The Keeler Gardens Pollinator Habitat Is Taking Shape This summer we have been continuing our work on our new Pollinator Habitat, with the valued help of our seven interns and many volunteers, planting a multitude of Illinois native plants and working on a variety of hardscapes. We have all been laboring to get perennials and annuals… Continue reading Pollinator Habitat Almost Ready
Category: Pollination
Keeler Gardens Wins Pollinator Habitat Grant
Have you heard the news? Keeler Gardens has won a grant to build a pollinator habitat! The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has awarded us up to $10,000 toward the creation of a native pollinator habitat to provide environmental education opportunities for students, and all community members. We will offer visitors to the habitat an… Continue reading Keeler Gardens Wins Pollinator Habitat Grant
Sprout the Titan Arum at the Chicago Botanic Garden
We recently visited Sprout, the newest star of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s titan arum display. We were fortunate to catch a couple of videos of CBG staff collecting pollen from Sprout’s male flowers. Pollen will be stored, frozen actually, so it can remain viable for about two years, and will be used to pollinate future titan… Continue reading Sprout the Titan Arum at the Chicago Botanic Garden
The Beauty of Pollination
A garden offers us color and scent and a connection with the amazing wonders of nature. Sometimes we see nature at work — with a pollen covered bee or a butterfly landing on a sweet-smelling flower. These are not rare occurrences; it’s just the capturing of them that is rare. Imagine being able to see… Continue reading The Beauty of Pollination