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  • Description: If this bird accidentally visits, it can be spotted by its bright red color. …
    Type: Birding
  • … Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden The Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden is closed for school programs on spring and fall weekday mornings; occasionally, one or both sides of the … closed for programs. The Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden is the perfect place for children to engage with nature, with raised garden beds at just the right level for little arms to reach … trips to the Growing Garden. More than 1,000 early-childhood-through-high-school educators visit annually as part of teacher professional development programs in environmental education. …
    Type: Page
  • … New! Take a walk through the Garden and visit multiple fountains and water features. Learn about plants that thrive in these aquatic … elusive waterfall of the Native Plant Garden and the lily pools of the Heritage Garden. Dress for the weather.  Audrey Toogood, assistant horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden  Meet at …
    Type: Item Detail
  • … #nightof1000jackolanterns     OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS GIVEAWAY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  Please read … beginning at 6:30:01 p.m. (CT) on October 8, 2025, and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. (CT) on October 26, 2025 (the "Giveaway Period".) To enter, you must follow Chicago Botanic Garden … on or before October 29, 2025.  We must receive eligible entries during the Giveaway Period for them to be eligible for the drawing. We will notify the potential winner by posting a comment …
    Type: Page
  • … glories and late-season chrysanthemums. Learn about various plant-management styles used to maintain interest and to protect beneficial populations. Dress for the weather.  Heather Sherwood, senior horticulturist, Chicago Botanic Garden Meet at English …
    Type: Item Detail
  • … Chicago Botanic Garden, The Morton Arboretum pledge to safeguard threatened species for Reverse the Red Day What does an orchid in Malaysia have in common with an oak in Mexico? … in habitat restoration in both wild and urban built environments. For details about the event, visit botaniccongress.org . …
    Type: Blog
  • Description: If this rare western bird of shrubby habitats visits the Garden, it can be spotted in any location. …
    Type: Birding
  • Description: When this rare northern bird visits, it is usually in fruiting trees, and it often accompanies cedar waxwings. …
    Type: Birding
  • … house. Yes, I do indeed grow orchids at home. I haven’t counted them recently, but I’d admit to 50-plus plants.  I simply find orchids to be fascinating for their seemingly infinite … from spores, with a smaller collection of orchids. She would send me home with plants on every visit, all of which I eventually lost, as I didn’t really have a clue as to how to grow them! But … to modern DNA technology being used to revise their nomenclature. Just figuring out where to buy plants was an adventure, as most of the orchid nurseries I knew were long gone.   Slc. …
    Type: Blog
  • … was called coral bells. Decades and dozens of hybrids later,  Heuchera  spp. is as well known for the striking colors of its foliage as it is for its long lasting flowers. Thanks in part to the aggressive breeding, tissue culture propagation, and plant introduction program of Dan … place is shared by two plants: 2.  Heuchera sanguinea  'White Cloud'  Height is shorter at 26 inches, with light green foliage and white flowers that appear earlier in June through late …
    Type: Plant Info