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While visiting Chicago for the 2010 Independent Garden Center Show, I was able to break away for a few hours and visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. Even though I had been to the city many times, this was my first trips to the gardens. I was certainly not disappointed by them and was actually quite surprised at their scope..jpg)
The 385-acre garden features 24 display gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes. The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding, and conservation of plants and the natural world..jpg)
The Chicago Horticultural Society was founded in 1890. At its heart was the understanding that the city of Chicago was incorporated with the Latin words Urbs in Horto, meaning "city in a garden”. The Garden continues to strive to meet the lofty goals set more than a century ago. The Society has hosted nationally recognized flower and horticultural shows and supported Chicago's lakeshore improvements and park system.SEE MORE PICTURES IN THE GALLERY
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