2018 was a busy year for Keeler Gardens! The highlight of this year was the opening of our Pollinator Habitat, a year-round refuge for pollinators featuring Illinois native plants. And speaking of pollinators, our bee hives were successful this first year. We definitely benefited from the help of our six Chicago Tech Academy interns in the spring and our seven summer… Continue reading A Bizzzzy 2019 at Keeler Gardens
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Keeler Gardens Welcomes Summer 2018 Interns
This summer, Keeler Gardens is proud to say we have seven new interns working and learning with us! Four of them are participating through privately funded internships, and three we host through the After School Matters summer internship program. After School Matters works with more than 23,000 companies to provide jobs for more than 15,000… Continue reading Keeler Gardens Welcomes Summer 2018 Interns
Keeler Gardens at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
If you are following us on Facebook you already know that we are visiting the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. As of this blog post we have reported from the following gardens: Welcome Spring Fun, Food and Flowers (Main Entrance Topiary) English Tea Garden Butterflies on the Go Figment (Topiary) Backyard Habitat We still… Continue reading Keeler Gardens at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
A New Year at Keeler Gardens
Welcome to 2017 This is our first winter as a formal non-profit, Keeler Gardens. Keeler Gardens is all about biophilia so we thought we would introduce ourselves, and the term, here in our first formal blog post of the year. Biophilia is defined as the love of living things or the love of life,… Continue reading A New Year at Keeler Gardens
Press Release – Announcing Keeler Gardens, NFP
The following is our official press release. You can download the PDF copy here or contact Ed if you would like an editable version. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Keeler Gardens 3631 N. Keeler Ave Chicago, IL 60641 KeelerGardens.com Contact: Edward Caplan, Executive Director Ed@KeelerGardens.com – (773) 206-6072 Announcing Keeler Gardens a New Non-Profit Educating on Biophilia in… Continue reading Press Release – Announcing Keeler Gardens, NFP
Good Luck Gina!
Gina To Host Live Green News Show! We are going to see our very own Gina Iliopoulos (GG), a lot more now, just not here on KeelerGardens.com. We wish her the best of luck in her new venture as host of GreenMark PR’s LIVE news show. Don’t worry, you’ll still see her around in the garden. You… Continue reading Good Luck Gina!
The Midwest Gardeniere
The time has come!! The moment we have all been waiting for- Scott’s Miracle Gro and The Home Depot present… Gina, The Midwest Gardeniere in three new videos ready for viewing. You can go to the Gardenieres site to find videos or you can go right to each video with the links below. You can… Continue reading The Midwest Gardeniere
Introductions
In my excitement I neglected to even introduce myself. For now, know that I am Gina. I have decent size city lot in Chicago, on which I have built a haven. I have been consumed, in a good way, by my garden for the past 5 years. I hope what I have to offer will… Continue reading Introductions