The Chicago Botanic Garden
can be a beautiful place to take a winter stroll. Photographers will find
beauty in evergreens and serene views of the Japanese Islands. Dramatic
patterns of ice and water are constantly shifting in the lake as the weather
changes. If you need to warm up, the Greenhouses provide a quick trip to the
tropics, with displays of cactus and succulents and many exotic species such as
orchids and clerodendron. In the
South greenhouses you will find bougainvillea, heliconias and red ginger in bloom. In the West Greenhouses,
see how plants in arid regions have adapted to drought and foragers with thorns
and shapes both beautiful and bizarre. The East greenhouses feature pink French hydrangeas, red powderpuff and oleander in bloom.
