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  • International Game Day
    … Join us on Saturday, October 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Burnstein Hall for International Game Day, part of Journey Chicago—a Chicago Cultural Alliance initiative …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • Carillon Concert
    … North America (GCNA) and co-chairs its Johan Franco composition committee to promote new works for carillon. Brink began his carillon studies at Yale University with Ellen Dickinson in 2007; …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • Aloe burgersfortensis
    … The spotted foliage is quite decorative and the flowers are said to be unusually attractive for this group of aloes. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Aloe salm-dyckiana
    … inflorescences. Unfortunately, this plant requires a container too large and heavy for most Chicago-area gardeners to move indoors in the fall to escape winter's freezing …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Aloe thraskii
    … of the Linnean Society , London, the plant was named by John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920) in 1880 for a Mr. Thrask, about whom nothing is known. Attractive to birds, butterflies, and bees, the …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Aloe vera
    … Almost everyone is familiar with Aloe vera , the pass-along plant known widely for its ability to ease the suffering associated with burns, minor wounds, and insect bites. Few, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Andropogon gerardii 'Red Bull'
    … heat. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for parks, highway medians, prairie gardens, and perennial beds. The genus Andropogon contains …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Bulbine frutescens 'Orange'
    … as the burn jelly plant, because the fresh leaves produce a jellylike juice that is wonderful for burns, rashes, blisters, insect bites, dry lips, acne, cold sores, and areas of cracked skin. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Eldorado'
    … soils, but it struggles in hot humid summer climates. The flower spikes are usually retained for winter interest and the entire plant is cut back or divided in late winter to promote new …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
    … soils, but it struggles in hot humid summer climates. The flower spikes are usually retained for winter interest, and the entire plant is cut back in late winter to promote new growth. This …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant