Bus Trips
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Antique and Garden Fair
Friday, April 20, 2012
Cost: $115.00 per passenger / Members of the QC Botanical center $95.00
This trip departs from the Quad City Botanical Center
Reservations required!
Join the Quad City Botanical Center on this wonderful spring bus trip to the stunning Chicago Botanic Garden’s Antiques & Garden Fair. The fair is celebrating 12 years; the Antiques & Garden Fair continues to offer the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design from more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe. The Fair will be held in the beautiful Regenstein Center. There will be tents over the Esplanade and the Rose Garden as well as vendors in Burnstein Hall, Runnells and Searle Courtyards, Nichols Hall, Joutras Gallery, and the Greenhouse Galleries. Guests will find a variety of treasures in every price range. Guests will also be inspired by gardens designed by Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Inc., William Heffernan Landscapes, Rosborough Partners, Schmechtig Landscapes, and Maria Smithburg with Manfredini Landscape and Design. Click here to see a video on the Fair http://youtu.be/Ioly70ztU9Y
Other Stops include:
A refreshing lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (Glenview, IL)
The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art (Elmhurst, IL) The Lizzadro Museum displays gemstone treasures, antiques to modern with a blending of earth science exhibits. The building itself is designed to resemble a jewel box in a park setting.
Dinner at Carrabba’s Italian Grill (Naperville, IL).
All admission fees and meals are included in the price of the bus trip!
Call now this trip will fill up fast! 309-794-0991 x 30 or email Beth at vs@qcgardens.com Payment is required at time of reservation. Reservations must be made by April 5. No refunds after April 5.
This Bus Trip is a fundraiser for the Quad City Botanical Center.