2026 Hidden Gems Garden Walk Featured Artists/Educators
Polly Greathouse
I love painting flowers, bouquets, birds and gardens as living portraits—each one capturing light, inspiring color, and a fleeting moment of bloom. I’ll have a selection of small framed works and radiant acrylic blocks available at the Hidden Gems Garden Walk in Libertyville. If something catches your eye, I hope it brings a little of that garden joy home with you.Learn more at pollygreathouse.com
Lucinda Troester
Lucinda enjoys observing nature and cultivating habitats to use in her own work. She works to bring awareness to overlooked elements in the natural world. Watercolor, acrylic, and ink are mediums of choice. Lucinda resides in Libertyville with her husband and three sons and enjoys working in her garden almost as much as painting what it produces.
Anni Schwabe
I am Anni Schwabe and I create art that is more often then not nature inspired. From wild flower stems to my new sculpted garden chair series, and more, you are sure to find something original.
Wild Ones
Wild Ones promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy and collaborative action. Native plants help protect and restore biodiversity, improve air and water quality and provide wildlife with quality food and shelter. Our vision is native plants and natural landscapes in every community.
Audubon Society
There has been a decline of 3 billion birds in North America since 1970 – a 30% decrease. The front lines of conservation for birds are found where people live – our own backyards. There are a number of ways you can help birds at home - or at your place of business. Audubon offers education and encouragement to establish healthy habitats for humans, birds, and wildlife.