Chicago Botanic Garden Fall

Year after year one of the most popular family days at the garden.

Chicago botanic garden fall. Friday saturday and sunday october 4 6 2019 10 a m. Alan anderson chicago audubon societymeet at visitor center. 5 fall family activities at the chicago botanic garden fall is the season to spend outdoor time with the family. Feel free to spend some time on this site.

We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. Children will love to learn about the many shades of fall leaves. Fall is the best time to prepare for a healthy lush lawn for the upcoming season. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them.

Fall is a glorious time to visit the garden. During the summer tree leaves produce all the pigments we see in fall but they make so much chlorophyll that the green masks the underlying reds oranges and yellows. Not only are the annuals perennials vines trees and shrubs at the peak of their growth but each individual garden has been planted with extra horticultural wows enhancing plants that are still in bloom. Welcome to the chicago botanic garden.

Proceeds from the 2020 fall bulb festival ensure that the chicago botanic garden can continue to protect biodiversity connect people with plants and move forward with thriving research and programs that support the garden s mission. With school occupying the weekdays and thoughts of the busy holidays ahead every autumn weekend counts. Don t miss this cool season tribute to fall color. With 27 spectacular gardens on 385 acres the garden is a place of ever changing beauty that you can stroll through daily.

The woman s board is supporting growing the future ii a 1 million pledge to the garden. This fall take a walk in the garden and learn to identify birds in their sometimes confusing fall plumage. Learn the basics of lawn renovation at our preparing your lawn for fall class on saturday september 5.