northbrook garden club

On September 16th, award-winning landscape architect Craig Bergmann was the keynote speaker for our 70th Anniversary event at the Northbrook Public Library. Bergmann is a landscape architect, garden designer,  lecturer and editor of Midwestern Landscaping.  He is considered simply "the best" by many.  

Forest Bathing, also known as Nature Therapy or Shinrin-Yoku, is a popular practice in which people spend time in nature and reap measurable health benefits. For two weeks, you can experience an indoor micro version. We invite you to slow down and immerse yourself in a meditational, multisensory, indoor green environment, courtesy of our members and in partnership with the Northbrook Public Library. 

Monday, September 16- Friday, September 20, 9 am  - 3pm

Monday, September 23- Friday, September 27, 9 am – 3pm

Are you thinking of new garden markers & signs? Are you looking for a special project? Have you visited the Collaboratory at the Northbrook Public Library? The helpful staff of the Collaboratory have developed templates for a variety of acrylic garden markers & signs using the laser cutter. (NOTE: Participants must have a valid library card in good standing registered at the Northbrook Public Library. Fees for materials will be added to your library card. For hours and other important information, please contact the library (847.272.6224) or visit https://www.northbrook.info/collaboratory#visitcollab )

Botanical art presents plants in scientifically accurate detail to the benefit of both scientists and art lovers. Club member and amateur botanical artist, Chris Cheney, will present the history of botanical art, as well as the beauty of the contemporary art form today. This exquisite body of art dates back to the very beginnings of printing. Growing from the tradition of the great explorers/artists, botanical art was also considered an “appropriate” genre for female artists of past centuries.