Visitors can enjoy the color and fragrance of the queen of flowers during Orchid Aloha, the Illinois Orchid Society’s fall orchid show and sale on Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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With the precision of an Olympic ice skater and the grace of a prima ballerina, brightly colored kites will glide and pirouette through the skies over the West Meadow of the Chicago Botanic Garden from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12.
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Visitors can learn everything they wanted to know about bonsai at the 30th Anniversary Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit & Sale, sponsored by the Midwest Bonsai Society, on Friday, Aug. 17 through Sunday, Aug. 19. The best in the Midwest and one of the top three in the country, this annual bonsai show and sale draws enthusiasts from all over the United States.
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Chicago Botanic Garden Visitors can learn all about growing and using peppers—both hot and sweet—at the All About Peppers Weekend, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Aug. 26, in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden.
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The Chicago Botanic Garden's 2007 American Flower Show Series, which includes at least 24 major floral events with the Ikebana International Show. The growing national horticultural program brings together amateur and expert gardeners and educators by offering floral exhibits and programs that focus on America's favorite flower groups.
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The Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society presents a monthly series of free, interactive slide show lectures on lilies from January through April 2007 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The series is part of the Society's annual public education/outreach program. Lectures are at 2 p.m. in the Fairchild Room in the Regenstein Center. Speakers and topics include:
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Journey into the Amazon rainforest through the eyes of the late British botanical artist-explorer Margaret Mee in an exhibition from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, coming to the Chicago Botanic Garden through March 25, 2007.
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The Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America chugs back into the Chicago Botanic Garden on May 12 for its eighth season, with several new attractions and vignettes. Visitors step into an enchanting outdoor exhibit of model trains, miniature representations of America's best-loved landmarks, and small-scale gardens.
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Celebrate the beauty, glory and gardens of spring, while discovering enchanting new ideas for blending the outdoors and indoors, at the Chicago Botanic Garden's signature spring event, the Antiques & Garden Fair.
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Imagine a world where tulips dance in a vase and sunflower seedlings genuflect to the sun. sLowlife, a dynamic multimedia exhibition opening at the Chicago Botanic Garden on June 23, 2007, presents unusual and sometimes unnerving perspectives on how a plant reacts, both short- and long-term, to its inner and outer worlds.
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Plant aficionados, wagons in tow, will be first in line for A Bloomin' Sale, the Midwest's premier plant sale, which returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden on Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20. Shoppers will discover "Plants We Love"Â- handpicked selections especially recommended by Garden staff and members of the Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society who host the sale.
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The Chicago Botanic Garden will host the Mid- America Orchid Congress (MAOC) in conjunction with the Illinois Orchid Society (IOS) Spring Show & Sale on April 28 & 29 in the Regenstein Center. Fifty-eight sister orchid societies have been invited to join in this major celebration of orchids. The Garden and the IOC last hosted the MAOC in 2002, attracting approximately 15,000 visitors.
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