Chicago Botanic Garden

Iris, the instructor was great. I highly recommend this course.

This was a very good class that provided a lot of materials and specific plant names. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is it was entirely specific to environments east of the Mississippi. I should have known that since it was offered from Chicago, but maybe the region should be included in the title. Most all of the plants discussed could not survive in the arid environments, even in the shade, of the west.

I wish it was a bit longer so the instructor could have evaluated the finished product.

Tons of repeated information. Mostly about working with contractors and very little information for how to actually design (tips for drawing plans, etc) and all pics/examples were from professional/contracted work. I wish it had included more for those of us planning to do simple things ourselves instead of enormous, expensive renovations.

There was about 75% repeat information from previous classes. I was hoping for more “how to” like planning and execution, indifferent garden bed shapes, etc.

I really like the content and structure of the course, and the instructor is excellent. He does a nice job of demonstrating concepts with relevant examples and adds a lot of valuable insight along the way. The only thing that is a little disappointing is that there is a bit of redundancy between the sessions because - while it’s a 5-part series - some people are only signed up for individual sessions and therefore need information provided in previous sessions. That’s more a comment about the structure, less about the instructor.

Excellent presentation. Very informative.

Very informative! The instructor provided just the right amount of detail on the primary concepts/principles of the course and backed them up with easily accessible examples. The pace and content of the course was just what I was looking for.

Lots of good information

I have taken 3 classes so far with this instructor. She is thorough and runs a great class. I have learned several complicated baking techniques from her including croissants and have expanded my skills considerably.