Garden News Blog
Children & Families
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Get to Know Your Native Plants
Learn to identify sweet fern, jewelweed, and sundew, all plants native to this region. One repels ants, one prevents poison ivy, and one eats flies. Read Get to Know Your Native Plants
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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. Read School Cafeteria Lunch Goes Green
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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. Read Fall in the Children’s Garden
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Market Day in the Children’s Garden
The Children's Garden was filled with handmade items and tasty, locavore treats for Market Day. Read Market Day in the Children’s Garden
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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. Read Children’s Garden Honored
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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. Read Summer Children’s Garden Registration
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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. Read Winter in the Children’s Garden
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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. Read Chocolate and Spice and Everything Nice
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Sharing the Fall with Children
Explore seasonal changes outdoors with the children in your life! Read Sharing the Fall with Children
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A Children’s Garden of Wildflowers
Favorite native perennials in the Discovery Garden. Read A Children’s Garden of Wildflowers
