Author : Cathy Jean Maloney
Release : 2015
Genre : Gardening
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 951/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Chicago and Its Botanic Garden by : Cathy Jean Maloney
Download or read book Chicago and Its Botanic Garden written by Cathy Jean Maloney. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.