(Photo courtesy University of Chicago Facilities)

In bloom

Counting campus flora.

Years the UChicago campus has been designated a botanic garden by the American Public Gardens Association: 19

Percent of the 217-acre campus set aside as green space: 60

Perennial plants in the main quadrangle circle garden: 1,480

Bulbs in the main quadrangle circle garden: 9,800

Tree species on campus: 113

Number of trees, as of 2015: 4,511

Community vegetable gardens on campus: 2