The line between farms and gardens is sometimes blurred — but not here. The latest in industrial food production will be on display during the 64th annual Farm Progress Show. It’s set for August 29 …

Lilac Time is underway again in Lombard, Illinois.
The annual lilac festival, which opened May 6, runs through May 21, 2017, in Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue — part of the Lombard Park District. …

Centered spotlights bring out the green in this tall arrangement in the 20th floor lobby of the Conrad Chicago.
Although the blossoms are orange and the vases a deep aubergine, the emphasis is definitely on the …

The next Gesneriad Society Show and Sale takes place March 25 and 26, 2017, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours both days are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s sponsored …

“Orchids in Vogue” is on display through March 26, 2017, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
It’s the garden’s biggest flower show of the year, and they’re taking a playful look …

Chicago is going against trend this season. Instead of featuring poinsettias, the “Holiday Flower Show: Sky Forest” in the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central, Chicago, Illinois, privileges evergreens.
Running through January 8, 2017, the …

Hundreds of poinsettias have been added to the tropical collection in Luthy Botanical Garden, 2520 North Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois.
It’s also possible to enjoy the show at night under the warm glow of hundreds of …

Lanterns with golden-yellow lights and lighted evergreen trees welcome visitors to the Winter Flower and Train Show at Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 North Stockton Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
The holiday wonderland is open daily in the Show …

Blacks in Green is staging a trolley tour to 16 sites between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday (November 7, 2015). Tours start at the Blacks in Green Clubhouse, 6011 South St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, …

September colors are highlighted in the planter set near the Shedd Aquarium along the lakefront in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo ©2015 by Susan McKee)