Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair 2013

This show is a joint venture between the Chicago Botanic Garden and Stella Show Mgmt. Co. 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 get spring fever by viewing gardens designed by Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Inc., William Heffernan Landscapes, Mariani Landscape, Schmechtig Landscape Company and Maria Smithburg with Manfredini Landscaping and Design,.

World-renowned interior designer David Easton is this year’s honorary chair of the Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening and special guest speaker. Noted for his neoclassical design and architecture, Easton is a master of many styles and prides himself on his ability to adapt to any design a client requests. Easton will give a lecture titled “A Design Journey of the Past, Present, and Future” on Friday, April 20, at 11 a.m. Special guest David Howard, former head gardener for HRH Prince Charles at Highgrove, will speak on Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. Tickets for each lecture, including Fair admission, are $65 in advance and $70 at the door, or $105 for both lectures. All lecture tickets include a three-day Fair pass. Garden members receive $5 off each ticket. On Saturday and Sunday, three complimentary flower-arranging demonstrations will be given in various vendor booths at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.

Advance Fair tickets are now available on the Garden’s website and at the Visitor Center. Daily ticket prices are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Members r