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
Category: Programs
Highland Park Garden Guild Presentation
We were honored by an invitation from the Highland Park Garden Guild to speak for their group this past week. We were so thrilled to be able to get the word out about Keeler Gardens, connecting with nature, and our new Pollinator Habitat. The group was such a pleasure to work with. They were interested,… Continue reading Highland Park Garden Guild Presentation
Garden Festival, Spring 2019
Keeler Gardens Visits the 2019 Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival Saturday, May 4, 2019, through Saturday, May 11, 2019 UPDATE JANUARY 28, 2019: LIMITED SPACES STILL AVAILABLE… Join Keeler Gardens for a week at one of the most extraordinary flower and garden festivals in the country: the Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival at… Continue reading Garden Festival, Spring 2019
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
What’s up with the Cardboard in the Keeler Gardens Pollinator Habitat?
Pollinator Habitat Progresses We promised you regular updates about the pollinator habitat and we do have news. Let’s start with the apparent mess in the parkway. You may be wondering why it looks like a random dispersion of debris, rest assured there is a method to our madness. Our parkway is presently mostly grass and… Continue reading What’s up with the Cardboard in the Keeler Gardens Pollinator Habitat?
Flower Arrangements at Keeler Gardens
Flowers and Foliage on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Join us at Keeler Gardens for an afternoon of flowers and foliage. We will have an abundance of dried flowers and branches for you to choose from, like eucalyptus, yarrow, birch, dogwood, and some unique accents, too. Although there is no formal registration, please… Continue reading Flower Arrangements at Keeler Gardens
Our First Programs at Keeler Gardens.
Spring is Springing (Press Play if you would like a little spring music while you read) Are you enjoying this wonderful spring weather? We are, and so are the tulips and other spring bloomers. Flowers are not the only thing in bloom, we are preparing for our first programs here at Keeler Gardens. Instameet, Sunday, April… Continue reading Our First Programs at Keeler Gardens.