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General Information
Welcome to Chicago Botanic Garden Press Room. The media relations staff is happy
to assist journalists with stories, on-site visits, interviews, experts and photos.
Press Room
NBC News Correspondent Kevin Tibbles recently broadcasted live from Evening Island at the Chicago Botanic Garden on The Today Show and on MSNBC. He reports covered snowfall in the Chicago area and Midwest.
For media inquiries only, contact:
Sue Markgraf, (847) 835-6819
smarkgraf@chicagobotanic.org
Julie McCaffrey, (847) 835-8213
jmccaffrey@chicagobotanic.org

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Event Date
Winter Clearance Sale December 1 through January 8, 2006
2006 Calendar Features Seasonal Events, Exhibits, Flower Shows January through December, 2006
Woody Plant Symposium February 24, 2006
Lily Society Presents Lectures January through April, 2006
Tu B'Shvat Celebration February 5, 2006
Reindog Parade December 3, 2005
Antiques and Garden Fair April 21-23, 2006
Holiday Decorating/Gift-Making Classes November and December, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Presents The Fall of 2005 September 10-11,
24-25, 2005
It’s All About Peppers! August 13-14, 2005
Precision Kite Flying Adds "WOW" to Summer of '05 Skies August 13-14, 2005
Holocaust Memorial Tree Comes to Garden for Nurturing July 18, 2005
Garden News Date of Release
Families Growing Together Classes November 17, 2005
Winter Yoga Lifestyles Classes at the Garden November 10, 2005
Garden Seeking Conservation and Land Management Interns November 17, 2005
Winter Courses for Adult Learners November 2, 2005
Escape Winter Blahs with Four Special Tours November 2, 2005
Culinary Programs Offered November 2, 2005
Professional Development Courses for Winter/Spring November 2, 2005
Gift Memberships to the Chicago Botanic Garden Available October 14, 2005
Unusual Gifts Available at Garden Shop October 14, 2005
Botanical Society names Young Botanist of the Year October 13, 2005
Registration for Winter Lifestyles Classes Opens December 12 September 27, 2005
Yoga Wellness Classes Offered October 5, 2005
Russell Zapel Named Outstanding Master Gardener October 5, 2005
Holiday Decorating/Gift Making Classes October 5, 2005
Boyce Tankersley's Top 10 Bulbs for 2005 September 23, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Receives IMLS Leadership Grant September 21, 2005
Students Monitor Water Quality September 21, 2005
Horticulture Training Program Scholarships Available September 2, 2005
Eplants.org is a Valuable Web Site for Plant Information September 13, 2005
Fall Color Should be Normal Despite Dought August 8, 2005
The Kresge Foundation Awards Garden $1 Million Challenge Grant August 3, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Introduces Horticulture Training Program, Two Scholarships Available for Work-Study August 26, 2005
Drought May Lessen Japanese Beetle Population in 2006 July 25, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant August 1, 2005
Professional Development Opportunities In Chicago’s Backyard August 2, 2005
Second Annual Summer Dinner Dance July 28, 2005
Summer Dinner Dance Nets Funds for Garden July 29, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden: Drought May Lessen Japanese Beetle Woes July 25, 2005
Richard Hawke PPA Award July 20, 2005
Green Youth Farm Grows New Site July 7, 2005
Garden Celebrates Opening of Esplanade June 30, 2005
Shigeo Ito Named Garden Volunteer of the Year June 30, 2005
Take a Group Tour at the Garden this Summer and Fall June 30, 2005
Chicago Botanic Garden Evaluates Sundrops and Evening Primroses March 29, 2005
Triumph Elm a Chicagoland Grows Success February 7, 2005
Mango Meadowbrite is Ready for Spring February 4, 2005
Garden Evaluates Anemone February 4, 2005
Horticultural Therapy Certificate Introduced January 7, 2005