Charlie Trotter exhibit
"Charlie Trotter's Vegetables," dramatic
Chef Charlie Trotter
photographs of vegetable cookery and gardening, continues in the Museum and North Gallery through August 18. This exhibit of photographs by Tim Turner from Charlie Trotter's book celebrates the reopening of the Garden of Earin', the Midwest's largest display garden for fruits and
Chefs cook up varied cuisines
The Garden of Eatin's open-air kitchen will be the scene for cooking demonstrations by noted chefs every weekend this month. Demonstrations start at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. July 5 - Chef Angela Kier of La Madeleine will prepare casual French fare. Free samples will be available.
July 6 — Chef Andre Bienvenu of Prairie will cook a Midwestern dish.
July 13 - Chef Scott Ubert of Mrs. Park's Tavern features American cooking.
July 20 - Chef Greg Fosco of Bossa Nova demonstrates South American cuisine.
July 27 - Chef Augie Arifi of Cafe Lucci cooks Italian, French and Mediterranean fare.
Children's art on display
Exuberant, engaging artwork will be on display in the Greenhouse Galleries when a children's art exhibit opens on July 26. Colorful creations by preschoolers, kindergartners and first graders from Chicago's
Disney Magnet School highlight the plants, animals and insects in a prairie habitat. The exhibit runs through August 10.
Swans need sponsors
The graceful trumpeter swans in the lagoons arrived in 1995 as part of a regional effort to increase the numbers of this endangered species. Once common in the Chicago area, trumpeter swans disappeared by the end of the
19th century, but they are now being reintroduced in carefully preserved habitats.
The Garden is looking for sponsors to become involved in this conservation effort. The annual cost for maintenance, feeding and winter care for each swan is $3,000. If you
would like to sponsor a swan for 1997, please call Carol Gard at (847) 835-8374.
Lily events are summer highlights
Tours showcase lilies
The Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society will conduct free guided tours of the Garden's extensive lily collections on Sundays at 1 and 3 p.m. through August 3. "Participants can see how lilies truly highlight a garden," noted Society President Woodruff Imberman.
Lily show set for July 12 & 13
Hundreds of the Midwest's best lilies will be on display at the Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Annual Show on July 12 and 13. The show is free and open to the public both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hourly tours of the Garden's lily collection will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. oh Sunday. Slide lectures on growing lilies are also featured. Anyone may enter the show in the stem and floral display categories. For information, call Woodruff Imberman at (847) 733-0071.
Aquatic study affects algae
Have you noticed boats on the lagoons packed with scientists who are part of a research team?
A major long-range aquatic initiative that is studying the water quality and aquatic ecosystem will seek model solutions to the Garden's shoreline erosion problem and has as its long-term goal the development of aquatic gardens. For the purpose of this summer's water study, chemical controls of algae have been stopped,'so you may notice more algae in the lagoons. Algae, which produces oxygen, is natural and beneficial to freshwater lakes. However, if it grows too much, the excessive shade that is produced can throw a lake or pond out of ecological balance. Garden staff are using alternative methods to control algae.
Watch for more about the Garden's aquatic initiative in the August Garden Talk.
Lily expert speaks at Garden
Edward A. McRae, president of the Species Lily Preservation Society and J world authority on native American species lilies, gave a lecture, sponsored by the Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society, on the wide variety of species lilies and how to grow them in the Chicago area.
Mr. McRae warned, "The growth of strip malls, fast-food chains and tract housing along highways in Illinois—and indeed, all across America—is slowly destroying the native habitats of many living things, including rare species lilies." In response, he and other concerned lily experts have formed the Species Lily Preservation Society to collect, propagate and make available to the public rare species lilies, thus saving them for generations to come.
Serial Information Vol. 12 No. 7 (July 1997)
Full Text AROUND THE GARDEN Charlie Trotter exhibit continues "Charlie Trotter's Vegetables," dramatic Chef Charlie Trotter photographs of vegetable cookery and gardening, continues in the Museum and North Gallery through August 18. This exhibit of photographs by Tim Turner from Charlie Trotter's book celebrates the reopening of the Garden of Earin', the Midwest's largest display garden for fruits and Chefs cook up varied cuisines The Garden of Eatin's open-air kitchen will be the scene for cooking demonstrations by noted chefs every weekend this month. Demonstrations start at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. July 5 - Chef Angela Kier of La Madeleine will prepare casual French fare. Free samples will be available. July 6 — Chef Andre Bienvenu of Prairie will cook a Midwestern dish. July 13 - Chef Scott Ubert of Mrs. Park's Tavern features American cooking. July 20 - Chef Greg Fosco of Bossa Nova demonstrates South American cuisine. July 27 - Chef Augie Arifi of Cafe Lucci cooks Italian, French and Mediterranean fare. Children's art on display Exuberant, engaging artwork will be on display in the Greenhouse Galleries when a children's art exhibit opens on July 26. Colorful creations by preschoolers, kindergartners and first graders from Chicago's Disney Magnet School highlight the plants, animals and insects in a prairie habitat. The exhibit runs through August 10. Swans need sponsors The graceful trumpeter swans in the lagoons arrived in 1995 as part of a regional effort to increase the numbers of this endangered species. Once common in the Chicago area, trumpeter swans disappeared by the end of the 19th century, but they are now being reintroduced in carefully preserved habitats. The Garden is looking for sponsors to become involved in this conservation effort. The annual cost for maintenance, feeding and winter care for each swan is $3,000. If you would like to sponsor a swan for 1997, please call Carol Gard at (847) 835-8374. Lily events are summer highlights Tours showcase lilies The Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society will conduct free guided tours of the Garden's extensive lily collections on Sundays at 1 and 3 p.m. through August 3. "Participants can see how lilies truly highlight a garden," noted Society President Woodruff Imberman. Lily show set for July 12 & 13 Hundreds of the Midwest's best lilies will be on display at the Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Annual Show on July 12 and 13. The show is free and open to the public both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hourly tours of the Garden's lily collection will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. oh Sunday. Slide lectures on growing lilies are also featured. Anyone may enter the show in the stem and floral display categories. For information, call Woodruff Imberman at (847) 733-0071. Aquatic study affects algae Have you noticed boats on the lagoons packed with scientists who are part of a research team? A major long-range aquatic initiative that is studying the water quality and aquatic ecosystem will seek model solutions to the Garden's shoreline erosion problem and has as its long-term goal the development of aquatic gardens. For the purpose of this summer's water study, chemical controls of algae have been stopped,'so you may notice more algae in the lagoons. Algae, which produces oxygen, is natural and beneficial to freshwater lakes. However, if it grows too much, the excessive shade that is produced can throw a lake or pond out of ecological balance. Garden staff are using alternative methods to control algae. Watch for more about the Garden's aquatic initiative in the August Garden Talk. Lily expert speaks at Garden Edward A. McRae, president of the Species Lily Preservation Society and J world authority on native American species lilies, gave a lecture, sponsored by the Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society, on the wide variety of species lilies and how to grow them in the Chicago area. Mr. McRae warned, "The growth of strip malls, fast-food chains and tract housing along highways in Illinois—and indeed, all across America—is slowly destroying the native habitats of many living things, including rare species lilies." In response, he and other concerned lily experts have formed the Species Lily Preservation Society to collect, propagate and make available to the public rare species lilies, thus saving them for generations to come. 10
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