A summer visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden includes the cooling mists of fountains and extravagant colors and scents all around. Wandering through the prairie and along the shorelines, you will see such colorful wildflowers as black-eyed Susan, wild bergamot, and culver’s root, with yellow daisies planted above them. Click here to see what's in bloom this week.

Come and enjoy Evenings at the Garden. The Garden is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. until September 6. Summer is all about growing and enjoying delicious, healthy food. Don’t miss these tasty events: Farmers’ Market, the first and third Sundays of the month; Garden Chef Series, every Saturday and Sunday; the Heirloom Tomato Weekend August 21-22; and the Farm Dinner on August 25.

View the Garden's new strategic plan website, where we share our vision for the next ten years. See the 2009 Annual Report as well.