdoor learning opportunities for kids ages 2-15. |
Earliest Signs of Spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Friday, March 12th, 2010|
Boyce Tankersley tells us about the earliest blooming plants at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Watch for interesting facts about witch hazel and snowdrops and see other early bloomers like winter aconite and lenten rose. Come see them this weekend! |
Potting Parties at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010|
The horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden are leading some of the potting parties at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier this week. Cost is $20 and includes a pot and five plants that will make for a wonderful spring display. For more information, visit www.chicagoflower.com. |
The First Signs of Spring: Witch Hazels in Bloom
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' in bloom in the Dwarf Conifer Garden
Forcing Branches to Bloom Indoors
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010|
Heather Sherwood, Senior Horticulturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, shows us how easy it is to cut flowering branches and bring them indoors for early blooms this spring! |
The Orchid Album Exhibition
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010|
The Orchid Album, written by Robert Warner and illustrated by John Nugent Fitch, set the standard for orchid description and illustration in the nineteenth century. Containing more than 500 stunning chromolithographic plates in 11 volumes, this work captured orchid varieties in their wild states before hybridization. The exhibition is on display in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt Library through May 9, 2010. |
