What's in Bloom

What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden
May 1, 2013

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PHOTO: magnoliaA few gorgeous sunny spring days have made all the difference in the gardens. Trees are leafing out, with delicate chartreuse willow branches dangling over the shorelines. Magnificent magnolias, fluffy pink cherry trees, cheery yellow forsythias and Cornelian cherry dogwoods form the backdrop for over one million flowering bulbs.

Along the Edens expressway look for narcissus varieties 'Dutch Master', 'Marieke' and 'Spellbinder'. On the little island west of the parking lots are the narcissus varieties 'Ice Follies' and 'Carlton'.

The tulips in the Crescent Garden are now blooming and crabapples around the Great Basin are starting to show color in the buds. Look for bright patches of eye-catching annuals such as pansies, pot marigolds and Persian buttercups. McDonald Woods is carpeted with delicate wildflowers including trout lilies, trilliums and bloodroot.

Come and see spring sprouting at the Chicago Botanic Garden!

 

MAIN ISLAND

Aquatic Garden
Bulb Garden
Circle Garden
Dwarf Conifer Garden
Enabling Garden
English Oak Meadow
English Walled Garden
Esplanade
Heritage Garden
Kleinman Family Cove
Lakeside Gardens
Landscape Gardens
McGinley Pavilion
Native Plant Garden
Rose Garden
Sensory Garden
Water Gardens
Waterfall Garden

GREENHOUSES

Semitropical
Greenhouse

Tropical Greenhouse

Arid Greenhouse

ISLAND GARDENS

Evening Island

Fruit & Vegetable Garden

Japanese Garden

NATIVE HABITATS

McDonald Woods

Dixon Prairie

Skokie River

OUTLYING GARDENS

East Road

Lavin
Evaluation Garden

Pullman Evaluation Garden

Front Entrance

Gatehouse & Parking Lots

Grunsfeld Growing Garden

Visitor Center

Plant Conservation Science Center