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"The Art of Fine Gardening"

  • Gorton Center 400 East Illinois Road Lake Forest, IL, 60045 United States (map)

Join us for a great program featuring our very own Craig Bergmann and help celebrate his new book, “The Art of Fine Gardening: Craig Bergmann Landscape Design”!

For more than four decades, Craig Bergmann has been recognized for intertwining design, horticulture, and architecture, establishing a true dialogue between the garden and the architectural site. Revered as a plantsman, Bergmann layers his designs with vibrant blooms and textured foliage. “The Art of Fine Gardening” features twenty gardens that span his career and are located in the North Shore of Chicago. A special chapter is dedicated to the Gardens at 900, the historic estate designed by architect David Adler, that he developed and reimagined as a series of lush private garden rooms with hedges, towering topiary, perennial borders, and interspersed with classical figures and ornament. Featuring stunning garden images by noted photographer Scott Shigley and texts written by Bergmann, the book describes all the gardens in his own voice – a voice of true experience – offering anecdotes and practical tips to gardeners.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

There is no charge for the program, but please register in advance via Eventbrite.

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