Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 - Maloney, Cathy Jean
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Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 is a lushly illustrated and thoughtful history of the Society and its evolution from a producer of monumental flower and botanical shows, through a fallow period, to the opening in 1972 of the Chicago Botanic Garden, a living museum and world leader in horticulture, plant science and conservation, education, and urban agriculture. Author Cathy Jean Maloney combines meticulous scholarship with a flair for storytelling in a narrative that will delight everyone from casual strollers of the grounds to the volunteers, professionals, and scientists who compose the influential society.…mehr

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Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 is a lushly illustrated and thoughtful history of the Society and its evolution from a producer of monumental flower and botanical shows, through a fallow period, to the opening in 1972 of the Chicago Botanic Garden, a living museum and world leader in horticulture, plant science and conservation, education, and urban agriculture. Author Cathy Jean Maloney combines meticulous scholarship with a flair for storytelling in a narrative that will delight everyone from casual strollers of the grounds to the volunteers, professionals, and scientists who compose the influential society.
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CATHY JEAN MALONEY is a lifelong Chicago-area resident and garden historian. She is a senior editor of Chicagoland Gardening magazine, and the author of World's Fair Gardens; The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois; Chicago Gardens: The Early History; and The Prairie Club of Chicago. She teaches classes both at the Morton Arboretum and at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and is a frequent speaker to groups around the country.