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Unique Books

School Gardening Manual -
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Want to learn the ins and outs of starting a school garden program? The Chicago Botanic Garden's 73-page how-to guide covers everything from building support to designing a garden.

$15 each



  
Unique Books

National School Gardening Symposium - ORDER NOW

Proceedings of the 1st National School Gardening Symposium. Held on July 11-13, 2002 at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Co-sponsored by: Chicago Botanic Garden and United States Botanic Garden.

$10.00 each



  
Unique Books

Green Connections - ORDER NOW

A joint project of the Chicago Botanic Garden and the City of Chicago, featuring the results of an in-depth research study that gathered information from Community Gardening leaders and volunteers.

$10.00 each



  
Unique Books

Books Online - ORDER NOW

The Garden Shop offers unique books recommended by Garden reviewers. See Current Books for the full book reviews.

Prices vary.



  
Plant Evaluation Notes

Plant Evaluation Notes - ORDER NOW

These full-color monographs detail the results of multi-year plant evaluation studies. Get the most recent results on roses, clematis, goldenrod and more.

$3 each



  


  
Plant Facts

Plant Facts - ORDER NOW

What are the best annuals and bulbs for the Midwest? What are the secrets of growing tomatoes and other vegetables? Find out with handy Plant Facts guides from the Garden.

$2 each



  
Garden for Life Garden for Life Publications- ORDER NOW

Learn easy-does-it techniques for your own enabling garden. Pick up tips on creating raised beds, container gardens, sensory plantings, vertical gardens and more.

$2 each



  
Encyclopedia The Sunflower Family in the Upper Midwest - ORDER NOW

Spectacular photographs and impeccable scholarship make this photographic field guide a classic. Peter Crane of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, calls it "the definitive guide to the asters and sunflowers of the Midwest."

Find out more.

$48



  
Encyclopedia

Chicago Botanic Garden Encyclopedia of Gardens: History and Design - ORDER NOW

For the student of garden design, the Garden's encyclopedia presents a comprehensive review of people, places and topics that have shaped the field. Written by experts and acclaimed as "an exemplary work" by the New York Times.

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$385 for the three-volume set






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