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Chicago Botanic Garden
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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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Garden Design Studio
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the theory, methods, and critical skills needed to master garden design in this interactive course. Discover the design process, graphics, research, and more while developing your analytical abilities through collaboration with peers and instructors. A supply list will be provided.
Theatrical Orchids in Colored Pencil
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL
Unleash your creativity in this whimsical celebration of the Orchid Show of Wonders. Discover the theatrical qualities of orchids and learn how to accurately depict them with non-traditional compositions and vibrant colored pencils. Immerse yourself in the world of theatrical orchids at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Hardy Bulbs
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets to creating stunning gardens with an array of vibrant and resilient bulbs. Master the art of identifying over 60 hardy bulbs, corms, and tubers, and gain valuable insights into their blooming patterns and cultural needs. Elevate your gardening expertise and bring your clients' gardens to life with this comprehensive course.
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Mushrooms and Fungi in Colored Pencil
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL
Explore the intricate world of fungi through colored pencil art at the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn how to capture the unique forms and vibrant colors of mushrooms using various techniques such as layering and burnishing. Develop your composition skills and create stunning finished works that showcase the beauty of these fascinating organisms.
Hands-on Cooking: Indian Grill
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash the flavors of India in your gluten-free cooking as you explore the versatile and nutritious chickpeas. From a refreshing chickpea avocado salad to a hearty chickpea masala curry, this course will teach you how to create delicious and healthy gluten-free dishes inspired by Indian cuisine.
$109
Documenting Nature in Photography
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets behind capturing the essence of nature through photography. Learn about composition, storytelling, and techniques to document the ever-changing seasons. Uncover the camera's perspective and develop your unique visual narrative.
Small Flowering Trees
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets to creating a captivating garden with an array of beautiful and vibrant small flowering trees. Uncover the art of selecting the perfect trees to enhance the aesthetic appeal and depth of your landscape. Join us to develop your knowledge and transform your garden into a breathtaking masterpiece.
Basic Jewelry Techniques
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at jewelry making, give this class a try. You will learn a sampling of basic jewelry techniques, including solder, wire wrap, and string. This is a fun hobby to tap into your creativity! All materials included.
New Camera Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash your photography potential with expert guidance in this hands-on workshop designed to help you master the setup and basic operations of your new camera. Capture stunning images with confidence, whether you own a DSLR, mirrorless, or advanced point-and-shoot camera.
Garden Design Implementation
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
You have the design; you have the client; you have the funding—now what? Lectures will focus on the steps necessary to carry a project from a finished design through to a built landscape. Course projects will include the preparation of construction details and documents, technical specifications, and cost estimates. Prerequisites: Graphics Introduction to Professional Practice Hardscape Basics Introduction to Grading and Draining...
Gardening Techniques: Session C
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Professional Gardener Level 1 Certificate, Professional Gardener Level 2 Certificate, and Garden Design Certificate Learn tips and techniques used by professional gardeners through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. Acquire solid gardening skills, learn a variety of techniques, and determine best management practices in the field of horticulture. Gain applicable skills in plant selection, spring assessment and planning, spring...
Soil Basics
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Enhance your gardening skills by understanding the vital role of soil. Discover the secrets to maintaining healthy soil and learn how water cycles affect plants. Get your garden soil professionally analyzed for optimal growth.
Learn How to Paint Fall Leaves in Watercolor
This class is designed as an introduction to the art of painting fall leaves in watercolor. Study will be given to the characteristics and structure of leaf shapes, texture, and venation. Learn how to effectively develop and apply the appropriate color palette for the leaf in question and the basics of sound paper and color selection as you develop a sense of simple leaf composition and design. A supply list will be sent.
Wildlife Habitat Series
Natural areas and wildlife inspire wonder every time we walk through a woodland trail, forest, or public garden. Hearing birds chirp, critters foraging, seeing butterflies silently coloring the sky as they sweep between flowering plants, and other experiences of nature rejuvenate us in so many ways. Creating a habitat for wildlife in your own yard allows you step outside to experience the wonders of what nature holds. You can enhance and guide the...
Sustainable Gardener Series
Ever feel overwhelmed by all the information on sustainability? Get familiar with the mindset, background, science, and terminology as it relates to horticulture and beyond. This series includes discussion and information on sustainable features and concepts from rain gardens, composting, and materials re-use, to ways to minimize installation or maintenance impact, and incorporating sustainable elements into your garden and landscape. Sessions:...
Growing Ornamental Plant Materials
Learn the basic techniques and some special tips needed for establishing and maintaining a healthy garden in the Midwest. Some of the many topics to be covered include planting, pruning, water and turf management, weed and pest control, maintenance of new landscapes, and specific methods for growing herbaceous and woody plant groups such as bulbs, ericaceous plants, container plants, and others. Gain hands-on experience in the Garden.
Professional Practices in Photography
This ten-week course is designed to help take your work to the next level. Whether it’s a book, a gallery exhibition, or a long–term project, this class will help you organize the essential elements to help elevate your career as a photographer. It will include discussions on putting together a CV, artist statement, website, social media, and various other factors that will help launch your professional career. Prerequisite: Completion...
The Sky in Watercolor
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Skies create mood, drama, light, and emotion in your paintings. They are among the most important elements of landscape painting. Learn to express a vast variety of dynamic clouds, sunsets, and foggy days using techniques like wet-in-wet, and dry-brush. We'll study how each type of sky, its mood and its light, has an effect on simple elements of landscape, and makes your landscapes stand out of the crowd.
Beginning Frame Loom Weaving
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
In this class we examine the many possibilities of creating woven forms using a simple frame loom. Students will experiment with the techniques of tapestry and plain-weave, then explore ways of creating surface, image, and text within a woven form to create independent projects. Students will be exposed to both contemporary and historical artworks and will participate in skill-building demonstrations to broaden their technical skills.
Creative Color Using Digital Photography
Digital imaging has revolutionized photography and liberated photographers. In this intensive two-day workshop, Allen Rokach will guide you to the limited possibilities of digital garden and flower photography, finding subjects in the Greenhouses and grounds of the Garden. We will concentrate on creating images built around color, shape, line, and texture, making strong statements using these abstract elements of design. The focus will be...
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