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  • Last day to see Places for the Spirit exhibition
    … photographs of African American folk gardens and their creators. The Chicago Botanic Garden, in partnership with the DuSable Museum of African American History, will host a joint exhibition …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • Frondaria caulescens
    … A one-of-a-kind orchid Photo by Ecuagenera.com  While many genera in the orchid family have hundreds, or even thousands of species, the genus Frondaria (Latin for …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Neofinetia falcata
    … The samurai orchid Photo by Bouba via Wikimedia Commons In Japan, the native orchid Neofinetia falcata , known as fuh-ran, or “the orchid of the winds,” …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Lawn Care
    … and reduces snow mold fungus. Don’t mow if grass has gone dormant. Mold and fungus can develop in shady grass areas if excess garden debris or fallen leaves are left on grass over winter. …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Horticulturist Garden Tour
    … of the Garden’s most enchanting and popular places. Step past the sleepy stone lion, breathe in the cowslip primrose, and listen to the water trickle into an eighteenth-century lead cistern. …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • Acer 'Keithsform'
    … of 35 feet with a spread of 25 feet. Its dark green lobed foliage turns bright orange and red in the fall. It is hardy to Zone 5, prefers full sun, slightly acidic soils but will adapt to …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Acer x freemanii 'Ed Gartner'
    … This cultivar was selected from a remnant native population on the property of Ed Gartmann in Waukesha County by Michael Yanny of Johnson Nursery. It has a dense habit with good red and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'
    … it has golden leaves and violet blue flowers. This beautiful, dependable plant was named in honor of Queen Elizabth’s 50th year on the throne of Britain. Combine it with other …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Aesculus 'Homestead'
    … (Yellow buckeye). It blooms with panicles of yellow-red flowers. The foliage turns red in the fall. It is fully hardy here (Zone 4) and will tolerate some shade. It prefers moist, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Aesculus glabra
    … a height of 60 feet. Its common names are the Ohio Buckeye, American Buckeye or fetid buckeye. In spring, it blooms with panicles of yellow-green flowers. The fruits contain tannic acid which …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant