The 40TH ANNUAL A BLOOMIN' SALE at the Chicago Botanic Garden features more than 30,000 plants. More than one-third of those will be new or hard-to-find. The sale is held in parking lot 3. May 20 to May 21, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, parking is $12. 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, 847-835-5440, www.chicagobotanic.org/bloomin

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