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Members travel program goes to cyberspace
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| Tour the great garden spots of the world with the Chicago Botanic
Garden.
A new Web site area keeps you up to date with the latest trips available to Garden members.
Click here for information.
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Library goes online
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 Browse the new Web site area for the Chicago Botanic Garden Library.
Find out about the collection, services and catalog. Read Garden reviewers’ book reviews of recently published books.
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New plant collections area offers plant search
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 Would you like to know which plants are in the Garden's collections? A new Web site area includes a searchable database of all the Garden's plants.
You can also find out how the Garden collects plants around the world and meet the people behind the plants.
Check it out at www.chicagobotanic.org/research/collections.
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Become a member online
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Purchase a membership to the Chicago Botanic Garden—now online
at www.chicagobotanic.org/member.
This new secure site is convenient for membership and gift membership purchases—24 hours a day.
For phone service, call (847) 835-8215 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays; for walk-in service, visit the Membership Desk 9 a.m.
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Help the Garden grow—online
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| The Garden’s plants need water, sun, soil—and you!
To sustain its gardens and year-round programs, the Garden needs
the help of individual donors. And now you can contribute to the Garden easily online through our new secure site.
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Scientific programs hit cyberspace
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Did you know that the Chicago Botanic Garden works to conserve
endangered plants?
Were you aware that the Garden also develops new ornamental plant
hybrids? Now you can find out about the Garden’s research programs on this Web site—including plants that tested best for the Midwest.
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Want to volunteer?
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| More than 800 volunteers help the Chicago Botanic Garden to present
educational programs and outstanding gardens to the public.
Find out about joining the Garden’s "family" of volunteers at www.chicagobotanic.org/volunteer. Or call (847) 835-8281.
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See our site map
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It’s easier to find out what you want to know about plants and
the Chicago Botanic Garden.
This Web site now offers a complete site map and enhanced search
function.
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Plan your visit with Garden map
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Just added, a new map shows you the diverse gardens and native habitat areas of the
385-acre Chicago Botanic Garden.
Use it to plan your visit!
New—take a virtual tour by clicking on gardens.
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Virtual tours take off
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All year long on this Web site you can wander the Chicago Botanic
Garden’s paths. And now you’ll find virtual tours of three areas—the
English Walled Garden, the Enabling Garden and McDonald Woods.
Try them out—look around and enjoy learning from what you see.
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Employment at the Garden
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Whether you have a green thumb or talents of other kinds, find
out about job openings at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
This Web site now posts employment opportunities in all areas,
from garden management to graphics, visitor services to community
education.
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Enabling Garden:
the Garden's newest garden
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The Buehler Enabling Garden opened last summer, with beautiful
views of lagoons and landscapes. This 11,000-square-foot garden
is designed to show people of all ages and abilities how to garden
easily, safely and comfortably.
The Enabling Garden features techniques such as raised beds, container
gardening and vertical gardens. For information about enabling
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Pick a bouquet of Garden gifts
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| Pick out delightful Garden treasures for yourself, family or friends.
Simply browse our on-line catalog and send in your order form,
and these Garden gifts will be sent to your door!
The catalog is available here.
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Garden book available
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| Portrait of a Garden, the beautiful new full-color book about the Chicago Botanic
Garden, is in stock at the Garden Shop for only $12.95 plus shipping.
Order your copy by calling (847) 835-8336.
An online order form is available here. |
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Web site features 'Illinois' Best Plants.'
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Plan your garden with the plants that are best for the region.
This Web site's new interactive program, Illinois' Best Plants, provides gardeners with a plant search to match their needs.
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Asian longhorned beetle advisory
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| A current feature of the Chicago Botanic Garden's Web site highlights
how to protect trees from the Asian longhorned beetle—and news
in the battle against the beetle.
Be able to identify the Asian longhorned beetle and plant to resist
it.
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Garden checklist
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The current garden checklist of must-dos for the Midwest helps you keep your landscape in top shape. |
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Gardening the easy-does-it way
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Grow greener with new Garden publications.
The Garden for Life series features these new titles:
• Designing Your Home Enabling Garden
• Vertical Gardening
• Barrier-Free Gardening in Containers
• Raised Bed Gardening
• Healthy Habits for Gardening
• Universal Design
• Enabling Tool Resources
• Horticultural Therapy Resources
• Paving Alternatives
• Sensational Plants
• Horticultural Therapy: Helping People Grow
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Order your copies now.
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