Tree of the Month May/June 2018
by: Lesley Bruce Smith, ISA Certified Arborist

When I was a little girl, like many who grew up in communities east of the Mississippi River, I lived on a street lined with American Elms. Although it is against every piece of advise we now share, to line streets with the exact same species, I can’t help but think back in wonder at those amazing cathedral like arches that lined so many American City streets in the last century. It is a memory held by so many of us over the age of 50 that it is little wonder that so much hybridizing has been done with the American Elm.

Take a trip around Europe at 2nd Annual Passport Europe Cultural Festival on September 24-25, 2016 at the Morton Arboretum.

No need for a passport, experience authentic music, dance, cuisine, and more in one weekend.

Chicago Spelmanslag will be performing 2-3 pm on the Bavarian Forest Stage (Picnic Area at Main Parking Lot).

The Power of the Organic Landscape Garden

at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Wednesday, June 24, 6 – 8:30 p.m.

Join The Organic Gardener, Jeanne Nolan, acclaimed author of "From the Ground Up" and Master Arborists Gilbert and Lesley Smith, the North Shore’s acclaimed Arborsmiths for a fun and information filled evening.  

They will be sharing from their vast experience in growing and caring for both eatable and ornamental plants using organic earth friendly methods.