The CCGA Resources Committee asked, and was granted permission, to visit Macy’s after hours earlier this month to pick up almost eight hundred tropical plants that had been part of the Macy’s Spring Flower Show. Our thanks go to R. Todd Pope, Project Manager and…
Want Fruit Trees in Your Garden? Attend the Mid-West Fruit Explorers spring grafting workshop where you can graft fruit trees for your garden. The only cost to attendees is a nominal charge for grafting material. However, there is a minimum 25 dollar parking fee for…
Jardincito Advisory Council invites you and your young children to a CHILDREN’S TREE PLANTING Please join us for a very special ceremonial tree planting to celebrate the launch of Jardincito Community Play Garden! Bring your shovel! Bring a spoon! Bring your hands! Light snacks and…
Almost seventy community gardeners gathered on April 11 to discuss 2015 goals for each of the six CCGA committees – Communications, Development, Education, Shared Resources, Volunteer Coordination and Membership. It was an excellent brainstorming session. Details and a meeting date for committees to follow up…
The community gardeners of CCGA are making their mark at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. This past week, the CCGA Resources Committee, assisted by the Austin Green Team and by NeighborSpace, designed window boxes including flower and vegetable plantings. They used many of their home-grown plants…
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is hosting a series of chicken care classes taught by Jennifer Murtoff of Home to Roost LLC at Garfield Park Conservatory this spring, summer and fall. The series goes through the basics of keeping chickens in the city and into the details…
Tired of having pests enjoy your garden more than you do? Join us as Carol Lerner teaches us how to identify different insects as friend or foe and what we can do to help our plants survive without pesticides
Help us move wood chips for a good cause. Starting our 2nd garden aimed at feeding the homeless & seniors in Chicago. Make a difference in the lives of others. Come out and support. Water and snacks will be provided. Friends welcome. If you have…
On behalf of the City of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be hosting the Annual Placemaking and Landscape Maintenance Seminar on Saturday, April 18th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology. Throughout Chicago, the City’s greening and placemaking initiatives including streetscapes, medians,…
Take this workshop and find out why caring for your soil will help your garden plants be healthier without the use of synthetic fertilizer. Michael Webb will help us understand some of the basic science behind healthy soil while giving practical and easy-to-follow tips on…