Thursday April 20 was jam packed with so many great events and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Antiques and Garden Preview Fair was no exception. The event, in its twelfth year, raised almost $250,000 for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s conservation, education and research programs. Preview partygoers dined on a selection of sumptuous dishes prepared by Jewell Events as they shopped an exquisite array of antiques from 120 exhibitors from the United States and Europe. The Preview Evening was co-chaired by Cathy Busch(Winnetka), Jen Kasten (Chicago) and Peggy Swartchild (Winnetka).
The Antiques & Garden Fair featured lectures by famed interior designer and Honorary Chair David Easton of New York and former head gardener at Highgrove and Special Guest David Howard of England. Local landscape companies and designers created indoor display gardens to fit in the theme “Around the Garden Table,” including Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Inc., William Heffernan Landscapes, Rosborough Partners, Schmechtig Landscapes with Susan Fredman Design Group, and Maria Smithburg with Manfredini Landscaping and Design. Principal sponsor was BMO Harris Bank
*photos: Cheri Eisenberg for Chicago Botanic Garden
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