Chicago Botanic Garden
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.
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.
1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, April 23rd
6:30–7:30pm CDT
$32
Thursday, April 24th
6:30–8:30pm CDT (4 sessions)
$187
1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Friday, April 25th
11am–1pm CDT
$93
Saturday, April 26th
8–11am CDT (4 sessions)
$112
Saturday, April 26th
9am–3:30pm CDT
$45
Saturday, April 26th
9am–12pm CDT (2 sessions)
$225
Saturday, April 26th
10am–1pm CDT
$187
Saturday, April 26th
10am–12pm CDT
$124
Saturday, April 26th
1–3:30pm CDT
$118
Sunday, April 27th
10am–12pm CDT
$93
Monday, April 28th
9–10am CDT
$25
Monday, April 28th
6–8pm CDT
$93
Wednesday, April 30th
6–8pm CDT
$93
Thursday, May 1st
12:30–3pm CDT
$187
Thursday, May 1st
5:30–8pm CDT
$118
Thursday, May 1st
6–9pm CDT
$224
Saturday, May 3rd
11am–1pm CDT
$93
Saturday, May 3rd
1–2pm CDT (2 sessions)
$249
Saturday, May 3rd
1–3pm CDT
$40
Sunday, May 4th
2–4:30pm CDT
$118
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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 385 acres on and around nine islands, with six miles of lake shoreline. The Garden also has a renowned Bonsai Collection.
The Chicago Botanic Garden has 50,000 members—one of the largest memberships of any U.S. botanic garden. People of all ages, interests, and abilities participate in programs, take classes, and stroll the grounds year-round. Within the nine laboratories of the Garden's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, scientists and graduate students conduct a wide array of plant research. The Garden is one of only 17 public gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its Lenhardt Library contains 110,000 volumes — including one of the nation's best collections of rare botanical books.
HISTORY
The Chicago Botanic Garden traces its origins back to the Chicago Horticultural Society, founded in 1890. With the motto Urbs in Horto, meaning "city in a garden," the Society hosted nationally recognized flower and horticultural shows, its third the World's Columbian Exposition Chrysanthemum Show, held in conjunction with the world's fair in October 1893.
After a period of inactivity, the Chicago Horticultural Society was restarted in 1943. In 1962, its modern history began when the Society agreed to help create and manage a new public garden. With the groundbreaking for the Chicago Botanic Garden in 1965 and its opening in 1972, the Society created a permanent site on which to carry out its mission. The Garden today is an example of a successful public-private partnership. It is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society.
According to student reviews, the classes at Chicago Botanic Garden cover a wide range of topics such as forest bathing, beekeeping, painting, gardening, plant care, and more. Many students reported learning a lot of information and gaining new skills from their classes. Some specific skills mentioned include learning about brushes and paint mixing in painting classes, gaining knowledge about specific plants and how to care for them in gardening classes, and learning about the process of making soap. The instructors are frequently praised for their knowledge and teaching abilities, with many students expressing a desire to take more classes with them. Quotes: - "My first class at the Botanical gardens. It was great! Looking forward to other related classes. Mr. Lucas had a lot of knowledge. I love his teaching techniques. Thank you" - "This class was a delight! I learned so much. It is an intensive class, so expect to spend time out of class studying, but also expect to come away with newly gained understanding of the plant world and how much we rely on it." - "The best Bonsai teacher ever... Chris Baker! Learnt a lot in those two three short hours. Me Baker was very generous with sharing his knowledge and expertise on the subject. I only wish we could have had a week-long workshop. Thank you."
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