… Building the Future It was worth the wait! We've been busy making improvements for our one million-plus annual visitors, and it's time to welcome you through our new "front door" at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Picnic Glade Welcome … Plaza in front of the Visitor Center this spring. It's a visitor-friendly place for you to meet up with family and friends and use the staffed ticketing kiosks. You can also stop by …
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… Camp CBG Guidelines Camp CBG Mission We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. Our Goals for your Camper Make nature play a part of daily activities. Introduce activities that explore … the best and most secure service to our campers and staff, Camp CBG is partnering with CampDoc.com . CampDoc.com is an electronic health record system for camps, and will help us consolidate … Camp CBG Mission We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. Our Goals for your Camper Make nature play a part of daily …
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… Online Group Classes Looking for an opportunity to bring friends or work colleagues together for a fun and relaxing learning … instructor from the Chicago Botanic Garden. Fill out the Online Group Class Inquiry Form to submit your inquiry, and we will connect with you to arrange a date and time for your program. … Looking for an opportunity to bring friends or work colleagues together for a fun and relaxing learning experience? Book a …
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… Growing tomatoes in containers Got bad soil? Buckets, troughs, and pots all work well for growing tomatoes, too. Small space, poor soil? Container gardening may be the answer. If … a bumper crop of red, juicy orbs this summer. Tomatoes are warm-loving plants that need six to eight hours of sunlight. If you have a spot like that on a balcony, deck, patio, a side yard or along a fence or wall, you’re good to grow. And, if you have the luxury of a big garden, pop a few pots of tomatoes into a sunny …
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… the Garden's horticulture staff. There are many layers of design, and no detail is too small for the staff. The Garden has followed strong master site plans developed since the 1960s by the former firm of Environmental Planning and Design (EPD) in Pittsburgh. This has served to organize and integrate the various landscape experiences throughout the Chicago Botanic … it for its beauty. Because of that, the Garden has sought out the top landscape architects to design its display gardens. The firms of Dan Kiley (Administration Building and Esplanade); …
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… Corps Program at Work Burrell Robinson WCH Corps, 2015 Burrell Robinson remembers applying for Corps and telling his interviewer, “All you have to do is give me a chance. I’ll make it through the whole program and make you proud.” He kept up his end of the bargain, not only graduating from Corps in 2015 but continuing on to complete the Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship while simultaneously working full-time at …
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… or "floating ink," the process of marbling plain paper or a textile with water and ink to transform it into something vibrant and colorful with patterns and waves. It reflects the … in imperfection and the transient nature of life. I chose a circular version of this style for my annual design. Plants used: Some selections will have names that mention water, like … repetition in their growth habit, or on their foliage. In the beds, plant heights will vary to create a wavy effect while being planted in the loose, concentric circular style. Larger …
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… at the Chicago Botanic Garden Overall Goal The Chicago Botanic Garden is committed to using the most environmentally safe and efficient methods of pest control to keep the plants in its care healthy, to maintain the beauty of the Garden, to safeguard staff … on a single acre of treated soybeans. Neonicotinoids replaced insecticides that were far worse for humans. Chicago Botanic Garden History For more than 40 years, the Chicago Botanic Garden has …
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… by Nick Dorian. The Chicago Botanic Garden is developing clear, science-backed guidance to make it easy to support pollinators. Declines in pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies have inspired … to green roofs and transportation corridors. There is no shortage of advice on “what to plant for pollinators,” but this information can be inaccurate, incomplete, or confusing. Combining the … by Nick Dorian. The Chicago Botanic Garden is developing clear, science-backed guidance to make it easy to support pollinators. Declines in pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies …
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… green roof of the Garden’s Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center has led to the publication of Plant Evaluation Notes highlighting the most extensive list of best plants for green roofs in Zone 5. A diverse group of 216 herbaceous and woody taxa were evaluated in the extensive (growing depth of 3 to 6 inches) to semi-intensive (growing depth of 6 to 8 inches) green roof garden. Nine taxa …
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