Enjoy a Summer Garden Walk in Berwyn and Riverside
The annual event
“Birds, Bees & Butterflies: A Native Garden Walk” returns from 1 to 5 p.m.,
July 22. The featured gardens and gardeners hail from historic Riverside and
Berwyn for the first time.
Adrian Ayres
Fisher, co-chair of the Garden Walk committee, says, “The native gardening
movement is catching fire. Having run this garden tour for a number of years in
Oak Park and River Forest, we now have two new communities that can support it.”
She is the site steward for National Grove Woods, a Cook County Forest Preserve
adjacent to Riverside and Berwyn.
Attendees can
explore 11 color-filled gardens while homeowners and gardeners will be present
to answer questions about plant names, favorite plants and other aspects. This
year’s garden roster includes sunny prairie gardens, a spring ephemeral garden,
a cutting garden, shade gardens, an edible garden and two rain gardens.
The cost is
$10 for West Cook Wild Ones members and $15 for nonmembers. Kids attend free.
Ticketholders will receive a tour map two days before the event. Biking or
driving is recommended. To register, visit Westcook.wildones.org or Eventbrite.com/e/birds-bees-butterflies-2023-a-native-garden-tour-tickets-660100417117.
