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Lincoln Square Garden Walk August 6th

This year’s Lincoln Square Garden Walk will feature more than 20 innovative gardens, and emphasizes city-size gardens that most owners have designed and tend themselves. Walk organizer Nancy Benjamin says that gives each garden great personality and the ability to showcase unusual creative solutions. “This is a hands-on, DIY garden walk,” says Benjamin, “You can... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
July 24, 2011 at 10:02 pm

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Bucktown Tree & Garden Walk This Weekend

The 2011 Bucktown Tree and GardenWalk takes palces this Saturday, July 9 and Sunday July 10, 2011 from 11 am to 5pm. Featuring nearly 100 gardens, live music, petting zoo, and guided treewalk featuring the Tree of the Year, the Ginkgo. Suggested donation $5 includes unlimited Free Trolley Rides of the tree and garden walk... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
July 7, 2011 at 3:05 pm

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City Farm Urban Harvest 2010

City Farm and Resource Center’s fall celebration features food, drinks, music ,potato sack races and hay rides. Adults (over 19) $35.00 Youth (12-18) $10.00 Children (0 to 11) Free. Saturday, October 09, 2010 from 4PM-9PM. Buy tickets here. Great opportunity to tour of Chicago’s finest examples of urban agriculture. Here’s a cool video that explains... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
October 7, 2010 at 4:20 pm

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North Lawndale Greening Committee Garden Tour Photos

Young and young at heart urban gardeners in North Lawndale garden tour Last month I had the pleasure of attending the North Lawndale Greening Committee’s garden tour. It was a change from doing the North Dearborn Garden Walk. The gardens themselves weren’t much different, larger mostly, but the vibe was noticeably different. This garden tour... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
September 2, 2010 at 7:37 pm

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Pilsen Paseo de Jardines, Chicago TomatoFest

Want to be part of garden history in Chicago? Several organizations in Pilsen are hosting the 1st Annual Neighborhood Garden Tour. On September 18th, 2010 from 11am-4pm. Over 20 gardens are participating, gardens include; community gardens, edible rooftop gardens, butterfly gardens, backyard gardens, porch gardens and community gardens. There will be educational presentation and demonstrations along... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
September 2, 2010 at 1:52 pm

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The North Lawndale Greening Committee Annual Garden Tour

The North Lawndale Greening Committee Annual Garden Tour is on August 7, 2010. The tour starts at 10:00 AM at the Douglass Park Library and winds through Chicago’s west side featuring private home gardens, community gardens, urban greening projects and a bee farm. Don’t miss your opportunity to see some of the great things... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
August 5, 2010 at 3:26 pm

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Rich People's Small Space Gardens

This past weekend I attended the Dearborn Garden Walk in the Gold Coast neighborhood with what seemed like a million other people. The week leading up to the garden walk I joked on social networking sites that I was finally going to see rich people’s gardens. I was excited about the chance to see some... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
July 22, 2010 at 6:01 pm

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How The Dearborn Garden Walk Transformed a Neighborhood.

Walking around the Gold Cost neighborhood today it is hard to imagine that this Near North neighborhood was once declared a “slum” through the Land Clearance Act of 1948. Today, the neighborhood is home to some of Chicago’s wealthiest residents, designer boutiques like Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Harry Winston, and many more. I’m not old enough... Read more »

By MrBrownThumb,
July 4, 2010 at 8:01 pm

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