America Grows: Celebrating Resilience, Culture, and Community commemorates 250 years of United States independence. The exhibition illustrates the ways in which gardens have always held a special place in American culture and community—but this experience is so much more than a history lesson.  

Immersive multimedia displays illustrate American resilience—through the self-sufficiency of colonial kitchen gardens, strength of post-emancipation gardens, ingenuity of wartime victory gardens, and more. Installations tie key moments in history to gardening movements.       

Indoor-outdoor experiences enable visitors to connect history to present-day through the Garden’s vibrant living collections in display gardens and rich archives in the Lenhardt Library.       

Interactive programs designed in collaboration with local community organizations bring people of all ages together to celebrate the important role gardens have played in American history. 

Learn more at https://www.chicagobotanic.org/