Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28 August 4, 11
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

This course explores a wide range of horticultural practices with something to offer regardless of experience level or living environment. Topics include container gardening, aquatic gardens, ornamental and fruiting plants, bonsai, landscape design, and pest management. Each week focuses on a specific theme while examining design ideas, plant choices, and long-term care practices that support success. Whether gardening takes place on ten acres or in an apartment setting, horticulture offers many opportunities for learning and enjoyment.

Chris Baker has worked in horticulture for 15 years, including as a horticulturist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and as Curator of Bonsai at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He focuses on the use and benefits of native plant species and sound, eco-friendly horticultural practices. Baker studied with bonsai master Torho Suzuki at the Daiju-en Nursery in Japan. He is President of the North American Bonsdai Federation.