There’s nothing like beautiful wildflower color after winter! Hear stories about our earliest spring wildflowers, their folklore, and uses throughout history by Native Americans and early settlers.
Cindy Crosby teaches natural history for The Morton Arboretum, Wild Ones Native Landscape groups, Sierra Club, The Illinois Extension, Illinois Garden Clubs, and other organizations. You might find her talking about tallgrass prairie ecology, prairie ethnobotany, dragonflies and damselflies, spring wildflowers, spring wildflower ethnobotany, the history of trees in America, the history of wilderness, and more.
She is also the author, compiler, or contributor to more than 20 books, including Chasing Dragonflies: A Natural, Cultural, and Personal History. with 16 full-color images by Peggy Macnamara, artist-in-residence at the Field Museum of Chicago; Tallgrass Conversations: In Search of the Prairie Spirit,with co-author Thomas Dean; The Tallgrass Prairie: An Introduction.
The Garden Club of Downers Grove was founded on February 28, 1927, by a group of women who were members of the Downers Grove Women's Club. The objectives set then remain the same today -- namely, to advance interest in gardening, support conservation efforts, further city beautification, and fund scholarships. It is a charter member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC), Central Region, and a charter member of The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. (GCI), District II. A number of club members are nationally accredited Landscape Design Consultants, Gardening Consultants, and Environmental Consultants.
Contact the Ask Us Desk at askus@dglibrary.org or call (630) 960-1200 with questions.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Registration Required | Lectures | In-Person Program |
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