… Introduction Program Established in 1986, the Chicagoland Grows ® Plant Introduction Program is a unique partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden , The Morton Arboretum , and the … Release Bulletin Link Veronica prostrata 'Moon River' Bulletin 59 https://www.plantsnouveau.com/collections/chicagoland-grows/veronica-moon-river Panicum 'Blue Lime' Bulletin 58 N/A … officinalis ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ Bulletin 27 N/A Baptisia Prairieblues ™ ‘Solar Flare’ Bulletin 26 https://plantsnouveau.com/collections/chicagoland-grows/baptisia-prairieblues-solar-flare …
Type: Page
… The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Regenstein Learning Campus is home to an incredible variety of experiences. The Nature Play Garden gives kids and … One of the best ways to explore the new Learning Campus and its Nature Play Garden is through plants. In the Garden’s 26 other gardens, plants are chosen, tended, and laid out to enhance the visitor experience. In …
Type: Blog
… in 2016, did a great job with the scale and placement of the plantings. Each year, the display is more impressive, as the trees grow and produce more flowers. Drifts of roses at the Krasberg Rose Garden The first big flush of flowers is typically around the middle of June. Note the simple shape and deep fragrance of heirloom … window for the peak display. Our Crescent Garden tulip display Typically peaking in May, the 26,000 tulips in the Crescent Garden are a sight to behold and a much-anticipated event for many …
Type: Blog
… Next to the royalty on the orchid tree is a close relative, Miltassia 'Charles M. Fitch'. This plant is the result of crossing two different genera, Brassia and Miltonia . Orchid enthusiasts, … Orchidaceae, is the second largest plant family in the world, with 880 genera and more than 26,000 species. Orchid breeders have created more than 100,000 hybrids, some of them combining …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Sphere. Experience the world through artist Anthony Rowe’s eyes. His creation, Singularity, is a breathtaking 26-foot sphere of light and movement from the UK—featuring thousands of points of light pulsing, … a sphere, yes, but also a whole volume of light with a glowing core more than 8 meters, or 26 feet, across. Watching families and people respond to it outside of art galleries, out in the …
Type: Blog
… sporadically at the Garden’s Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden, but their big show is at an end. This applies more broadly to the other plants in the evaluation garden too. The … they just provide room for something new and exciting to take their place. Now that the garden is being less dramatic, more of my energy is being directed into cleaning and compiling data instead of gathering it. Part of this process …
Type: Blog
… centered, to lead a more simple, slower life. It has been called #cottagecore, but really it is more than that. It’s a throwback to a rustic aesthetic. That could mean thrifting, DIY, or … small, onsite class on November 24. Winter greens Forget the winter blues—a fragrant winter is within reach. Start planning now to grow herbs indoors , even if you’ve never done it before. …
Type: Blog
Plants for Life 2020 Growing the Garden The Chicago Botanic Garden's ten-year strategic plan, " Keep Growing ," was launched in 2009. The Keep Growing plan includes a $125 million capital and endowment initiative to enable the Garden to continue to engage, educate, and inspire, and to improve plant and ecosystem health close to home and around the world. In June 2013, the Garden’s Board of …
Type: Page
… with the American Rose Trials for Sustainability ® program. The goal of this national program is to identify, through regional evaluation and testing under low-input conditions, the most … and plant habit, cultural adaptability to the environmental and soil conditions of the test site, winter hardiness and survivability, and disease and pest resistance. It is the intent of … Lamium Issue #24 — An Evaluation Study of Alchemilla Issue #25 — Fall-Blooming Anemones Issue #26 — A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses Issue #27 — A Comparative Study of …
Type: Page
… accessible parking, please park in lots 5 or 6. Learning Center access: The Learning Center is open only to those who have registered for a class. Upon arrival for each class session, … of your class. Services will be limited: Bring your own water or a bottle to fill, as there is no access to drinking fountains. Touchless water dispensers will be available. We cannot … your own party, including Garden staff. In accordance with state guidelines, a face covering is required when you’re within 6 feet of people outside your own party. If you are sick, or have …
Type: Page
