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Ladies' Night Out
Flower Party!
Thursday, August 25
6:30pm-8:30pm
Supervisor: Leah Pryor
Gather your friends, sisters or mom
for a night of fun and flowers! We
are surrounding ourselves with
fresh flowers from the garden
and will put together a gorgeous
arrangement for you to take
home while enjoying hors
d'oeuvres, music and wine!
Min 6/Max 15
Activity: #335237-01
Res/NR: $45/67
Ages: 21+
Delicious Living Lectures
Presented by the Friends of the
Oak Park Conservatory
Supervisor: Patti Staley
Delicious Living is a lecture series presented by
the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory. ese
lectures are FREE to Friends of the Oak Park
Conservatory members.
Min 5/Max 30
Growing Herbs
Kim Ellson, horticulture educator at the University
of Illinois Extension Program will discuss the
diversity of herbs and the wildlife value of herbs for
pollinators.
Art of Infusion
Liz Fiorenza, owner of Wind Ridge Herb Farm, will
show how making vinegars using fresh fruit and
herbs is simple and fun to do.
Fermented Foods Demystified
Cheryl Munoz from Sugar Beet Food Co-Op,
and Dr. Paul Schattauer from e Green Medical
Practice will share the art, history and medical
benefits of fermentation.
TO REGISTER: Become a Friends member at
www.fopcon.org to take part in these free lectures.
Or register as a non-member for a $10 fee per lecture!
Light refreshments will be served.
Conservatory
Program Ages Day(s) & Date(s) Time(s) Location
# of
Classes Activity # Res/NR
Growing Herbs 18 + M, Jun 13 7:00-8:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 332226-01 $10/15
FOPCON Member 332226-05 FREE
Infusing Vinegars 18 + Th, Aug 18 7:00-8:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 332226-02 $10/15
FOPCON Member 332226-06 FREE
Fermented Foods 18 + Su, Oct 23 2:00-3:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 332226-03 $10/15
FOPCON Member 332226-07 FREE
Growing Mushrooms 18 + Sa, Jun 18 10:00A-12:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 335219-01 $60/90
Growing Mushrooms 18 + Sa, Jun 18 1:00-3:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 335219-02 $60/90
Gorgeous Hydrangeas 18+ Th, Aug 11 6:00P-7:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 550124-02 $25/38
Native Grasses 18+ Th, Sep 15 6:00P-7:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 550124-03 $25/38
Lovely Lilacs 18+ Th, May 12 6:00P-7:00P Oak Park Conservatory 1 550124-01 $25/38
Full Garden Plant Series 18+ Th, May 12 - Sep 15 6:00P-7:00P Oak Park Conservatory 3 550124-04 $55/$94
Growing Your Own
Mushrooms
Supervisor: Leah Pryor
You can grow your own mushrooms at home!
Workshop participants will prepare and inoculate
logs with shiitake mushrooms, learn to care for and
grow the mushroom log, and learn how to harvest
their mushroom crop. is is an active workshop
where you will be using power tools, getting dirty,
and doing some liing. Take home two inoculated
logs to start your own mushroom farm. Please wear
appropriate clothing for this workshop and bring
work gloves, if you have them. Materials cost is
included in the class fee.
Min 5/Max 12
Garden Plant Series
Supervisor: Patti Staley
Lovely Lilacs is the first in a three part series of
"Good for your Home" plant lectures. Take just
one, two or all three lectures! e first in the series,
Lovely Lilacs, will explore the many different
varieties of tried and true Midwestern lilacs,
newer reblooming lilacs and common problems
with lilacs! Gorgeous Hydrangeas will explore
the many different varieties of tried and true
Midwestern Hydrangeas, native Hydrangeas and
common problems with Hydrangeas. Midwestern
Native Grasses will explore the most common and
popular native grasses, the difference between the
ornamental cultivar selections of natives and good
combinations for your home. Each participant will
take home a small nursery starter container for
your home aer each class.
NATURE & GARDENING
For these special youth
and teen programs at the
Conservatory, see page 50:
• Sidewalk Chalk Paint Out
• Adventure Fort Building
• Lady Bug Picnic
• Mini Boat Regatta
• Bubble Fest
For Little Growers
programs, see p. 42.
