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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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Taste the Trees – Winter Edible Wild Plants course
Amaze yourself and friends by identifying trees and shrubs by their bark and branching pattern and enjoy winter walks in the woods honing your skills. The Winter Edible Wild Plants course, Taste the Trees, will teach you to identify about 70 of the 100 edible trees in our area using bud, leaves, branching pattern, bark and fruits. Learn what part of the plant/tree to harvest, when to harvest it, and how to prepare it. The course will...
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Join us for this full-day program and learn about the history of beekeeping in North America, the anatomy and physiology of the bees including the caste system, and duties of the honeybees. We will also discuss the impending disaster of the honeybee—Colony Collapse Disorder—and what we can do about it. Lunch is on your own.
$75
Bonsai Specialty Series
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
In this series we will cover topics and skills that will lead you from the beauty of displaying trees in winter through re-potting and refining trees for display in the spring. These hands-on workshops will be interactive, fun, and educational. Register for both sessions at once and save ten percent. Pine Workshop: This class focuses on pine care, soil type, feeding, needle pruning, de-candling, wiring of trees, and more. Bring in...
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WCH: Season Extension I
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 2800 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL
This is a technical training course intended for aspiring urban agriculture entrepreneurs and individuals who are interested in learning best practice season extension techniques. It will combine classroom and hands-on work to prepare students to effectively utilize season extension in their existing urban agricultural projects. It will involve farm work activities in all weather conditions. Students are expected to work indoors and outdoors....
$75
WCH: Value Added Foods
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
These courses are intended for aspiring food entrepreneurs and/or urban farmers who are hoping to create or expand their farm/local food business by providing seasonal, local food products all year long. We aim to cultivate an understanding of the basic techniques, food safety regulations and business basics of producing a value added, local foods product. Each class will provide an overview of value added foods with hands on time in...
$75
WCH: Cut Flower and Flower Arranging
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
Arranging locally grown flowers is both an art and a savvy business plan. Learn about local flower farmers and the businesses that celebrate their products. Spend the afternoon working on your own bouquets with the guidance of seasoned professionals.
$75
Clematis Up Close
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
A profusion of showy blossoms makes clematis the undisputed queen of the climbers and an essential vine for every garden. Recent breeding work has increased the number of useful, appealing cultivars. Many distinctive, less-commonly known small-flowered species and hybrids extend the flowering season. Learn the identification, culture, and maintenance requirements of clematis. Note: The School’s CEUs=0.3 OPC elective
$75
Design and Build a Washpack
Building a great washpack on your farm site can help you increase efficiency and reduce waste while you process the bounty of a harvest. Learn about the materials, design, and construction process for Windy City Harvest farm sites all over the city. Season after season, we improve and refine our build strategy over multiple seasons so every site has a functional washpack that also meets food safety requirements for urban agriculture.
Glass Jar Terrarium Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Terrariums are back. Learn how to create a glass jar terrarium step by step. A glass jar and an assortment of small indoor plants for a variety of light conditions will be provided for you to create your own miniature oasis to enjoy this winter and all year long. Please bring gloves, an apron if desired, and pruning shears.
$89
Espalier Basics
In espalier, a woody plant is trained as a vertical trunk with horizontal branches in a single plane. This technique is both beautiful and productive, showing both the art and science of horticulture. Topics include history, contemporary applications, and tools. You will gain experience identifying fruit spurs and leaf and shoot buds, practice tying supports, and learn where to prune. Existing pruning knowledge is necessary. Dress...
Orchid Dish Garden Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Orchids are great houseplants with long bloom times, and they are even more fantastic when presented as part of a miniature landscape in a shallow container. Create your own “tropical” oasis to enjoy this winter and all year long. Please bring gloves, an apron, and pruning shears. Alcohol will be served in this class; participants must be 21 years of age or older.
$89
Hanging Lettuce Basket Workshop
Who said lettuce has to grow in the Garden or in pots? Discover different varieties of lettuce that perform well in hanging baskets, and how to grow and care for them. You will pot up your own basket of lettuce to take home and enjoy. Required Materials: Please bring gloves.
Bioregional Herbalism Series
Learn Holistic Herbalism skills of plant connection, identification, journaling, and sustainable sourcing & harvesting on our guided walks! Discover herbal allies, experience herbal preparations, and integrate herbal plants into your daily life! Join us for a series of live, in-person, guided interactive walks in the western Chicago suburbs and learn how to connect with the many highly valuable herbal plant allies surrounding us in our bioregion....
Common Plant Diseases in the Landscape
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
The first step in any disease-management program is proper identification of the problem. Learn to identify both infectious and non-infectious diseases that attack many landscape plants. Through a lecture and Garden walk, explore several disease problem and discuss control options. Dress for the weather.
$75
Carex and Companion Plants
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Carex (sedges) are grass-like, underutilized, ecological power plants. They are highly versatile ground cover plants with fine and coarse textures. There is a Carex for every landscape—shady or sunny, dry to wet, even under trees. You will learn the significance of their aesthetics and ecological contributions. Carex have evolved to live with other plants, providing all-season color and texture as surrounding flowering plants bloom and fade. Discover...
$75
Autumn Containers at the Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Take a walk to view the Garden’s fall containers. Then create a cool-season mixed container with a variety of plants suitable for a full-sun or partial-shade location. Your container may include annuals, perennials, herbs, decorative foliage, cool-season vegetables, ornamental grasses, a decorative vine, and gourds. Dress for the weather, and bring gloves if desired.
$99
Pruning for Professionals
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Master the art of pruning and elevate your landscaping skills with this immersive course at one of Chicago's finest botanical gardens. Learn essential techniques, explore the proper care of tools and equipment, and gain valuable hands-on experience in the field. Prepare to take your professional pruning expertise to the next level.
$89
Aquaponics
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL
Participants will learn the fundamental principles of aquaponics production, as well as tips and tricks for building an at-home or small-scale aquaponics system. This course will include hands-on work with the nursery system and the 52,000-gallon aquaponics production system.
$75
Winter Containers at the Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secret to extending the beauty of your garden into the winter season. Join us as we explore creative ways to transform your containers with fresh-cut evergreen boughs and vibrant branches, creating a stunning display that will brighten up even the coldest of days. Don't forget to bring your gloves and pruners for this hands-on experience.
$99
Create an Air Plant Terrarium
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the secrets of creating stunning air plant terrariums in this hands-on workshop at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover expert tips and techniques as you design a unique terrarium using air plants, stone, and moss. Bring nature indoors with this beautiful work of art that will enhance any space.
$90
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