Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Garden Design

With a variety of courses ranging from site analysis and construction to garden art and history, students learn the principles of garden design and how design relates to the environment.

Moonlight Garden Walk
August 24
Tuesday
8 – 9:30 p.m.
Meet at Visitor Center

Great Gardens of Spain: Granada and Barcelona
September 23
Thursday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Nature and People: The Landscape Legacy of Jens Jensen
October 1
Friday
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Fairchild Room

Conservation Pioneers: Jens Jensen and the Friends of Our Native Landscape
October 2
Saturday
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

David Fairchild’s World Garden
October 18
Monday
7 – 9 p.m.
Fairchild Room

1491: Myth of America’s Pristine Wilderness
October 25 – Nov. 29
6 Mondays
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Creating a Vintage Garden
November 6
Saturday
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

The American Cottage Garden
March 19
Saturday
10 a.m. – noon
Linnaeus Room

Painting Your Garden with Plants: Sun and Shade
April 30
Saturday
10 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Designing the Sunny Border
April 30
Saturday
10 a.m. – noon
Linnaeus Room

Designing the Shade Garden
April 30
Saturday
1 – 3 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Weekend Designer Series

Fall Series
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Winter Series
February 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1

Introduction to Design Principles
November 2
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

February 1
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Foundation Planting Design
November 9
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

February 8
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Front Yard Design
August 19
Thursday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

November 16
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

February 15
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

Backyard Design
August 26
Thursday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

November 23
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

February 22
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

From the Drawing Board to the Border
September 2
Thursday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

November 30
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room

March 1
Tuesday
7 – 9 p.m.
Linnaeus Room