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Junior Botanists Have a Hefty Harvest
Students from the Junior Botanist and Plant Investigator program harvested kale, peppers, okra, and other vegetables and made delicious snacks with their bounty.
By Blanca Begert -
Good-bye to the Discovery Garden…for Now
The Discovery Garden is closing for construction soon, so be sure to make time for one last visit.
By Ashley Gamell -
School Cafeteria Lunch Goes Green
Delicious fresh salad greens and a spicy radish relish made with ingredients grown at BBG were featured in the Prospect Heights High School cafeteria on Thursday.
By Patricia Hulse -
Fall in the Children’s Garden
With harvest season upon us, the Children’s Garden has a bounty of vegetables and flowers just waiting to be picked—and there’s time to sign up for fall programs.
By Dave Daly -
Market Day in the Children’s Garden
The Children's Garden was filled with handmade items and tasty, locavore treats for Market Day.
By Sarah Schmidt -
Children’s Garden Honored
BBG’s Children’s Garden has won the American Horticultural Society's Jane L. Taylor Award for its work in nurturing future horticulturalists.
By BBG Staff -
Summer Children’s Garden Registration
Is it already time to think about spring and summer sessions in the Children’s Garden? Why yes, it is.
By Patricia Hulse -
Winter in the Children’s Garden
We prepare portions of the Children's Garden for the cold by covering crops with fabric and plastic. That way kids in our classes can so some harvesting year-round.
By Dave Daly -
Chocolate and Spice and Everything Nice
BBG's Chile Pepper Fiesta is chock-full of chile-chocolate creations this year, including entries in the Chile-Chocolate Takedown.
By Alexandra Muller -
A Children’s Garden of Wildflowers
Favorite native perennials in the Discovery Garden.
By Ashley Gamell
