… COLOR CODED™ The Price is White Coneflower Pure white petals surround the orange disk of fertile flowers on this …
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Fuchsia-pink blooms contrast with the dark central eye and stems on this tissue cultured cultivar known for tight compact growth and multiple side stems (more flowers). Hummingbird, insect and songbird favorite in the …
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… become swallowtail butterflies. Head over to the Lenhardt Library or the Garden’s Gift Shop and check out some of the many insect identification books. A good bug I.D. book is a great tool for the gardener. Each morning, two of the Garden’s plant healthcare technicians … population of insect predators tends to increase along with the “bad” bug population—predation is an important (and free) control for your garden, too. Chomp, Chomp Spider mites are a common …
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… as the emerald ash borer . I get called to the Butterflies & Blooms exhibition if the staff is worried about a larva or to the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden if there’s a raccoon … I like to say that I’m sort of like a CSI detective when it comes to plants. If a plant is failing, I try to find out why and what it needs. I look at the buds, the stem, the trunk, the …
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… A. The cool, damp, cloudy spring we had this year is conducive to many fungal infections. Some of the more common fungal problems affecting hostas …
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… world Celebrate the winter solstice Winter nature walk Holiday gifts Giving Plants Garden Shop Gift of membership Plants Cut tree care Keep greenery fresh Holiday plants Decorations … world Celebrate the winter solstice Winter nature walk Holiday gifts Giving Plants Garden Shop Gift of membership Plants Cut tree care Keep greenery fresh Holiday plants Decorations …
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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 … now Button CTA: Book Now Adult 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 … Night 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 …
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… Roberto Burle Marx Roberto Burle Marx May 26 – September 10, 2017 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Joutras Gallery Burle Marx (1909–94), the Brazilian artist and landscape architect, is known for championing the use of native plants from Brazil and for modernist landscape designs … – 7 p.m. Joutras Gallery Burle Marx (1909–94), the Brazilian artist and landscape architect, is known for championing the use of native plants from Brazil and for modernist landscape designs …
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… It is hard not to be enamored by the incredible flowering diversity at the Chicago Botanic Garden … and phlox, overlapping with the early summer blooms such as echinacea and milkweed, there is an overabundance of blooms, making it a joyful month to visit our gardens. It would be easy to … form and expression speaks to the almost universal appeal of flowers. Yet the beauty of blooms is not directed at us. These colors, displays, and scents we love are perfectly designed to allow …
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… Learning Campus Get ready to explore the natural world The Regenstein Learning Campus is advancing the Chicago Botanic Garden’s influence as an education institution as it serves people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds each year. The centerpiece is the Learning Center, a 26,700-square-foot facility that includes indoor and outdoor classrooms, a nature laboratory, … Get ready to explore the natural world The Regenstein Learning Campus is advancing the Chicago Botanic Garden’s influence as an education institution as it serves …
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