Chicago Botanic Garden

Experience a joyful evening that leaves everyone filled with warm holiday memories during #LightscapeChicago! Opening Nov. 13, buy tickets now to secure your preferred date at chicagobotanic.org/lightscap…

Get a head start on your holiday shopping during Fine Art of Fiber. Join us Nov. 6-8, and browse quilts, woven wall hangings, one-of-a kind jewelry and more. Plus, members receive 20% off at the Garden Shop during Double Discount Days.

Sign-up for Native Plants for Year-Round Interest: Online on Nov. 12, and discover how to transform your garden into a multi-season landscape with a variety of native trees, shrubs, and perennials. Register today: chgobg.org/4yGaVm4

Cool breezes, and a colorful autumn escape awaits. 🍁 Join us for our Free Admission Days, Nov. 2 through 6, and enjoy a relaxing walk through fall’s vibrant hues. Preregistration is required for nonmembers: chgobg.org/3IQ4mnj

Reminder to adjust your clocks⏰ and #FallBack. Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1.

The Chicagoland Grows Plant Introduction Program is a partnership among the Garden, The Morton Arboretum, and Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois to develop, select, and grow a diversity of plants. Stop by the Heritage Garden to see a selection of these plants.

Some holiday experiences are too magical not to repeat. Beloved #LightscapeChicago installations return to the Garden Nov. 13, from the Winter Cathedral to the Fire Garden to the Blue Bonnets. Get your tickets now, and make memories to last a lifetime: chicagobotanic.org/lightscap…

Register for Reiki and Chakra Meditation for Balance and Renewal on Nov. 1 and explore the gentle, restorative practice of Reiki. This workshop provides a space to slow down, receive, and return to a sense of balance within. Sign-up today: chgobg.org/4hWLFRV

Ever seen someone wandering the Garden with a tablet and a pole and wondered, “What are they doing?” Follow a Garden-wide scavenger hunt, stopping where horticulturists, scientists, and our living collections team have recorded a unique data point: chgobg.org/47hbxDm

Chrysanthemum 'Cosmic Lunar Pink’ is a late-season blooming mum with excellent color retention and mounded habit. Perfect for beds and containers, they are frost-tolerant and grow 14”-24” tall and 20”-36” wide. See this plant from @BallHort in the Welcome Plaza and Circle Garden.

This is Halloween! Prepare to be charmed by glowing pumpkins, costumed entertainers, live carving, and seasonal treats at #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃. Bring the whole family for a frightfully fun evening: chicagobotanic.org/halloween Generously sponsored by @medline.

Turn a live plant into a ghoulish display! Join us for Carnivorous Plant Terrarium Workshop on Oct. 29, and create a trendy Halloween decoration while discovering how carnivorous plants have adapted to eat insects along with terrarium care tips: chgobg.org/4i6hHLr

#LightscapeChicago returns this Nov, transforming the Garden into a joyful experience that leaves everyone filled with warm holiday memories. Discover dazzling installations debuting in the U.S. for the first time along the illuminated trail. Buy tickets: chicagobotanic.org/lightscap…

In the 1980s, a small population of rare white lady’s slipper orchids were rescued and transplanted into the natural areas at the Garden. They disappeared. Then this year, 21 appeared. Learn how years of native habitat restoration brought this orchid back: chgobg.org/4zpVoHH

Go behind the scenes with artist Alyse Gamson to get a closer look at the Monarch Skull, a 20-foot illuminated sculpture that combines nature photography and digital painting. Grab your tickets now to see it in person at #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃: chicagobotanic.org/halloween

Have you noticed more acorns than usual this fall? Managing ecologist Heather Decker explains why some years are better than others for oaks dropping fruit. #Oaktober

Curious about using native plants in your lawn? Learn more about traditional turf conversion from Negaunee Institute conservation scientist Becky Barak, and see an example of a transformed space at the Garden near McDonald Woods from managing ecologist Heather Decker.

It’s time for opening night of #NightOf1000JackOLanterns🎃 and the forecast is looking pumpkin perfect for a fall adventure! Wander the trail where slightly sinister surprises await around every corner. Get tickets now before they vanish: chicagobotanic.org/halloween

Join us for Needle Felted Witch on Oct. 14, and explore the art of needle felting by making an 8-inch-tall witch, complete with pumpkins and a little straw broom. Choose from an abundance of included materials to make it charmingly unique. Register today: chgobg.org/4iGxvGB

Cha-cha, salsa, merengue. 💃 At four years old, Esther Gutiérrez Sloan started dancing in Colombia. A recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Fitness Hall of Fame, she’s still inspiring others: chgobg.org/4jvLf7u #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth