Press Releases

Chicago Botanic Garden Awarded $750,000 from USDA’s

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program

-- the Garden’s Windy City Harvest urban agriculture training program to lead network of partners in creating six agri-business incubator sites in Chicago neighborhoods over next three years

– First app in country that brings a botanic garden’s plant collections database to life

GLENCOE, Ill. (May 2, 2013) –The Chicago Botanic Garden announces a new smartphone app called “GardenGuide,” which is the first of its kind to be developed in the United States with the ability to tap in to a botanic garden’s plant collections database.   The GardenGuide app shares the Garden’s vast plant-collections database, containing records of the nearly 2.6 million plants in the living collection.  The app is free to users.

More Than 600 Guests Enjoy Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening

Raising $250,000 for the Chicago Botanic Garden

GLENCOE, Ill. (April 15, 2013) – Conservation is a big term that covers a lot of ground. That’s why the Chicago Botanic Garden set aside a full day to explore conservation and sustainability on World Environment Day, Saturday, June 1. Visitors will learn about topics large and small, from climate change to backyard composting. A natural place to begin is at the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, which will be buzzing with science activities from the Green Roof Garden to the Rainwater Glen.

American Flower Show Series Summer Schedule

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March

Garden Hours – March

GLENCOE, Ill. (January 20, 2013)- A selection of unusual and hard-to-find plants from around the globe, as well as fine collectibles, will go on the auction block Friday, June 7, at A Rare Affair: A Collectors’ Auction of Unique Botanical Offerings at the Chicago Botanic Garden as presented by the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society.

GLENCOE, Ill. (January 28, 2013)- The Chicago Botanic Garden is bringing back its family-favorite Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America exhibition for the 14^th year. Visitors of all ages will have a chance to take a trip across the country without leaving the Chicago area, as they watch model trains chugging past nearly 50 miniature versions of well-known American landmarks, masterfully created using natural materials like leaves, gourds, mushrooms, and acorn caps.

GLENCOE, IL (December 18, 2012) – After an international search, the Chicago Botanic Garden has selected landscape architects Peter Wirtz/Wirtz International and Mikyoung Kim/Mikyoung Kim Design to design two new display gardens at the 385-acre Glencoe campus. Wirtz will design the garden associated with the Greenhouse and Nursery Campus and Kim has been selected to design the Learning Campus garden.  This is the first public botanic garden commission for both and is the first United States non-residential assignment for Belgium-based Wirtz.

GLENCOE, Ill. (Nov. 19, 2012) – The Chicago Botanic Garden has promoted Aida Z. Giglio to vice president of human resources, effective November 26, 2012.  Ms. Giglio joined the Chicago Botanic Garden in June 2011 as director of human resources. “Aida has shown remarkable leadership skills, and has the poise and compassion that are essential for this position,” said Tom Nissly, executive vice president of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Glencoe, Ill. – The American Planning Association (APA) today announced the designation of the Chicago Botanic Garden as one of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2012 under the organization’s Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planning and planners play in adding value to communities, including fostering economic growth and creating jobs.

Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 6 p.m.
Ticket prices begin at $250
Enjoy priority shopping, beautiful indoor gardens, and sumptuous buffets and refreshments. Proceeds benefit the Garden’s conservation, education, and research programs.
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, (847) 835-6944, www.chicagobotanic.org/antiques

GLENCOE, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2012) - The Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ecosystem Restoration Program have completed a ten-month Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Project to restore 1.25 miles of shoreline at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s North Lake.

GLENCOE, Ill. (July 9, 2012) – More than 350 guests gathered to celebrate the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 40th anniversary at the ninth annual Summer Dinner Dance, raising $500,000 for the Garden’s conservation, education, and research programs. The black-tie soiree began with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres served in the Linden Allée, followed by an intimate dinner dance in an elegant pavilion in the Rose Garden. One of the most talked-about events on the North Shore and in Chicagoland, the Summer Dinner Dance celebrates the start of the summer season.

GLENCOE, Ill. (March 13,2012) — To honor the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to the United States, the Japanese government is gifting trees to public and private organizations throughout the United States. The Chicago Botanic Garden will receive 20 trees.

Chicago's Consul General of Japan, Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura and Sophia Siskel, president and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden, will plant the first cherry tree on Sunday, March 25, at 1:30 p.m. The tree planting will be a highlight of the Garden's annual Japanese Garden Spring Weekend event.

GLENCOE, IL (February 6, 2012) – Gardeners in the Upper Midwest looking for colorful perennial plants that offer multiseasonal interest with minimal maintenance should check out the latest introductions from Chicagoland Grows™. Burgundy Fireworks Coneflower – A Meadowbrite™ Introduction (Echinacea 'Burgundy Fireworks' PPAF) is a unique selection that produces vivid beet-red ray flowers and has deep burgundy stems and dark green, glossy leaves.

GLENCOE, Ill. (Jan. 9, 2012) — The Chicago Botanic Garden will open the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden with a dedication ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Attendees will be encouraged to also attend World Environment Day at the Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dedication will include remarks followed by a ribbon cutting, tours of the garden and two activity stations for children. Staff will demonstrate how the garden will be used for a variety of programs that connect children with nature.