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Miniature Gardens

Combine creativity with ecology as you design miniature gardens representing unique habitats like deserts and tropical rainforests. Explore how plants and animals meet their needs for water, food, and shelter, and discover how these tiny gardens model real-world ecosystems. This hands-on class is perfect for those who enjoy imaginative play and learning about the environment.

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  • 18 and older
  • $45
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  • 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
  • 6 hours & 30 minutes

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What you'll learn in this garden class:

What would a fairy need to survive in a desert or in a tropical rainforest? Combine whimsy and imaginative play with investigations into real plant and animal needs as we create a variety of miniature gardens representing different habitats. We will consider where the fairies might find water, food, and shelter in these spaces and discuss how mini-gardens model ecosystems in the real world.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] 2 business days prior to the program’s start date and time. The registration fee will be refunded less a 15% processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).

Refund requests submitted less than 48 hours prior to a program start date are non-transferable and are not eligible for a refund.

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable on and after the program’s start date. We cannot refund fees requested on or after the start date of a program or for sessions missed due to student illness or other personal situations.

Registration fees for courses grouped and priced as a series will be considered one program and subject to all of the above guidelines. A refund request must be received prior to the start date of the series' first class session and will subsequently cancel your registration in every session of the series.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden opened a little more than 40 years ago as a beautiful place to visit, and it has matured into one of the world's great living museums and conservation science centers. In 2013, one million people visited the Garden's 26 gardens and four natural areas, uniquely situated on...

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Classrooms 1 – 13 are located in the Learning Center on the Regenstein Learning Campus. Park in lot six and follow the walking path along the Robert R. McCormick Foundation Plaza and entry drive. (a five-minute walk from the parking lot).

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