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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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Tropical Bonsai Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden

This comprehensive workshop will cover all aspects of seasonal tropical tree care, including pruning, wiring, repotting and more.  Styles, grafting, air layering, and soil types will also be discussed.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Succulents 101

Chicago Botanic Garden

Do you think you lack a green thumb? Do you have trouble keeping plants alive? Explore the captivating world of succulents. We will discuss needs and care techniques of common succulents and cactus, what succulence in plants really means, and other examples of low-maintenance arid plants. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login...

(127) Beginner 18 and older
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Cold Season Growing

Chicago Botanic Garden

Get growing all year round! This is a technical training course intended for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques to grow year around.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Indoor Farming for Health and Wellness

Chicago Botanic Garden

Growing and eating sprouts can present benefits to enhance your immune function and increase your body’s ability to heal. Learn how easy it can be to grow life-giving foods that heal, how to incorporate sprouts into your diet, and taste samples of the indoor harvest.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Growing a Cook's Garden

Chicago Botanic Garden

If you have a spot in your garden, balcony, or deck that receives more than six hours of direct sunlight, you can grow herbs and vegetables.  Discover how to grow tomatoes, onions, peppers, squash, garlic, and leafy greens. Learn plant selection, soil preparation, potting methods, pest protection, extending crops into fall, and food preparation.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Gardening Tools of the Trade: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Quality tools are helpful and essential in the garden. Discover a wide range of the most popular and durable tools, as well as some new selections on the market. Explore the realm of adaptive and ergonomic tools, which minimize stress and strain on the body, particularly as we age. Proper tool care will also be discussed. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Gardening with Children

Chicago Botanic Garden

Including and engaging children in the garden can be extremely rewarding and has the potential to create gardeners for life. Explore a wide range of activities and ideas for getting children involved and excited to be part of the joy of home gardening. Many examples for successful engagement with children along with myriad gardening projects and fun planting ideas will be discussed. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Around the World in 80 Plants: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

A Global Botanical Adventure Join environmentalist and bestselling author, Jonathan Drori, on a journey of discovery that explores plant evolution through the ages, and their surprising relationship with humans. Through a blend of science, history, and folklore, learn little-known and recently discovered facts about plants, from the familiar to the mysterious. Hear tales of plants that have ignited human creativity and enabled civilizations...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Sensory Plants: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Proximity and engagement with plants is proven to be beneficial to all. Discover plants and other elements to include in your garden that help provide a sensory experience with a focus on all five senses. A wide range of beautiful plants that have the potential to further engage the gardener or visitors will be discussed. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Tree Care Secrets Online

Chicago Botanic Garden

Trees are the most expensive and valuable structural elements in our landscapes, and yet they are often misunderstood, to their detriment and our loss. Learn how to work with trees and enhance their health. Learn things you can do to protect, preserve, and sustain trees, and how to give them opportunities to thrive.  All registrations must be submitted online 2 days before your class starts. This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Make a Bonsai Tree

Color Cocktail Factory @ 917 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

Discover the secrets to cultivating and styling your very own bonsai tree with expert instruction and hands-on experience at the Color Cocktail Factory. Learn the essential principles of bonsai care and receive all the necessary materials and tools to create your masterpiece. Don't miss this unique opportunity to delve into the art of bonsai.

(69) All levels 16 and older
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BYOB Terrarium Workshop

Color Cocktail Factory @ 917 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

Discover the secrets of creating your own self-contained ecosystem in this hands-on workshop. Explore how terrariums work and learn how to care for these fascinating miniature gardens. All materials and expert guidance are provided.

(69) All levels 10 and older
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