Florilegium

The word “florilegium” (plural, "florilegia") comes from the New Latin word florilegium, which means "gathering flowers.”

In modern usage within the botanical art world, a florilegium is defined as a collection of illustrations that depicts a collection of plants within a particular place. Members of the Reed-Turner Botanical Artists have been recording the native plants found in the Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Center in order to highlight the importance of plant diversity when it comes to environmental health. The collection is continuously expanding to provide a comprehensive overview of what can be found at the Reed-Turner Woodlands.

Drawings of Barbara Reed-Turner

For many years, Barbara took natural history classes at the Morton Arboretum. It was especially interesting to her because the flora and fauna that she learned about was abundant in the woods of her Long Grove home.