… Description: The Canada goose is often present on Garden lakes and lawns. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Mallards are commonly seen on the lakes and throughout the Garden. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare shorebird can be seen on mudflats and exposed shorelines. …
Type: Birding
… Description: Look in any wooded area for this common migrant and breeder. …
Type: Birding
… More information and to register Tuesday, June 7 1 – 2:30 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium …
Type: Event for Calendar
… enjoy beverages from FEW Spirits, Metropolitan Brewing, Revolution Brewing, Begyle Brewing and Lynfred Winery as they tour the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden , followed by a unique … arbor, where they will converse with their table mates while learning more about the food and beverages being served. Hear firsthand from Windy City Harvest Youth Farm students about how produce is planted, cultivated, and harvested. Proceeds from the dinner support the Garden’s Windy City Harvest Youth Farm …
Type: Item Detail
… ( Cornus sericea ), red or yellow twigs, pinecones, evergreen twigs, ornamental cabbage and kale, interesting spent flower heads, yellow coneflower ( Ratibida pinnata ), hornbeam fruit … seedpods ( Liquidambar sp.), beautybush ( Callicarpa sp.), browned fertile fern fronds, and acorns. Consider using a hollowed out gourd such as a pumpkin as the container to put your … for height. Another option is to group your arrangement by color—pastels, browns, oranges and reds—to highlight the wonderful fall colors. Most of all, be creative and have fun! …
Type: Plant Info
… Native to North America, this giant agave can be found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Century Plant is a hardy survivor, tolerating both heat and drought for long periods of time. Growing roughly 6' by 8-10', this desert gem has gray-blue … predators. Equally deterrent, the sap of this plant contains toxins that can produce a painful and long-lasting contact dermatitis for gardeners! The enormous agave is a monocarpic plant. …
Type: Plant Info
… Deutzia consists of medium sized flowering shrubs native to Asia, generally with slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small flowers that appear in spring or early summer are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a … among them can be challenging. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes 20 varieties and more than 300 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lemon Drop bluestar is named for its lemon-yellow fall foliage and not for the color of its flowers, which are steel blue. Members of the genus Amsonia are … stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow … hail from Europe or Asia. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes over 20 varieties and more than 3,5000 individual plants. A number of these varieties have been evaluated for their …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
