Chicago Botanic Garden

This two-year project by the Chicago Horticultural Society/Chicago Botanic Garden, in collaboration with the Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago, will evaluate commercially available plants, including both old “standards” and the latest hybrids, and will inform the horticulture industry, academic and governmental researchers, gardeners and other plant enthusiasts about the best plants for Midwestern and equivalent climates. The Web site will feature annually updated profiles on approximately 1000 different plants undergoing trials in the Garden’s Plant Evaluation Program, presenting information on the plant’s performance in a non-technical and searchable format.