Programs
Botany
Ornamental Plant Materials Certificate of Merit
Midwest Gardening Certificate of Merit
Gardening
GAR009210 - Advanced What's in a Name? Latin for Gardeners
GAR027110 - All About Foliage and Flowers*
GAR001310 - Autumn Containers at the Garden*
GAR020110 - Backstage Pass: Flowering Spring Celebrities
GAR007110 - Brambles and Berries for the Beginner*
GAR022110 - Flower Towers
GAR013110 - Four Seasons of Beauty: The Chicago Botanic Garden Container Series*
GAR006110 - Fruit Trees for the Beginner*
GAR002210 - Get Started with Annuals*
GAR010110 - Get Started with Perennials*
GAR006210 - Gorgeous Container Gardens
GAR005210 - Gorgeous Container Gardens
GAR019110 - Growing Salads Indoors
GAR009110 - Growing Vegetables is "Cool"*
GAR012110 - Growing Warm-Season Vegetables in a Small Space*
GAR015110 - Guarding Your Garden
GAR003110 - Houseplant How-Tos*
GAR021110 - Living Pansy Wreath Workshop
GAR018110 - Orchid Growing for Beginners
GAR025110 - Plant Behavior for Gardeners*
GAR001210 - Planting Techniques*
GAR008110 - Pruning Principles*
GAR004110 - Soils: Where Are Your Roots?*
GAR014110 - Spring Containers at the Garden*
GAR011110 - Spring Lawn Care for Homeowners*
GAR005110 - Starting From Seed*
GAR007210 - Success with Trees and Shrubs
GAR004210 - Summer Containers at the Garden*
GAR003210 - Summer Containers at the Garden*
GAR024110 - The Care and Feeding of Trees
GAR028110 - The Fight for Survival*
GAR029110 - The Next Generation*
GAR023110 - Topiaries for Your Garden
GAR001110 - Weekend Gardener Series*
GAR026110 - What's Going on in There?*
GAR008210 - What's in a Name? Beginning Latin for Gardeners
GAR002310 - Winter Containers at the Garden*
GAR017110 - Winter Tree and Shrub Trimming
Nature Studies
Garden Design
Botanical Arts and Humanities
BOA013110 - Beginning Flower Arranging
BOA009110 - Beginning Watercolor
BOA021110 - Botanical Art: Drawing and Painting on Black or Colored Paper
BOA022110 - Botanical Art: Sketch Book Studies of the Spring Wildflowers
BOA007210 - Drawing and Painting with Mark McMahon
BOA011110 - Floral Close-up Photography with Allen Rokach
BOA005110 - Frame-Loom Weaving
BOA020110 - Garden Art Mosaic Workshop
BOA000810 - Herbal Sconce Basket: Walk and Workshop
BOA201210 - Introduction to Ikebana Workshop
BOA017110 - Jewelry Workshop
BOA015110 - Landscape Watercolors
BOA202110 - Large Organic Bowl Workshop
BOA018110 - Mosaic Workshop
BOA019110 - Mosaic Workshop
BOA016110 - Photography Essentials: Composition, Form, and Artistry in Your Images
BOA014110 - Plein Air Watercolor: In the Greenhouse and Gardens
BOA012110 - Renaissance Painting Techniques
BOA001110 - Studio Drawing: Composition/Space/Value (O)
BOA010110 - The Magical World of Floral Close-Ups
BOA004110 - Watercolor in the Greenhouse
BOA003210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Garden Accessories
BOA006210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Garden Arbor
BOA002210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Garden Bench
BOA005210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Historical Bent Willow Chair
BOA001210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Plant Stand
BOA004210 - Willow Furniture Workshops - Sassy Chair, Willow and Sassafras
Professional Development Programs
Healthcare Garden Design
HGD110110 - Gardens That Heal: A Prescription For Wellness
HGD100110 - Healthcare Garden Design Certificate of Merit Program
Horticulture and Garden Design Certificate Program
Botanical Arts Certificate Program
Special Programs
Bonsai Workshops
Plants & People Interactions
Culinary Classes


HGD100110 - Healthcare Garden Design Certificate of Merit Program 5/5/10 - 5/12/10
Healthcare garden design is an emerging area of specialization in which several professions converge to create environments of care. In this professional development program, you will discover effective ways to apply the latest research in evidence-based design to achieve patient health outcomes.  You will learn to design garden environments of care that maximize the effectiveness of clinical treatments for illness and disabilities, and to create passive garden experiences that significantly reduce staff stress and absenteeism, improve patient health, increase client satisfaction and strengthen the bottom line.
Program Design:
This program will meet for 8 days in May 2010.
The session includes lectures, group projects, case studies, tours and other engaging learning activities.
Program instruction is provided by experts from the healthcare garden related professions. You will work in multidisciplinary teams that reflect the real world of healthcare garden design, and your learning will be reinforced through tours of the Chicago Botanic Garden and healthcare facilities in greater Chicago.
Program Content:
-Types of healthcare gardens and their defining characteristics
-Research, evidence-based design and post-occupancy evaluation
-Passive and active garden experiences for positive health outcomes
-Characteristics of user groups (patients, family, visitors and staff) and how they benefit
-How to reduce staff stress and increase satisfaction, retention and recruitment
-Universal design, ADA, barrier-free design, regulations, codes and specifications
-Integration of gardens into new and existing healthcare campus landscapes
-Connection of outdoor gardens to indoor spaces and therapeutic activities
-Plant selection and use, equipment, materials, safety, security and privacy
-Construction and maintenance of new projects; performing renovations and redirecting uses of indoor and outdoor spaces, including rooftops
-Management of the garden facility and costs
-How to build winning healthcare garden design teams
-How to succeed in the client-centered marketplace
For additional information about the Healthcare Garden Design program, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/certificate/hgd. Please contact Amelia Simmons-Hurt at (847) 835-8293 or continuingeducation@chicagobotanic.org if you have questions or comments about the program or courses
Registration fee includes course fees for both the seminar program, certificate session, learning materials, transportation to field sites, and select meals.  Cancellations received in writing by 5 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2010 will be refunded less a 10 percent processing fee.

DAILY SCHEDULE
DATE START TIME END TIME
5/5/2010, Wed 9:00AM 4:30PM
5/6/2010, Thu 9:00AM 6:00PM
5/7/2010, Fri 9:00AM 6:00PM
5/8/2010, Sat 10:00AM 6:00PM
5/9/2010, Sun 9:00AM 2:00PM
5/10/2010, Mon 9:00AM 6:00PM
5/11/2010, Tue 9:00AM 8:00PM
5/12/2010, Wed 9:00AM 2:00PM

FEES
DESCRIPTION FEE DATES
Early-Bird Fee $2,995.00 - 4/1/2010


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