Prairie Garden Tour and Talk

Karen Glennemeier, President and Senior Ecologist, Habitat Research LLC, will give a tour of her Prairie Garden at 719 Laurel Avenue, Wilmette.  (The Prairie Garden is the front yard of 719 Laurel).  The tour will include a description of different wildflower species.  Karen will also give a talk about why native gardens are important, how she designed her native garden, and what maintaining a native garden entails.  

Among her many achievements in the environmental area, she is one of the of leading advisors for the Elmwood Dunes restoration project and Gillson Park native gardens.  She received her PhD in Biology from the University of Michigan.  

Following Karen’s tour and talk, Mike Bailey will be holding an informal reception across the street at 710 Laurel (outside, weather permitting) until 6:30 pm.  Guests are welcome!