Beloved Botany Pond getting sustainable upgrades
Inviting space on campus being restored to original glory as ‘wonder of biodiversity,’ with sustainability, faculty expertise central to effort
Rite of spring: Making way for ducklings at Botany Pond
Honey the Duck prepares for her new arrivals—with help from a UChicago scientist
Cultivating a campus botanic garden
Landscape architect recalls University's dramatic transformatio
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UChicago's botanic garden in bloom
In 1997 the American Public Gardens Association gave the University campus an official botanical garden designation. The botanical garden beds, which now number about 20, beautify the space and educate the visiting public about flora with labeled plan...
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Fossil flowers prove to be a fertile field
Paleontologist discovers blossoming plant diversity in 100-million-year-old specimens.
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