… most diverse collections in the country. Our nearly 300 trees and 160 different taxa allow us to display a wide variety of trees for our visitors in two display courtyards from mid-April to October. The collection is comprised primarily of donations, including 19 trees imported from …
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… native habitats endangers species and harms ecosystems. Join the Garden in a global campaign to stop plant poaching and protect plants for future generations. Learn more about plant poaching: Read Botanic Gardens Conservation … and international trade. CITES is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the …
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… and violets of the dominant fall asters, many of them blooming throughout October. Look for bottle and cream gentians in the Garden’s Dixon Prairie or elsewhere. Buried beneath the riot … Talk about taking your breath away! It seems that a brilliantly colored flower is necessary to attract pollinators to a plant of such short stature that chooses to bloom at a time when its … the closed petals and pollinate the flowers. Smaller bees, which are unable to force their way in, will sometimes cut a slit at the base of the flower and steal nectar. Once, when I was …
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… Education and Training The Chicago Botanic Garden's efforts to save the world's plants begin with learning. With knowledge, we are able to take action and make changes that support healthy ecosystems. Critical to future success is … programs to internships, workshops, and seminars, the Garden is providing exceptional training for future conservation leaders. Our education and training programs constitute a pathway or …
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… everything: our water, our food, the air we breathe. Our Climate Change Initiatives reach out to the communities you live in. By teaching the next generations about climate change and … harnessing the power of local organizations, we can protect and improve the quality of life for all. Connect Community + Climate + Action Working together here in the Midwest, 12 organizations, including the Chicago Botanic Garden, are pooling their resources to change the dynamic around climate change education. NASA Climate Change Curriculum With …
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… plants, ground covers, grasses, trees, and shrubs. A much-anticipated moment in late April to early May is the blooming of the 300 crabapple trees encircling the Great Basin and reflected … irises, and roses guarantee a color show throughout all seasons. These plants were chosen for their ease of management and their adaptability to shoreline challenges and water fluctuations. … Curving along the Great Basin, the Lakeside …
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… Waterfall Garden Water has been used in garden design for centuries. Both its sound and its motion provide a lively contrast to the serenity of garden landscapes, as the Waterfall Garden dramatically demonstrates at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Waterfall Garden provides a unique setting to demonstrate the seasonal adaptation of more than 15,000 plants and trees. A 45-foot waterfall …
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… the Garden complies with its obligations as a federal contractor, including, but not limited to, its obligations under laws governing affirmative action. The vice president of Human … business or other activities with or at the Garden. Examples of harassment may include, for example, jokes or teasing directed at a person based on his/her protected characteristic or … or by calling the Garden’s anonymous hotline at (844) 764-7270 or chicagobotanic.ethicspoint.com , which may be done anonymously. Anyone who experiences such conduct is strongly encouraged …
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… Plant Science Center Fee: $50 (lunch included) Are you interested in learning more about how to work with youth in an urban agriculture or school garden setting? Would you like to know more about structuring a youth development program centered on sustainable agriculture … systems during the summer or school year? Please join the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm staff for a day of focused learning, as we share the program’s fourteen year history, lessons learned, …
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… is one of the Garden's four natural areas and is a demonstration site offering natural methods to enhance urban waterways. Once a meandering stream that was part of a larger complex of marsh, … prairie, in the early 1900s, the Skokie River became a drainage ditch. Though no longer able to function as they once did, highly engineered waterways like the Skokie River often remain … ) equally tolerates such conditions. Garden scientists continue to explore and study methods for managing this species and expanding the floodplain community’s native flora. On the south end …
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