Latest Past Events

Virtual Workshop: Coloring and Decentering Botanical Art with Tracy Qiu

Virtual

Join artist and researcher Tracy Qiu for an enchanting journey into the tangled roots of botanical art! Together, we'll unravel the complex tales of colonialism hidden in delicate petals and lush foliage, and discover how the history of botanical art crossed social, physical, and cultural boundaries. In this lively and eye-opening session, Tracy will share […]

FREE

Cultivating Connections 2024

Lurie Garden 280 E. Monroe, Chicago

Cultivating Connections is a partnership with the American Society of Landscape Architects, Illinois Chapter (ILASLA) and the Millennium Park Foundation to promote Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Construction, Urban Agriculture & other professions in the Green Industry for the next generation through connections with students and young professionals. Careers in the Green Industry are multidisciplinary and use […]

Free

New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden

Chicago Cultural Center Millennium Park Room 78 E. Washington St, Chicago

Kelly Norris applies his passion for plants and planting to home gardens with practical, accessible and inspiring ideas for landscapes on the wild side. In this era of purposeful and thoughtful gardening, planting is a powerful verb. Planting gardens inspired by nature promotes authentic connections with land, environment and humanity. Why not make a garden […]

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