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  • … To help us properly record and acknowledge your donation, please email us at Donor Services with the following information: Your full name and contact information The amount of your wire … To help us properly record and acknowledge your donation, please email us at Donor Services with the following information: Your full name and contact information The amount of your wire …
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  • … Q.  Can you recommend a landscape designer? A.  While Plant Information Service does not recommend specific landscape designers, we maintain current lists of resources … Plant Information at (847) 835-0972 or plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org for an updated list of service providers in your area. …
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  • … well here—and look spectacular. Here are five options to consider.   Chokeberry ( Aronia  sp.) With a name like chokeberry, people aren’t exactly chomping at the bit to plant this native … Grows variety ‘Morton’, both of which have ornamental fruit, stay somewhat small, and have excellent fall color. Aronia also takes well to renewal pruning if you wish to keep a larger … well, but loves it wet—making this an excellent choice for a rain garden plant! They can grow fast—a 6-inch shrub can easily grow to 5 feet within a few years, and can reach up to 15 feet …
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  • … This fast-growing shrub with cherry-red stems is a great choice for brightening the winter garden, …
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  • Senior Staff: Paul Rafac Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Paul Rafac is executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of the Chicago Botanic Garden. He oversees institutional financial affairs - while also leading departmental administration in Finance, Information Systems, Administrative Services and Visitor Experience. Rafac brings four decades …
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  • … Mexico, ‘Furman’s Red’ is a shrubby perennial sage that reaches 2 – 3 feet in height. It is fast growing, producing brilliant magenta-red tubular flowers from May through August. It prefers … resistant, and attracts birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds. For a stunning display, combine with silver foliage and yellow blooms. …
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  • … New! Coquille board is a lovely textured surface that encourages fast, fun, and beautiful renderings of botanical subjects. We will start in full value black and white and move on to color. The School’s CEUs=9 hours. A supply list will be sent with your confirmation. ART elective Marlene Hill Donnelly, scientific illustrator, Chicago …
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  • … cypress, native to the Pacific Northwest, is a distinctive narrow conifer that is extremely fast growing. Older plants develop a spire-like main trunk with gracefully draping branches covered in lacy bright green foliage. Use this evergreen as a …
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  • … proof of non-violent/ non-sexual criminal background Provide a DD-214 to document military service—honorable/dishonorable discharge Provide a Social Security card, birth certificate , and … dates and times are announced at the information sessions. Provide Windy City Harvest staff with a copy of your city of Chicago Rap Sheet and/or DD-214 and complete an ADP background check … proof of non-violent/ non-sexual criminal background Provide a DD-214 to document military service—honorable/dishonorable discharge Provide a Social Security card, birth certificate , and …
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  • Hours of Operation April General  Garden Hours  10 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily   Members Only  Garden Hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily Garden View Café 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily   Additional Dining Locations Garden Grille: Closed for the season Rose Terrace Bar: Open May 23 The Garden Vine: Open May 24 Garden Shop 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily Greenhouses 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily Plant Information Walk-up & Phone Services …
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