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Small Space Garden Design
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Develop a repertoire of tools that enable you to evaluate and implement strategies to maximize the potential of garden spaces with small footprints, including condominiums, townhomes, and apartments. You will learn how to approach basic garden design and layout, plant selection, and everyday maintenance concerns for small sites. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class...
Saturday Jun 10th, 11am–1pm Central Time
Gardening with the Seasons: Summer
UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class
Summer keeps us busy in the garden--weeding, watering, and dealing with pests! This class will cover tips for proactive garden care for the summer months, including care of seasonal containers, watering practices, pest management, and more! Summer brings an abundance of growth and blooms...and sometimes garden problems. Managing weeds and irrigation are prime targets for attention at this time of year. Time-saving tips for proactive garden care...
Thursday Jun 15th, 7–8:30pm Pacific Time
Container Gardening with Native Plants
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Many native plants make great choices for container gardens because they are adapted to the local growing conditions. From shade to sun and short to tall, there are plenty of plants that will create a small, wildlife-friendly oasis on your patio, balcony, or porch from spring through fall! The School’s CEUs=2 hours OPC elective This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts....
Wednesday Jun 21st, 6–8pm Central Time
The Fragrant Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Imagine wonderful scents in your garden from spring into autumn, provided by aromatic flowers and fragrant foliage. By selecting from a wide range of trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and annuals, you can achieve the sweet smell of success in your garden! This focused addition of fragrance in the garden can be both enjoyable and therapeutic. The School’s CEUs=2 hours OPC elective This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must...
Saturday Jun 24th, 11am–1pm Central Time
Marriage of the Written and Painted Word
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
By combining both inspirational or personal words with a strong painted image, your voice is amplified. Working with poetic words coupled with your watercolor painting, you will learn how to design a piece for maximum impact. Discover how to create an artwork with a cherished inspirational phrase, striking message, or personal words effectively composed within the painting. What you learn from the class can also be applied to your own...
Wednesday Jul 26th, 6–9pm Central Time
(4 sessions)
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Class Level:
All levels
Age Requirements:
18 and older
Average Class Size:
12
System Requirements:
You will need a reliable Internet connection as well as a computer or device with which you can access your virtual class. We recommend you arrive to class 5-10 minutes early to ensure you're able to set up your device and connection.
Class Delivery:
This class will be held via Zoom unless otherwise specified.
Teacher:
Mark Dwyer
What you'll learn in this gardening class:
Perennials continue to be extremely popular in our gardens for their contributions of color, texture, form, and so much more. Examine current trends in the development and breeding of perennials.
You will discover a wide range of settings for herbaceous plantings and we will zero in on some of the most durable perennials on the market for the myriad of potential uses in our landscapes.
This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.
Remote Learning
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
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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 10 percent processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).
No refunds for cooking classes or supply-heavy horticulture and art classes will be made within 3 business days prior to the class date and time.
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.
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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...
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