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  • … This Is What Giving Grows …
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  • … 'Gold Coin' Scots pine is noted for its bright golden yellow foliage in winter. Foliage eventually fades to light yellow-green by summer. It forms an irregular, broad pyramidal cone to 4-6 feet tall and to 2-3 feet wide over the first 10 years, eventually reaching 2 feet tall …
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  • Website Credits This project would not be possible without the collaboration and contributions … from the following staff of the Chicago Botanic Garden: Photography Robin Carlson Website Design Maria Ciaccio Natalie Johnstone Eric Smith Cheri Van Deraa Website Director Cheri Van Deraa Editorial and Content Carolyn Starks Additional Contributors: …
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  • … Museums for All Offer The Chicago Botanic Garden is delighted to offer discounted Lightscape tickets on select dates for guests with a state-issued Electronic … bring your tickets and a valid LINK or WIC card to gain entry into the event.  Available 2025-26 dates: November 20 December 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 31 January 1, 3, 4,  Ticket prices  … are made possible through the Garden’s partnership in the national Museums for All program.  Buy Now     Novedad de este año. El Jardín Botánico de Chicago se complace en ofrecer entradas …
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  • … of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns 2025 Family Carousel Event dates: October 8 – 12, 15 – 19, 22 – 26 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. Link: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/halloween Specs: 2024 Assets Past: Meta Ads Guide Content Doc: Google Doc 1:1 Image Primary (up to 80 characters):   Carve out some family fun. Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns lights up the Garden. Headlines (up to 45 characters): We grow fun-sized frights for all ages Description (18 characters): Get …
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  • … Q. When is the best time of year to prune my trees and shrubs? A. Pruning requirements of trees and … will also vary with species. Needled evergreens such as spruce ( Picea ) and fir ( Abies ) are best pruned in late winter before growth begins. Arborvitae ( Thuja ) and yew ( Taxus ) can be …
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  • … #nightof1000jackolanterns     OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS GIVEAWAY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  Please read … beginning at 6:30:01 p.m. (CT) on October 8, 2025, and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. (CT) on October 26, 2025 (the "Giveaway Period".) To enter, you must follow Chicago Botanic Garden … information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or (d) injury or damage to your or any other computer resulting from downloading any …
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  • … Bike to the Garden Bike to the Garden The trail is open during Garden hours . Buy Garden Admission   Cyclists can slow down to smell the …
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  • … plant—this time, a sad collard green—from its pot into the trash. The mess, and the funeral, is for a good cause though. Today, I bravely enter new territory: My neighborhood garden center, … begins. Now, Wheatley has—count them—almost 70 houseplants. He even keeps an Excel spreadsheet to track the Latin name of each plant, where it came from, its parentage, care preferences, and … problem-free and easy to grow. They can handle a wide range of light but would probably do best in a bright, east-facing window,” said Wheatley. So. Fuzzy. In love with this succulent …
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