Name: Chicago Botanic Garden
Address: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL, 60022
Telephone: 847-835-8278
Price range: $$

Popular Classes

Garden Design Implementation

$337.00

You have the design; you have the client; you have the funding-now what? Lectures will focus on the steps necessary to carry a project from a finished design through to a built landscape. Course projects will include the preparation of construction details and documents, technical specifications, and cost estimates.

Graphics, Winter Session

$337.00

Come learn the basic principles of landscape design illustration. This balanced and rewarding class provides an exciting introduction to the three basic areas of drawing communication: plans, elevations, and perspectives.

Mosaic Workshop

$149.00

Discover the joy and beauty of mosaic art in the pique assiette tradition. Pique assiette, or "broken plates," incorporates a wonderful blending of color, form, and texture. This mosaic folk art can be found in many cultures and is popular today as a way to recycle a favorite piece of china or broken heirloom.

Learn How to Draw

$312.00

This class is designed for those who have a desire to draw and are convinced they can't. Learn the fundamental principles of putting pencil to paper by developing a basic pencil-line technique. Understand how to establish shape, form, depth, and dimension, as well as proportions and perspective!

Introduction to Sustainability

$74.00

Learn how environmental, economic, and social sustainability affect the green industry. Discussions will cover the concepts of sustainability and the role horticulture can play in enhancing the sustainable movement.

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