… Map Download a Map PDF View Map Full Screen GardenGuide App Google Maps The entrance to the Garden is on Lake Cook Road. For directions click here . Use the map below of the Garden's grounds to plan ahead or use during your visit. Note: the North orientation points down. Click in the map below to navigate virtually, …
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… Green Teacher Network Green Teacher Network has supported teachers’ efforts to create school gardens and use green spaces as multidisciplinary teaching tools, enhancing curricula for all students. Members of the network have access to informative teacher-training sessions and … the partner organizations as well as information about school gardening, grants, and more. Visit us on our Facebook page . For more information please contact Jessica Fong at …
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… Custom Professional Development Workshops We invite you to increase your understanding of plants and nature, build your repertoire of teaching … experiments, and investigations, learn to use school grounds to teach a variety of topics and get students excited about science. Note: This workshop can also focus on connecting your school … NGSS: LS1.A, LS1.B, LS1.C, LS4.C | CC-Math K-12: MD | CC-ELA K-12 W Plants provide a natural way to explore science questions and foster science process skills. Learn how to use plants to …
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… of Tomato-Growing Information Diseases & Pests, Part 1 Know what pests and diseases look like to troubleshoot before they get in your garden beds. Many stubborn diseases affect tomato plants. Early blight, powdery … in the compost pile). If the yellowing quickly spreads upward and the plant is wilting, it’s best to remove and destroy it. Twisted leaves mottled with light and dark green streaks is often …
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… As fall approaches and the leaves begin to change, the Chicago Botanic Garden bids adieu to our beautiful summer blooms until next year. The air starts to get crisper (and your summer plants will too), but September isn’t the expiration date for color … fiercely invasive plant, this cultivar does not produce seed and spreads slowly. This grass is best used as a border plant in well-drained soils. …
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… Winter Bingo Download , print, and play while you visit the Garden this Winter. … Download , print, and play while you visit the Garden this Winter. …
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… With her super-busy schedule—plant conservation scientist, florist, farmer—Barbie had the best day ever at the real-world Chicago Botanic Garden recently. On a break from promoting her hit movie, she fell head-over-heels (don’t tell Ken) for our summer blooms and, of course, stopped to smell the perfectly pink roses. 💗 Barbie Visits the Chicago Botanic Garden from Chicago …
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… drinks like tequila and mezcal is at an all-time high in the United States. And that is bad news for agaves. As Hector Ortiz, Ph.D., plant conservation scientist at the Negaunee Institute , … popularity of these drinks has fueled the expansion of agave monoculture—where land is cleared to grow a single species of agave, destroying the habitats of wild agaves and reducing …
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… in a facility or at a personal home, particular symptoms of decreased quality of life begin to show during these stages. These symptoms are often displayed in the form of boredom, … of self. There are many measurable health outcomes for seniors and the outdoors. Even a short visit in a garden can lower blood pressure, improve vitamin D absorption, improve stability, and … of being “stuck” or agitated if confusion sets in. Not knowing which route to take or how to get back can be very stressful for someone with Alzheimer’s. Instead, create a series of large …
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… of tens of thousands of native and ornamental plants, extend gardens into the water in a way never seen before at a botanic garden. An array of aquatic and semiaquatic plants that range from native grasses to sedges help prevent erosion on the miles of Chicago Botanic Garden shoreline. Lotuses and … with environmental sensitivity. Lush growth at the water’s edge provides a rich ecosystem for birds, insects, fish, turtles, and other wildlife. At the same time, the shores of the Great …
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