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Guild Raises $325,000 at Harvest Ball October 8, 2009
Garden's Plants of Concern Program Receives $28,000 Grant September 25, 2009
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center Opening September 23, 2009
Plant Science Center Frequently Asked Questions September 23, 2009
Plant Science Center Opening Activities September 21 – October 2, 2009
Plant Science Center Fact Sheet September 9, 2009
Green Youth Farm Adds Fourth Site at Dyett High School September 1, 2009
The Plant Science Center Gardens: Green Roof Garden and Rainwater Glen August 26, 2009
Plant Science Center Exhibits: Making Science Fun and Inspirational August 26, 2009
Plant Science Center Panels: The Benefits of Plant Conservation August 26, 2009
Plant Science Center: Why Construct a LEED-Certified Building? August 26, 2009
Chicago Horticultural Society Names New Board Chairman June 18, 2009
Garden Announces 2008 Volunteer of the Year June 15, 2009
Harvest Ball Kickoff Party Held at Louis Vuitton May 11, 2009
Garden Offers Opportunities for Stay-at-Home Vacation with Free Admission April 20, 2009
Green Youth Farm Enters Seventh Season April 20, 2009
Garden Evaluates Balloon Flowers April 20, 2009
Growing Summer Vegetables: Tips from the Chicago Botanic Garden March 31, 2009
Citizen-Scientists Gather Clues to Climate Change through Project Budburst March 24, 2009
Garden Evaluates Bellflowers January 8, 2009
All Aboard! Wonderland Express Dinner Raises Nearly $300,000 for Garden December 4, 2008
Garden Receives American Association of Museums Accreditation November 7, 2008
Garden's Student Eco-competition Partners with Planning Agency in Third Year November 3, 2008
Garden Names Vice President of Science and Academic Programs November 3, 2008
Garden Library Awarded Conservation Bookshelf October 14, 2008
Garden Library Awarded $25,000 LSTA Grant October 14, 2008
Harvest Ball Raises $400,000 for Children's Growing Garden September 25, 2008
Garden Closed for Third Day after Flooding September 16, 2008
Garden, Northwestern University Create Joint Doctorate Program September 10, 2008
Chicago Botanic Garden Wins APGA Award July 11, 2008
Successful Fifth Annual Dinner Dance Raises Nearly $500,000 July 7, 2008
PlantCollections Unlocks Records at 20 Botanic Gardens June 24, 2008
No More Bottled Water: Garden Serves Lake Michigan Tap Water June 12, 2008
Green Youth Farm Returns for its Sixth Season Summer 2008
Knowledge and Action Marketplace Part of World Environment Day at Garden June 5, 2008
International Climate Change Forum Held at Garden June 5, 2008
Garden to Break Ground for Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Center May 27, 2008
Garden Honors Dr. James Gustave Speth with 2008 Hutchinson Medal April 11, 2008
Garden Receives Grant to Conserve Rare Books Collection March 20, 2008
London Planetree Thrives in Urban Conditions January 16, 2008
New! Carousel Little Bluestem PPAF January 2008
Chicago Botanic Garden Evaluates Shasta Daisy January 2008
Botanic Gardens Conservation International Moves US Headquarters to Chicago Botanic Garden November 2007
Help Others Discover the World of Wonder at the Chicago Botanic Garden by Volunteering Beginning Fall 2007
Wonderland Express Book Links Plants and Conservation Beginning Fall 2007
Conifer Garden Gets Spruced Up Fall 2007-Summer 2008
McDonald Woods Entrance Opens this Fall August 30, 2007
Garden Receives Plant Conservation Alliance Award August 6, 2007
Garden Announces 2006 Volunteer of the Year June 25, 2007
Chicago Botanic Garden Evaluates Catmints June 25, 2007
Lenhardt Library Acquires Priceless Rare Book June 21, 2007
Garden President and CEO Receive's American Public Garden Association's
Award of Merit
May 3, 2007
Kris Jarantoski, Executive Vice President and Director
of Chicago Botanic Garden, Receives Prestigious Award
April 17, 2007
Sophia Siskel Named President and CEO of Chicago Botanic Garden April 2, 2007
Project Budburst Is Launched April 1, 2007
Plant Evaluation Notes Highlights Meadow Rue March 28, 2007
Chicago Botanic Garden a Leader March 22, 2007
Campaign Completion Announced at Annual Meeting July 31, 2006
Award for Garden Excellence Bestowed on Chicago Botanic Garden June 30, 2006
Garden Carilloneur Elected President of World Carillon Federation July 26, 2006
Switch Grass Fact Sheet February 1, 2006
Plant Evaluation Notes Highlights Stachys January 24, 2006
New Twilite Prairieblues Introduced January 17, 2006
New Pixie Meadowbrite Coneflower Introduced January 17, 2006
New Northern Charm Boxwood Introduced January 17, 2006
Chicago Botanic Garden Receives IMLS Leadership Grant September 21, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Evaluates Sundrops and Evening Primroses March 29, 2005
Triumph Elm a Chicagoland Grows Success February 7, 2005
Garden Evaluates Anemone February 4, 2005