Learn how to grow your own vegetables and maintain a beautiful garden in the city of Chicago with classes on urban gardening, container gardening, and sustainable gardening practices.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
Learn the how and why of saving seeds for thrifty gardening and farming, biodiversity preservation, and food sovereignty. In this course, you will receive open-pollinated seeds to take home with you as well as information to help you feel confident saving seeds for future farm and garden seasons.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
In this five-class series created for novice designers, you will learn basic design theories, site-planning techniques, and how to implement a design plan for your outdoor spaces. Register for all five sessions at once and receive a ten percent discount. Series refund policy applies.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Experience a full season of a Chicago vegetable garden with the focus on what to do, why, and when. During the session, you will follow a successful home vegetable gardener from plant selection all the way through harvest (and everything in between). Join us for a great opportunity to sharpen existing gardening skills and, perhaps, learn some new ones.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Showcased in this course are the wild mushrooms of Northern Illinois, specifically those of Lake, Cook, DuPage, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties as they appear throughout the seasons. Learn defining characteristics, edibility, and idiosyncrasies of native fungi.
Create a living wreath of succulent plants for your home or outdoors. You will fill a wire wreath frame with moss complete with succulent cuttings that root in the wreath. This will be a small but full wreath that can be used as a tabletop arrangement or as an outdoor decoration for a door or fence and will last for years, given proper care. Please bring a box to take home your completed wreath. All other materials are included in the fee.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by learning to create a beautiful dish garden from start to finish. After class, dress for the weather and enjoy the day with your Valentine walking around the Chicago Botanic Garden. All materials themed with Valentine’s Day colors will be provided to create your own oasis to enjoy all year long. Please bring gloves, an apron if desired, and pruning shears. Price is for two people, and you will take home one...
Learn the basic field skills you need for safely using edible wild plants of our bioregion during these in-person guided walks. Each season you will learn how to identify a variety of flowers, fruits, and foliage of plants in their habitats and practice identifying familiar ones in different stages of growth. You will learn edible uses and sustainable harvesting techniques and practices for a variety of plants on each walk. Plant species lists for...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Create two whimsical ladybug pins from colorful decorative tin, beads, wire, and jewelry parts and pieces. These fun little ladybugs will look great on your hat or jacket. All materials are included. All skill levels welcome.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the ancient art of wet felting and create a stunning 12 x 24-inch felted runner inspired by autumnal colors and leaves. Experience the texture and beauty of locally sourced and hand-dyed fibers as you craft a unique accent for your home's fall decor.
Peterson Garden Project @ 6300 North Broadway, Chicago, IL
What’s more peaceful than sun salutations in the garden? Come join us for a free yoga class at Vedgewater, taught by an experienced professional instructor from Centered Studios. The class will be geared toward gardeners and the ailments that can come with gardening (knees, wrists, low back, etc). This class is open to students of all levels, no previous yoga experience required! Note: Bring a yoga mat or a towel, as we will be on the concrete...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Long Grove, Chicago, IL
Explore the mystery of owls at night. Learn owl behavior and identification, as well as the places these fascinating birds are likely to be seen. After an indoor discussion, you will enjoy a guided walk in the woods to look and listen for these enigmatic birds. Dress for the weather, and bring a flashlight and binoculars.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Do you have shade in your garden? With knowledge, the challenges of shade gardening can be overcome. Learn what to look for when selecting plants beyond hosta and how to evaluate the shade in your garden to manage it successfully. Turn your shade into a garden asset.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Enhance the beauty and value of your home with expertly designed plantings. Discover the secrets of creating stunning landscapes that require minimal maintenance and offer year-round interest. Elevate your curb appeal with the Residential Planting Design course.
Northeastern Illinois University CAPE @ 5500 N St Louis Ave, Chicago, IL
Level Two: Apprentice Beekeeper The Apprentice Beekeeper class will focus on hive health and management. This includes information on how to check the health of your hive, how to monitor for pests and diseases, honeybee biology, swarm management, queen replacement, and other IPM recommendations. The Midwest Master Beekeeper certification program consists of six levels: Beginner Beekeeper Apprentice Beekeeper Journeyman Beekeeper Junior...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Are you interested in learning more about how to work with youth in an urban agriculture or school garden setting? Would you like to know more about structuring a youth development program centered on sustainable agriculture and food systems during the summer or school year? Please join the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm staff for a day of focused learning. We will discuss incorporating standards for social and emotional learning, giving feedback...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Mounting orchids on driftwood is a beautiful and natural way to display the flowers. Learn techniques, watering requirements, and which plants to choose. Create your own project to enjoy all year long. Please bring gloves.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
We generally use leaves and foliage to identify plants. But what about deciduous trees and shrubs that only have leaves for six months out of the year? During the dormant season, we can still correctly identify plants by using the buds, bark, and habit. Take this class to learn how to identify common trees and shrubs in the dormant season. A short walk will be included, so please dress for the weather.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
This workshop covers site analysis, vegetable garden plan components, space-saving techniques and spacing, cool- and warm-season crops, crop and variety selection, three-season and succession planning. There will be crop plan examples and a template for you to start your own crop plan. Bring a drawing of your garden space with dimensions.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
In this workshop, you’ll learn seed starting dates for edibles, selecting the right container for your transplants, the best organic soil mixes, how to create ideal conditions in your growing space and troubleshooting basic issues that arise. You will learn how to start your own vegetable transplants, from biodegradable pots to a soil block maker for an eco-friendly technique.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Most people know the weeping willow tree, but it’s not the only weeping form of a tree. Many species of shade trees, conifers, and several shrubs have weeping forms. Through a lecture and Garden walk, explore various sizes of weeping trees and weeping shrubs. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs = 3 hours OPC elective
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