Chicago Botanic Garden Fall 2020

To register, visit chicagobotanic.org/education or call (847) 835-6801. 29 New! Secret Gardens of Kyoto: Online Bring a friend and take a visual tour of rarely accessed Kyoto gardens. Enter private landscapes, serene monasteries, and areas of an emperor’s estate from the viewpoint of Japanese garden craftsmen who work with the prestigious Kyoto landscape company, Uetoh Zoen. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Reg- istered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Leslie Buck, garden designer and author $32/$40 | Online Thursday, September 24, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. From Design to Reality: Online Join Craig Bergmann as he shares how to manage aesthetic expectations alongside the reality of garden maintenance and budget. Determining viable plants for our region, how to select plants and partners for different site conditions, and aesthetic results will be discussed. Profiles of finished projects will be shown to represent their evolution from paper to planting. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. The School’s CEUs=1.5 hours GDC elective Craig Bergmann, garden designer and plantsman, RLA, ASLA $24/$30 | Online Monday, October 26, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Gardens of the 1920s Home gardens in the 1920s celebrated and welcomed nature. Birdhouses, birdbaths, fish ponds, and rock gardens were the rage. Cottage-garden perennials, such as Canter- bury bells, irises, foxglove, phlox, pyrethrum, coreopsis, hollyhocks, roses, columbine, and poppies were just some of the flowers that adorned front and back gardens. Nina Koziol, garden writer $32/$40 | Linnaeus Room, Regenstein Center Tuesday, October 27, 10 a.m. – noon New! Gardens for Midcentury Modern Homes A well-designed midcentury house is a thing of beauty. Open floor plans, large window walls, exposed beams, and projecting eaves are just some of the defining architectur- al features. Well-defined outdoor space, floor-level patios, abstract geometric lawns, and restrained plantings are characteristic of midcentury landscapes. The overall intent is a flowing relationship between indoor and outdoor space. We’ll discuss hardscapes, fea- ture elements, lighting, site furnishings, and plant materials appropriate for midcentury modern-styled landscapes. Nina Koziol, garden writer $32/$40 | Linnaeus Room, Regenstein Center Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m. – noon Garden Design