美国芝加哥植物园 Chicago Botanic Garden – 植物迁地保护与科普基地

城市中的园艺绿洲

芝加哥植物园 Chicago Botanic Garden 坐落于伊利诺伊州格伦科，坐落于斯基okie沼泽地（Skokie Marsh）之上，现由芝加哥园艺学会（Chicago Horticultural Society）运营。植物园起源于1890年成立的芝加哥园艺学会，1972年正式向公众开放，如今占地385英亩，拥有28个各具特色的花园、4个自然保护区、9座岛屿和约6英里湖岸线。植物园的使命是”培育植物的力量以维系和丰富生命”。

主题花园

园内28座主题花园各具特色：日本山水园（Sansho-En）由河野浩一博士于1975年设计、1982年落成，现名伊丽莎白·休伯特·马洛特日式花园；英式围墙花园（Helen and Richard Thomas English Walled Garden）由英国景观设计师John Brookes于1991年设计；莫迪花园（Model Railroad Garden）设有19条模型铁路轨道，穿行于300多种植物间；蝴蝶展（Butterflies & Blooms）每年5月底至劳动节期间开放，展出数百种热带蝴蝶。玫瑰园、景观园、原生植物园等同样各具魅力。

科研与教育

植物园拥有9个专业实验室支持科研人员和研究生开展广泛的植物研究。植物园图书馆藏书11万册，是北美最重要的珍稀植物文献收藏之一。雷根斯坦学习中心（Regenstein School）提供丰富的终身学习项目，尼格诺尼科研学院（Negaunee Institute）专注植物科学研究，风城丰收（Windy City Harvest）项目则致力于城市农业推广。植物园会员人数在美国植物园中位居首位。

网址：https://www.chicagobotanic.org

An Urban Horticultural Oasis

The Chicago Botanic Garden, located in Glencoe, Illinois, sits on the ancestral homelands of the Skokie Marsh. Operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society—founded in 1890 with the motto “Urbs in Horto” (city in a garden)—the Garden opened to the public in 1972 and now encompasses 385 acres across 28 distinct gardens, 4 natural areas, 9 islands, and approximately 6 miles of lakeshore. Its mission: “We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life.”

Signature Gardens

The Garden features 28 distinctive gardens: the Japanese Garden (Sansho-En), designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana in 1975 and dedicated in 1982, now named the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden; the Helen and Richard Thomas English Walled Garden, designed by British landscape designer John Brookes and dedicated in 1991; and the Model Railroad Garden, with 19 G-scale model train tracks winding through more than 300 plant varieties. The Butterflies & Blooms enclosure, open from late May through Labor Day, houses hundreds of tropical butterfly species native to Illinois and beyond. The Rose Garden, Landscape Garden, and Native Plant Garden offer additional horticultural splendor.

Science & Learning

The Garden houses 9 research laboratories supporting scientists and graduate students in extensive plant science research. The Plant Science Center, designed by Booth Hansen, opened in 2009. The garden’s research library holds 110,000+ volumes—one of North America’s most significant collections of rare botanical literature. The Regenstein School provides lifelong learning programs, the Negaunee Institute advances plant science research, and the Windy City Harvest program promotes urban agriculture. The Chicago Botanic Garden has the highest membership of any botanical garden in the United States.

Website: https://www.chicagobotanic.org