Dogs of all shapes and sizes dressed up for the holidays parade the Chicago Botanic Garden the first Saturday in December. Around 250 entries showed up this year, prizes went to five: Best in Show (the Yule Log/Dog -- last slide), Best Junior, Best Senior, Best Horticultural Interpretation (the sunflower) and Best Dog/Owner Lookalike (bearded collies). Fantastic fun.
Chicago Botanic Garden's Eliza Fournier talks about the beauty and benefits of decorating your Christmas tree with items from your own backyard, and shows off the all-natural Wonderland Express holiday train exhibit.
Fox TV Chicago goes to the Chicago Botanic Garden to see 10-foot tall chrysanthemum towers and to find out how to make your own "flower tower" for fall.
The Wonderland Express holiday model train exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL. The buildings are constructed out of 100% plant materials by Paul Busse and his workshops in Alexandria, Kentucky.
The Model Railroad Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois in Spring 2008. All the buildings are made entirely out of plant materials and there are new buildings every year.
Chicago Botanic Garden hosts community gardening programs with two Chicago communities, giving 35 high school students paying jobs from mid-May through mid-October on two organic farms located within their communites.
Students in the program spend their summers in Students in an 8-week paid summer internship at the Chicago Botanic Garden explore potential science careers and use the Garden's resources to learn about native ecosystems and plants.
Participants and winners of the 2008 Fairchild Challenge in the Poetry Slam competition read and talk about their involvement in the Challenge. The Fairchild Challenge was hosted by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
The Model Railroad Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois in Fall 2007. All the buildings are made entirely out of plant materials and there are new buildings every year.
The Wonderland Express holiday model train exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL. The buildings are constructed out of 100% plant materials by Paul Busse and his workshops in Alexandria, Kentucky.
Sony Touts PlayStation 3 Successes, LittleBigPlanet Sales (PC World) PC World - Better than you heard, that's how well Sony's PlayStation 3-exclusive platformer LittleBigPlanet has been doing according to Sony Computer Entertainment president Kai Hirai. During Sony's CES 2009 keynote, live-blogged by GameSpot, Hirai boasted LBP sales of 1.3 million units since the game's launch in late October.
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