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What's in Bloom
What's in Bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden
February 2012
Enjoy a brisk later winter walk and see the ever-changing beauty of the landscapes at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
With the average high temperature in January 6 degrees above normal, we have seen witch hazels and snowdrops beginning to bloom. There's also a hellebore in full bloom in the Pullman Plant Evaluation Garden.
A good place to see a collection of 35 different witch hazels is the gathering arc north of the Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden. Other places with blooming witch hazels include the top of the Sensory Garden, outside the English Walled Garden, and south of the parking lots. Falling snow and fog will bring serene beauty, turning vistas into picture-postcard scenes. When you need to warm up, take a quick trip to the tropics in the Greenhouses. Children and adults alike will be delighted by finding the cocoa tree, bananas, animal topiaries, succulents both beautiful and bizarre, prickly cactus, and beautiful orchids.
Come enjoy our winter wonderland as you take a stroll through the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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