2024 Visiting Gardens
Thursday April 11 - Chicago Horticultural Society Tony Kirkham, MBE VMH
11-12:30 reception CBG, presentation by retired Head of Arboretums etc.
April 18-21 GCE Visiting Gardens to Art in Bloom at Milwaukee Art Museum: Tickets are sold by arrival time,
Thursday April 18 - 10:30, Plains & Cranes by Michael Forsberg - Presentation & Luncheon, Glen View Club
Contact kenilworthgardenclub@gmail.com for further information.
Wednesday, May 1 - Tickets go on sale for Garden Conservancy Open Days
Wednesday, June 26 - 10:30 Volo Bog, presentation and tour, then lunch nearby
Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21 - Noon-4 p.m., Sheffield Garden Walk, Lincoln Park
A walk around a great Lincoln Park neighborhood wih plenty of flowers. Lunch at Maison Parisienne (3307 N. Clark). Lots of walking!
Saturday, July 27- Sunday, August 4 - Garden Conservancy Open Days at North Shore Gardens.
See gardenconservancy.org for information. Tickets were available starting May 1st at $10 per garden/$5 for members.
Gardens include: The Cottage, Highland Park Residence, Gardens at 900 and Mettawa Manor/Kuris Conservation Foundation. .
Wednesday, August 28 - 10 a.m., Peggy Notebaert Museum self tour, then gather for lunch in the neighborhood or at the museum. More information about the museum is available at https://naturemuseum.org
Thursday, September 12 - Evanston Grows “Pop-Up” Garden Visit to Ward Farm
2022 Visiting Gardens
CHICAGOLAND SPRING 2022 GARDEN EVENTS
Tuesday, March 22 10:00am - 2:00pm GCE Visiting Gardens to Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Gardens: Gardeners bought their our own tickets at the door ($19) or arranged with a CBG member to use one of their free passes. Met at the CBE entrance at 10 am and checked out the orchid show and then grabbed a bite to eat at the café there.
Thursday, April 21 10:30am - 1:30pm The Frenchwoman’s Garden in Our Time by Dr. Eric Haskell. Kenilworth Garden Club luncheon and program.
Saturday, April 30 9:00am - 1:00pm Growin’ Green Garden Market by SCARCE, Addison: Addison, IL-based environmental group’s annual green garden market. A wide range of vendors participate and you have the option of shopping for local produce, compost, rain barrels, garden decorations, seedlings, and more.
June 14 - 16 Lake Forest Garden Club House and Garden Walk: On the afternoon of June 14, they hosted a star-studded program featuring renowned English landscape designer Andrew Wilson, founding director of London College of Garden Design, in conversation with several notable experts. This informative, engaging afternoon took place in the beautiful gardens and studio of Craig Bergmann Landscape Design Inc.
2021 Visiting Gardens
Monday, July 19 3:30 - 5:30pm 2877 Sheridan Place RSVP to Roseann Dineen
Welcome to Rosanne’s urban farm. Her husband’s winter COVID hobby was growing plants from seeds in the basement. Over 50 of them. Tomatoes, peppers, parsley, and basil. Many of these plants ended up in bare garden spaces with homemade supports made from scrap lumber from their recently completed addition.
Monday, July 26 2:00 - 4:00pm 1040 Chestnut Wilmette RSVP to Loreen Mershimer
Loreen’s beautiful garden, which is well known on the North Shore, will be featured as part of the Wilmette History Museum’s garden walk over the weekend, so will be in top shape for us on Monday, July 26!
Friday, July 30 3:30 - 5:30pm 2920 Lincoln Street RSVP to Bridget Schroeder
Bridget’s urban garden features small garden “rooms” with container gardens decorating the patios. It’s a nice intimate space for outdoor entertaining. The gardens and outdoor space were designed by Doug Hoerr in 2000 with updates to the planting as the arborvitae hedge and trees matured by Kettlecamp and Kettelkamp. She will be serving rosé wine, sparkling water, and some kind of small nibble.
Monday, August 2 3:30 - 5:30pm 1334 Hinman RSVP to Nina Donnelly
Many of us have enjoyed Nina’s hospitality during board meetings, now we will have a chance to discover her delightful urban garden that brings joy to pedestrians who walk past her corner of Hinman and Dempster
Friday, August 11 6:30 pm or Saturday August 12 7:30 pm—Jay Pritzker Pavillion, Grant Park Symphony, Augustin Hadelich, violin.
I have heard Hadelich twice; he is extraordinary! Precede this with a visit to Lurie Gardens. Or Lakeshore East Park or the east end of Millennium Park, both of which are lovely new city gardens with interesting tree selections. Fee or paid seating in chairs, or bring a blanket. Millennium Park Garage Parking or Metra plus the #60 bus. Many take-out food options nearby. Contact Liz Rorke if you want me to help you meet up with other members. Sadly, I will be out of town that weekend!
Tuesday, August 15 10:30, Craig Bergmann Garden, Lake Forest.
Mary Shaw of the Kenilworth Garden Club has invited us to a tour of Craig Bergmann’s garden. Thanks to Laurel Lovestrom for hosting Kenilworth at Shakespeare and forwarding the invitation. Contact Liz Rorke if you need to carpool.
Saturday, Sunday August 19-20—Milwaukee County Garden Conservancy tours
Dorothy Danforth’s Garden in Brown Deer, Greenfire Woods in River Hills, The Glasshouse Garden and The Playhouse Garden in Whitefish Bay. Contact Liz Rorke if interested. Elizabeth Messersmith and Anne Horn are planning to make this a day trip. Please contact Elizabeth, emessersmith@comcast.net or Anne, annehorn@ameritech.net, if interested. Thank you, Elizabeth and Anne, for pursuing this one! day.
Saturday, July 10 9:00am - 4:00pm McHenry County Garden Walk The McHenry County Garden Club would like to invite you to their 2021 Garden Walk, which will showcase nine beautiful gardens—seven private gardens and two volunteer-tended teaching gardens. The tour starts at the McHenry County College Demonstration Garden and meanders through the southeast portion of the county. The cost is $17 at the door on the day of the event. Proceeds help support the educational mission of MCC and the McHenry County Extension. You can purchase your tickets on the day of the walk at the Extension Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden at MCC, just off parking lot C. Your ticket is required to enter each garden. For information, call 815-479-7570, visit our website or email us here.
Ongoing, through September 12 Picturing the Prairie — Painting Exhibit at The Chicago Botanic Garden
This exhibit celebrates the rich aesthetics, ecology, and history of Illinois prairies in an exhibition that features breathtaking landscapes flawlessly captured in art by Philip Juras. Many of the prairie scenes depict areas around Barrington! Also, in a fun fact, Ceil Bouchet knows the painter, Philip Juras, because he is a good friend of her college roommate. Lovely, intensely thoughtful man who has always been personally invested in preserving our natural environment. Part of his commitment is that he bikes everywhere he can. In fact, he cycled all the way from Germany down to Italy to visit her when she was an expat in the Piedmont region right after college!