… Orchid Show Ticket Exchange Orchid Show ticket exchange is offered online. Follow these easy steps to change your Orchid Show event date and time, or … Orchid Show ticket exchange is offered online. Follow these easy steps to change your Orchid Show event date and time, or …
Type: Page
… Press Room Welcome to the Chicago Botanic Garden Press Room. The public relations staff is happy to assist journalists with stories, on-site visits, interviews, experts, and photos. Press Photos For Media Inquiries Contact Us: … Welcome to the Chicago Botanic Garden Press Room. The public relations staff is happy to assist journalists with stories, on-site visits, interviews, experts, and photos. …
Type: Page
… making our field trips valuable educational experiences year-round for any curriculum. Below is a list of our Guided Programs and the standards codes that are met in each lesson. Age Group … making our field trips valuable educational experiences year-round for any curriculum. Below is a list of our Guided Programs and the standards codes that are met in each lesson. Age Group …
Type: Page
… Digital Photography Contest 2014 Fall Contest Winners Our winter contest is January 30 – March 13, 2015 Winners announced March 20, 2015 Thank you to all of the … 2014 Fall Contest Winners Our winter contest is January 30 – March 13, 2015 Winners announced March 20, 2015 Thank you to all of the …
Type: Page
… of which are proven to enhance one’s health and well-being. The “Bells in the Garden” playlist is inspired by the Theodore C. Butz Memorial Carillon at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Included are … Garden Playlist auditory adventures: Stream the Garden playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XaBoAWyWTyHE0w7yDbstD?si=pjKWeiyDR_u… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GcyEEfYKRRwjcKHh423Nd?si=15qFcfwxT0W… …
Type: Page
… talks about guiding students away from their electronic devices and into the plant world. It is a pretty spring day. The sun shines through my office window, illuminating the old and worn photo on my desk. With the image is a handwritten note: “1912 photo of Bucknell botany class field trip.” Twenty-nine formally … are not enough. Unsurprisingly, the best way to connect people with the real world is still to get them outside, unplugged and in position to see real things in real places—just like my …
Type: Blog
… enthusiasts, we often focus on how plants are affected by their environments. Their growth is affected by weather, water, nutrients, etc. But the plant-environment relationship is a two-way street, and plants can have a strong influence on the habitats they live in. We … there there.” We think that taking out buckthorn may have freed native trees that can really get big, like white and red oaks, to better reach their growth potential. In addition to the …
Type: Blog
… I dampened them too much) if I cleaned them thoroughly of soil before storing. My solution is to leave soil around the tubers (whatever sticks there) and place them in a paper grocery … There are many ways to store them. “Cardboard or paper that allows air movement/moisture is better than plastic or non-porous containers. I like the cedar bedding sold by pet stores in … containers are showing signs of moisture, then your tubers are too wet.” Don’t let them get too cold. “The one winter I tried to overwinter them in an unheated (yet attached) garage was …
Type: Blog
… roots necessary to hold the soil together on the water’s edge. Traditionally, this problem is addressed with hardscape barriers like riprap and sheet piling, but these approaches create … as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Program. It is impossible to miss the beautiful native plants along almost all of the Garden's shorelines. … roots necessary to hold the soil together on the water’s edge. Traditionally, this problem is addressed with hardscape barriers like riprap and sheet piling, but these approaches create …
Type: Page
… Flow 2025 ARTIST STATEMENT Artist Rachel B. Hayes, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, created three site-specific installations of vibrant and textured textiles to custom-fit the Chicago Botanic … from Virginia Commonwealth University. Often using fabric to create large-scale work, she is interested in inserting color and form into both built and natural environments. She is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Award in Painting and Sculpture and the Augustus …
Type: Page
