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Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities. Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle and nut-free snack and lunch daily.
Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities. Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle and nut-free snack and lunch daily.
Campers will explore the Garden, conduct science experiments, dabble in art, play games, and learn about nature through socially distanced, outdoor activities. Please only register for one week, as activities will repeat weekly. Pack a water bottle, a nut-free snack, and lunch daily.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Paint in the studio from life to capture the freshness, colors, and beauty of selected flowers. Explore a looser, painterly fashion with emphasis on composition, color, and values. Still life allows you to achieve your desired outcome by controlling many of the external factors. A supply list will be sent.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Sketchbooks are rewarding, personal, and a way to hone drawing skills. You will draw from nature, plein air-style, in the Greenhouses, using various portable media. Give yourself the freedom to sketch unique specimens without the pressure of producing a final plant portrait—instead, creating a record of your artistic journey. A supply list will be sent.
Explore ways of using surface, image, and text within woven forms to create an independent project under instructor guidance in this course for intermediate students. Delve into the construction of fabric and apply these skills to your own artistic practice. Weekly presentations on contemporary weavers will complement this studio course. Notes: Bring your own frame loom or use a provided loom. You may also participate in this class online to...
There are endless photographic opportunities with the architecture and city scenes of Chicago. We will visit Chinatown, Millennium Park/Lurie Garden, and North Michigan Avenue to capture the sights of the city. Explore new camera settings while learning to integrate landscape and hardscape photography.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Follow in the steps of intrepid explorer of the Amazon River basin and superb botanical artist, Margaret Mee, by working with her favorite plants—bromeliads and orchids. While they share the same ecosystem, bromeliads are much rarer as specimens for botanical artists. Use artist instruction to accurately and strikingly depict live orchid and bromeliad specimens in the medium of your choice. A supply list will be sent.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Along every street are fleeting moments waiting to be captured to create intriguing images. Explore and analyze the various methods used by some of the best known street photographers and put those techniques to work using your own perspective. Discover backgrounds, lighting, shadows, subject framing, and much more.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Lee Anne White will lead this two-day photography workshop on looking at gardens with an eye toward capturing a sense of place and telling the story of the garden. We’ll begin the workshop by exploring gardens together—learning how to look at them from different perspectives and discover their intent and uniqueness. We’ll also discuss ways to maximize your time and work with changing light in the garden. Everyone will have an opportunity...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Study more than 60 different deciduous flowering shrubs (and their cultivars and related species) suitable for commercial landscape and home garden use in the Chicago region. Identification, cultural information, aesthetic qualities, and landscape uses of both common and more unusual shrubs will be emphasized. Upon completing this course, you will be able to select the most appropriate shrubs for your garden space and gardening style.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Annuals and biennials have a rich tradition and exciting future. During this course, focus on the most popular cool- and warm-season species along with a selection of the new cultivars and unusual plants, all of which are well-suited to container and in-ground gardening in the Midwest. Learn plant identification and cultural information and see examples of refined plant combinations and intriguing planting styles.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Explore the impact of insects, diseases, weeds, and wildlife through a series of in-depth Garden walks. Learn about common landscape pests, pest identification, and monitoring and management techniques. We will cover site assessment, soil testing, fertilization, and understanding pesticides. You will have the opportunity to design a basic plant health care program. A supply list will be sent. Prerequisites: Botany 1, Plant Health 1, and Botany...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Apply knowledge and skills developed in previous design courses toward a working understanding of planting design. Weekly discussions and individual projects will focus on basic elements of planting design, including an understanding of color and texture, plant combinations, planting bed layout, installation techniques, and maintenance practices. Prerequisites: Four OPC core courses, Graphics, Introduction to Professional Practice, Principles...
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.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash the full potential of your photographs by delving into the fascinating realm of shadows, textures, and contrasts. Discover the art of capturing the essence of nature in black and white, and learn how to master tonality and depth of field. Join us on this captivating journey of visual storytelling.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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