Chicago Botanic Garden

Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden

Public Lectures and Symposia

 

DATE TITLE SPEAKER TIME
Tues., Feb. 26 Lecture: "Great Gardens of Italy and France" Linda Oyama Bryan 7 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 2 Lecture: "Chicago's Urban Nature" Sally A. Kitt Chappell 1–3 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 14 Landscape Design Symposium: "Natural Landscapes"   9 a.m.
Sat., Mar. 15 Lecture: "New Annuals and Perennials for 2008" Kristin Ludwig 10 a.m.
Tues., Mar. 25 Lecture: "Great Gardens of Holland" Linda Oyama Bryan 7 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 26 Symposium: "Healthcare Garden Design"   8 a.m.
Thurs., April 10 Lecture: "The Coming Transformation: America and the Environmental Future"
 Gus Speth 7–9 p.m.
Thurs., April 24 FREE Symposium: "Reclaiming Our Ravines: Protecting Our Ecological Treasures" Chicago Botanic Garden, Openlands,
Lake Forest Garden Club and the Lake Forest Openlands Association 		12:30 p.m.
Mon., May 5 Lecture: "Plant Exploration: China and Beyond" Galen Gates 7–9 p.m.
Tues., May 6 An Inconvenient Truth Beth Viola 7–9 p.m.
Wed., May 7 Janet Meakin Poor Symposium:
"Climate Chaos: Emerging Concerns of Climate Change"
  9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tues., May 27 Symposium: "Living the Green Life" Nathan Kipnis, Cappy Kidd, Grace Rappe Noon
Sun., June 1 FREE Lecture: "Voices of the Land" Joel Greenberg, in collaboration with Tom and Chris Kastle 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 26 Perennial Pathways: Steps to Sustainable Gardens   9 a.m.
Sat., Sept. 27 Lecture: "Henry Chandler Cowles, Pioneer Ecologist" Victor Cassidy 1-3 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 7 The Art and Business of Garden Design.
A Half-Day Symposium		 Jon Carloftis 1-4 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 18 Stone by Design: The Artistry of Lew French. A Half-Day Symposium Lew French 1-4 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 1 Student Research in Plant Biology and Conservation Symposium Sir Peter Crane 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 2 FREE Lecture: "Global Climate Change and Plant Conservation" Kay Havens, Ph. D. 1:30 p.m.