Chicago Botanic Garden Summer 2019

3 chicagobotanic.org Summer at the Garden Features 6 Bees & Beyond 10 Summer Nights at the Garden 12 Summer Calendar 18 Botanical Mystery Tour Podcast 20 Plant Previews, Only at the Garden 22 Protecting Coneflowers 24 Across the Forest Preserves 25 Plant Theater Now Open 26 A Champion for Moths 28 Teens Build Healthy Communities 29 Ask the Experts 30 Smart Gardener 31 Membership Resources 36 Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden 80 This Season in the Garden Follow the bee Look for the bee through this issue of Keep Growing to learn more about pollinators and Bees & Beyond. This program will inspire a genuine appreciation for the vital role pollinators play in our everyday lives and in a healthy, diverse planet. Visitors will discover pollinator-themed display gardens; topiaries; floral carpets; an interactive exhibition, A Pollinator’s Perspective; and After Hours Buzz, a series of cocktail events with Garden scientists. Time for a class? Plan your garden with butterflies in mind, and those beautiful pollinators will keep coming back. See page 42. Discover what it takes to build a home aquaponics system and visit the Farm on Ogden. See page 66. Grab bites & brews this summer at the Rose Terrace Beer Garden. chicagobotanic.org/ cafe/beer_garden Relax, sip beer, and smell the roses. Repeat.