Horticulture Classes
Home Garden & Landscape Series
— In the Greenhouse, with Liz Vogel —
Join our staff Horticulturist, Liz Vogel, as she shares her vast knowledge
in this exciting and educational hands-on series of classes, developed for
young gardeners ages 6–8, 9–11, and everyone 12 and older.
Take these classes with Liz and her expert team of gardening gurus
and watch your garden grow as never before!
In the Park District Greenhouse outside the Leisure Center at
2222 Birch Street. Map and directions
Visit our Horticulture Blog page.
Horticulture Classes
ABOUT LIZ VOGEL
Liz earned her Professional Gardener and Garden Design Certifications from the Chicago Botanic Garden, and furthered her education by receiving her Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois. Through the design and implementation of projects large and small, Liz continues to grow her understanding of plants and nature, and enjoys sharing what she has learned with others. Her column, “From the Ground Up,” can be seen each month in the Journal & Topics newspapers.
ABOUT THE CLASSES
Series 1
5 classes for everyone ages 12+
Sign up for the whole series and save!
5-Class Discount, R: $75/NR: $100
Flower Fix
Learn how to combine wildflowers, annuals, perennials and hedges for an extended season of color.
Saturday, March 26, 9:30–10:30a
R: $15/NR: $20 #556021-1 • Registration opens March 7
Bird Gardens
Flower shapes and colors, seed availability, insects, timing and more. Join us for a discussion on what to consider when building your bird garden.
Wednesday, April 6, 5:30–6:30p
R: $15/NR: $20
#556021-2 • Registration opens March 7
Planning a Butterfly Habitat
From caterpillar to chrysalis, discover what to plant and gather for all stages of a butterfly’s life cycle.
Saturday, April 16, 9:30–10:30a
R: $15/NR: $20
#556021-3 • Registration opens March 7
Healthy Vegetable Garden Practices
Learn sustainable approaches to vegetable gardening such as growing plants from seed, utilizing waste as a resource, and encouraging beneficial insects for healthy garden ecology.
Saturday, April 23, 9:30–11:30a
R: $25/NR: $32
#556021-4 • Registration opens March 7
Garden Soil Basics
Soil is alive, teaming with micro flora and fauna, complex nesting structures, overwintering insects and more. Dig into the basics of building healthy garden soil.
Tuesday, May 10, 5:30–6:30p
R: $15/NR: $20
#556021-5 • Registration opens March 7
Youth Home Garden & Eco-Builders Series
— In the Greenhouse, with Liz Vogel —
The Park District Greenhouse is outside the Leisure Center at 2222 Birch Street. Map and directions
Horticulture Classes
Series 2
These 4 classes are all specially designed by Liz to inspire young gardeners and conservationists, ages 6–8 and 9–11.
Sign up for the whole series and save!
4-Class Discount, R: $70/NR: $92
Migration Station
Learn about spring and fall migration of birds and butterflies, and what you can do to create a migration stop-over station that provides food, water and resting habitat.
Ages 9–11
Tuesday, April 5, 4:00–5:00p
R: $15/NR: $20
#556022-1 • Registration opens March 7
Monarch Monitors
Join citizen scientists from across the U.S. in spotting and reporting monarch butterfly activity. Learn what to look for and where, collect your data and submit to become part of this important effort.
Ages 9–11
Tuesday, April 12, 4:00–5:00p
R: $15/NR: $20
#556022-2 • Registration opens March 7
Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
Join us in the Greenhouse to talk about soil, water, sunlight, pollination, and all the things needed for healthy garden vegetables. We will have seeds to sow and plenty of sprouts to share.
Ages 6–8
Saturday, April 23, 12:30–2:30p
R: $25/NR: $32
#556022-3 • Registration opens March 7
What Bees Need
Did you know that roughly 70% of bee species here in Illinois actually live in the ground? Did you also know that the remaining 30% live above ground in trees, plant stems, wooden structures, and even within the siding of your house? Join us to discover the world of native bees and build a bee nesting structure for your home.
Ages 9–11 • 2-hours
Wednesday, May 18, 5:30–7:30p
R: $25/NR: $32
#556022-4 • Registration opens March 7
Ages 6–8 • 2-hours
Saturday, May 21, 9:30–11:30a
R: $25/NR:
$32 #556022-5 • Registration opens March 7
Staff Horticulturalist Liz Vogel
Horticulture Classes
