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ADULT SPECIAL INTEREST
PROGRAM AGES
DAY(S) &
DATE(S) TIME(S) LOCATION
# of
CLASSES ACTIVITY # RES/NR
Winter Flower Arranging 16 + Sa,Dec 13 9:00-11:00A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435312-04 $30/$50
Fall Flower Arranging 16 + Sa,Nov 22 9:00-11:00A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435311-03 $50/$70
Winter Containers 16 + Sa,Dec 6 9:00-11:00A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435265-04 $50/$83
Orchids 102 16 + Sa,Oct 18 9:00-11:00A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435226-01 $40/$66
Cheese Making -- Chevre & Mozzerella 18 + Th,Oct 16 6:00-9:00P Cheney Mansion 1 435370-01 $75/$124
Cheese Making -- Brie 18 + W,Th,Nov 5 -
Nov 6
7:00-8:00P Cheney Mansion 2 435371-01 $141/$197
Travelogue: Exploring America's National Parks 10 + Tu,Sep 9 10:00-11:30A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435400-01 $25/$35
Travelogue: Exploring the World's World Parks 10 + Tu,Oct 14 10:00-11:30A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435400-02 $25/$35
Travelogue: Exploring Our State Parks 10 + Tu,Nov 18 10:00-11:30A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435400-03 $25/$35
Travelogue: Remnants of Illinois 10 + Tu,Dec 9 10:00-11:30A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435400-04 $25/$35
Travelogue: Midwest Wanderings 10 + Tu,Jan 13 10:00-11:30A Oak Park Conservatory 1 435400-05 $25/$35
Orchids 102
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
Maybe you already have had a bit of success with
growing orchids or maybe you want to get into
orchid growing on a larger scale? Come learn
how to take your orchid growing to the next level
with advanced knowledge of growing conditions,
watering and fertilizing, and pest control. Also learn
about unusual orchids to bring into your collection.
Go home with a new orchid for your collection.
Material cost included in the class fee.
Min 6/Max 12
Fall Flower Arranging
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
Learn to create centerpieces and other floral
displays with a fall theme. Participants will learn
basic thematic design concepts, material selection,
and assembly techniques. Each participant will go
home with their own unique flower arrangement!
Material cost is included in the class fee. Note:
Registration is required one week in advance
of class start date to allow plant materials to be
purchased for all participants.Instructor: Patti
Staley, Conservatory Horticultural Technician &
Head Grower
Min 6/Max 12
Winter Flower Arranging
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
Learn to use evergreens and accent flowers to create
winter themed flower displays. Participants will
learn basic design concepts, material selection, and
assembly techniques. Each participant will go home
with their own winter flower arrangement! Material
cost is included in the class fee. Note: Registration
is required one week in advance of class start date
to allow plant materials to be purchased for all
participants.Instructor: Patti Staley, Conservatory
Horticultural Technician & Head Grower
Min 6/Max 12
Winter Containers
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
With the approach of fall and winter, learn tips and
tricks to continue your outdoor containers through
the colder months ahead. Participants will learn
about selecting plants for colder-month containers
and learn design tips to create unique winter
decor. Go home with your own planted container!
Material cost included in fee.Instructor: Patti Staley,
Conservatory Horticultural Technician & Head
Grower
Min 6/Max 12
Cheese Making Workshops
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
Join Jill Niewoehner of Mamagrows.com and learn
to make fresh cheeses in your own kitchen using
equipment you already own. Vegetarian rennet
will be used. Material cost included in the class fee.
Note: Registration is required one week in advance
of class start date to allow materials to be purchased
for all participants.Instructor: Jill Niewoehner, www.
mamagrows.com. Min 5/Max 10
Chevre & Mozzerella
You will learn the basics about different kinds of milk,
pasteurization, homogenization, and food sanitation
as we make and sample Chevre and fresh mozzarella.
This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will leave
with samples, recipes, and ingredients to make some
more cheese at home.
Cheese Making 102 -- Brie
With some easy to find equipment and a little know
how, you will be impressing your friends and enjoying
homemade delicious aged cheese in no time. You
will learn the basics about different kinds of milk,
pasteurization, homogenization, and food sanitation
as we make Brie for you to take home and age in your
refrigerator. Participants will leave with a homemade
aging box, their cheese, a recipe, and ingredients to
make some more at home
Nature and History Travelogues
Supervisor: Scott Stewart, Ph.D.
Sit back, relax, and take a pictorial trip through
nature and history with James Rowan as he guides
you through the parks and wild lands of Illinois,
the Midwest, the United States, the world. Through
spectacular photography and first-person stories,
James will lead you through an exploration of the
people, places, and history that make natural areas
first-class travel destinations.
Instructor: James Rowan, James P. Rowan
Photography
Min 6/Max 30
Nature, Gardening & Cheese Making!
