The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and conservation science center that offers multiple unique nature courses spread throughout 26 gardens and four natural areas on 385 acres.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the ancient art of pique assiette at a renowned botanical garden. Create a stunning mosaic masterpiece from discarded china and glass, transforming broken pieces into a work of art. Join us for a unique crafting experience that combines creativity with sustainability.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Get into the holiday spirit by crafting your own unique and fragrant holiday wreath using a combination of holiday greens, herbs, dried orange slices, and spices. Perfect for decorating your home or giving as a thoughtful homemade gift this holiday season. Don't forget to bring your gloves and pruners!
The Perennial Plant Association and The Chicago Botanic Garden are partnering to present a perennial plant focused day filled with experts in the field. This annual Symposium is being hosted at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois and is for the professional horticulture industry, garden enthusiasts, landscape designers, and people with a passion for perennials. Includes coffee, lunch, live program, admission and parking at the Chicago...
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Join Project Runway alumnus Justin LeBlanc as he shows examples of basic embroidery designs and tells us about his experiences on Project Runway and at the couture fashion house, Alexander McQueen. In this beginner's portrait embroidery workshop, there is an opportunity for you to stitch on preprinted portrait images on fabric to add an embroidery spin. All materials are included.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the art of Sashiko stitching at the Chicago Botanic Garden and create stunning, snowflake-inspired designs using intricate stitchwork. All materials are included in this unique workshop.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn how to create stunning outdoor spaces by combining different planting layers. Discover plant combinations, layers, and patterns through active discussions and case studies. Prerequisites include Graphics and Principles of Garden Design.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the art of creating conceptual sketches for garden designs with the Garden Design: Art of the 5 x 7 Sketch course at Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover fundamental tricks and techniques to capture landscape elements freehand in a casual spirit, perfect for impressing clients and adding a touch of creativity to your designs.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the secrets of capturing the essence of landscapes with freehand sketches in this garden design class. Discover the art of creating conceptual sketches that convey character and clarity, while adding a splash of color for added impact. Join us for an immersive course on landscape drawing and unlock your artistic potential.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Elevate your yoga practice and reach new levels of strength and flexibility with the invigorating Yoga Flow series in a serene botanical setting. Unleash your inner power as you connect breath with movement, taking your practice to exhilarating new heights. Unwind and recharge your mind and body in this challenging class with like-minded yogis.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Bungalows and Arts and Crafts-inspired houses are typically charming smaller homes found in cities and suburbs across the country. These popular style homes are appealing because they were often designed to be in harmony with nature and outdoor living. Discover how plants, hardscape, and other elements can enhance your own bungalow garden.
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.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Learn the basic techniques and tools required to grow your own vegetables. Site selection, bed and soil preparation, seed sowing, transplanting, and harvesting techniques will be covered. You will receive a packet of seeds to grow at home.
Want to compost, but not sure where to start? Learn tips and techniques on how to compost right in your own backyard. You’ll gain sound composting practices to ensure successful home composting. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Join us as we look for and study the nesting birds of the Garden. We’ll spend time learning how to identify their territorial songs and how to perform a nesting bird survey. We will start out at the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, which has good variety of nesting birds and is a place most visitors to the Garden do not normally visit. We will also check out nesting birds of the prairies, as well as herons, shorebirds, and waterfowl. ...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
This class looks at what you'll need to successfully grow a variety of herbs in a sunny place in the ground, on a patio, or on a deck. You'll learn what is needed to grow healthy plants, how and when to harvest them, how to store them, and how to use them.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Dahlias are a highlight of the late summer garden. Gain hands-on experience in how to prepare them for the dormant winter months. You will learn how to dig up and divide the tubers and how to store them over the winter. Reap the rewards of your labor with a pot of tubers to take home and store and then plant in your home garden next spring. Dress for a hands-on, outdoor experience; bring gloves if preferred.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the expert strategies and insider tips you need to seamlessly bring your garden designs to life in this comprehensive course. Learn how to effectively plan your budget, create a shopping list, and establish a timeline for phased work. Enhance your skills in purchasing plants and collaborating with landscape professionals to ensure stunning results every step of the way.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets to maintaining a lush and healthy lawn while reducing pesticide use. Dive into the art of turf culture, mowing techniques, watering strategies, and effective weed and pest control methods. Get ready to transform your lawn into a vibrant oasis with this comprehensive lawn care course at the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden.
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.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unblock and balance your body’s subtle energies to improve health and vitality while connecting to your natural rhythms. Energy medicine complements conventional medicine while drawing from Eastern disciplines such as acupuncture, yoga, and qi gong. Learn and practice effective techniques for stress relief, creating healthy boundaries, boosting your immune system, and more. Limited mobility accommodated.
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