Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden harnesses the power of plants to improve people’s lives and grow a better world.

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Experience a joyful evening that leaves everyone filled with warm holiday memories during #LightscapeChicago! Opening Nov. 13, buy tickets now to secure your preferred date at https://t.co/piTxU6HGwi

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Register for Reiki and Chakra Meditation for Balance and Renewal on Nov. 1 and explore the gentle, restorative practice of Reiki. This workshop provides a space to slow down, receive, and return to a sense of balance within. Sign-up today: https://t.co/2Zot9jmd3f

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Ever seen someone wandering the Garden with a tablet and a pole and wondered, “What are they doing?” Follow a Garden-wide scavenger hunt, stopping where horticulturists, scientists, and our living collections team have recorded a unique data point: https://t.co/JtkWLL58Xz

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Chrysanthemum 'Cosmic Lunar Pink’ is a late-season blooming mum with excellent color retention and mounded habit. Perfect for beds and containers, they are frost-tolerant and grow 14”-24” tall and 20”-36” wide. See this plant from @BallHort in the Welcome Plaza and Circle Garden.

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This is Halloween! Prepare to be charmed by glowing pumpkins, costumed entertainers, live carving, and seasonal treats at #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃. Bring the whole family for a frightfully fun evening: https://t.co/7Fia2djPNh

Generously sponsored by @medline.

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Turn a live plant into a ghoulish display! Join us for Carnivorous Plant Terrarium Workshop on Oct. 29, and create a trendy Halloween decoration while discovering how carnivorous plants have adapted to eat insects along with terrarium care tips: https://t.co/IxgVVjtFM8

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#LightscapeChicago returns this Nov, transforming the Garden into a joyful experience that leaves everyone filled with warm holiday memories. Discover dazzling installations debuting in the U.S. for the first time along the illuminated trail. Buy tickets: https://t.co/T1VH7ejJIX

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In the 1980s, a small population of rare white lady’s slipper orchids were rescued and transplanted into the natural areas at the Garden. They disappeared. Then this year, 21 appeared. Learn how years of native habitat restoration brought this orchid back: https://t.co/IMHtXPshMS

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Go behind the scenes with artist Alyse Gamson to get a closer look at the Monarch Skull, a 20-foot illuminated sculpture that combines nature photography and digital painting. Grab your tickets now to see it in person at #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃: https://t.co/7Fia2djPNh

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Bring the entire Family to the @chicagobotanic during the Night of 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns.
Now-October 25th!

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Have you noticed more acorns than usual this fall? Managing ecologist Heather Decker explains why some years are better than others for oaks dropping fruit. #Oaktober

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Curious about using native plants in your lawn? Learn more about traditional turf conversion from Negaunee Institute conservation scientist Becky Barak, and see an example of a transformed space at the Garden near McDonald Woods from managing ecologist Heather Decker.

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It’s time for opening night of #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃 and the forecast is looking pumpkin perfect for a fall adventure! Wander the trail where slightly sinister surprises await around every corner. Get tickets now before they vanish: https://t.co/7Fia2djPNh

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Join us for Needle Felted Witch on Oct. 14, and explore the art of needle felting by making an 8-inch-tall witch, complete with pumpkins and a little straw broom. Choose from an abundance of included materials to make it charmingly unique. Register today: https://t.co/ri2xIItEsD

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Cha-cha, salsa, merengue. 💃 At four years old, Esther Gutiérrez Sloan started dancing in Colombia. A recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Fitness Hall of Fame, she’s still inspiring others: https://t.co/50tkJkJGXT #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

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Sign-up for All Things Insect on Oct. 11, and enjoy a crash course in insect ecology, anatomy, and diversity. Learn what insects are, how they are classified, and what they do. Register today: https://t.co/LZslnV1F0c

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New this year at #NightOf1000JackOLanterns 🎃, Monarch Skull by artist Alyse Gamson is a 20-foot illuminated sculpture that invites viewers to reflect on change, resilience, and the fleeting beauty of nature. Snag tickets: https://t.co/7Fia2djPNh

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Join us for our Free Admission Days, Oct. 1 and 12, and catch the Garden as the season starts to shift. Late Sept. to early Oct. is the perfect time to spot sunflowers and goldenrod in bloom. Preregistration is required for nonmembers. Learn more: https://t.co/Zg7FUU4y2t

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Oh my mum! Our signature #fall display is back. Walk the bridge outside the Visitor Center to enjoy a sky full of cascading mums, featuring the bright and cheerful Chrysanthemum ‘Pink Fleece.’

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Give your spring garden a head start by planting bulbs from our Fall Bulb Sale. Shop a wide variety of daffodils, tulips, and more from the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society at the Garden Oct. 2–4. Plus, members get early access on Oct. 2: https://t.co/5oLrtlHwZh

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Enjoy a tranquil morning at the Garden. Members-only hours from 8 to 10 a.m. daily allows members to wander peaceful paths, breathe in the fresh morning air, and soak up the beauty before we open to the public. Not a member? Join today: https://t.co/Trl1fgI0QN