Join author Benjamin Lenhardt for an online program featuring the images and the inside scoop on his new book, Gardens of the North Shore of Chicago. This is a ticketed event sponored by The University Club of Chicago. Click HERE for ticket information!  Looking for a holiday gift? We have autographed bookplates for each book sold.

Mr. Lenhardt provides an intimate view of beautiful private gardens along the shore of Lake Michigan.  An avid gardener and preservationist, he explores the rich tradition of gardening along the shore of Lake Michigan from Evanston to Lake Bluff. The gardens here are verdant retreats, lushly planted and meticulously maintained. His book includes twenty-five gardens, organized according to their design--classic, naturalistic, country, and experimental. Lenhart's authoritative and engaging descriptions, based on detailed interviews with the owners, are complemented by vivid images by noted landscape photographer Scott Shigley.

About the Author:  A board member of the Garden Conservancy for more than fifteen years, Benjamin F. Lenhardt served as chair from 2011 to 2018. An avid gardener and preservationist in both Charleston, South Carolina, and Winnetka, Illinois, Lenhardt serves on the boards of Drayton Hall, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Preservation Society of Charleston, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is a contributor to Garden Master Class, forthcoming from Rizzoli in spring 2020.