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April 2024
Plant Sale Prep Meeting
Join us as we prepare for our Annual Flower & Plant Sale this year being held on May 10 and 11. This is our major fund-raiser for the year that we support our local charities with and we need all hands on deck to have a fun and successful event. Come and learn about the schedule, pre-sale orders, food and equipment, and working the sale. Most of all—LET'S HAVE FUN! We need you to contribute ideas to make this a…
Find out more »May 2024
Perennial Plant Potting Party
SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH • PREPARATION FOR PLANT LABELS AND SIGNS Email Carol Lockerbie to let her know what plants you will provide, how many, their height and spread, bloom time, and their growing conditions. Please include in your email the common name, along with the botanical name if you know it. Carole is preparing labels for the plant markers. (If you know that she already has a label on file, you can just let her know the name and how…
Find out more »2024 ANNUAL FLOWER & PLANT SALE
SUBMIT PRE-ORDERS BY MARCH 23RD (See below). SHOPPING OPENS TO PUBLIC Friday, May 10th • Noon to 6 PM & Saturday, May 11th • 9 AM to 3 PM The sale will feature professionally grown annuals in flats, hanging baskets, accessory plants, caladiums, grasses, tropicals, Tuts, Proven Winners and many other specialty annuals in 4 1/2" & 6" pots. We also plan to have vegetables & herbs on the days of sale. There will be raffles and gently-used garden items…
Find out more »Who’s Who of Owls & Raptors
To some people, owls are symbols of wisdom but to others their hoots are harbingers of death and doom. Join award-winning naturalist Mark Spreyer as he reveals the truth about many of our North American owls and other raptors. Owls’ amazing hunting adaptations are explained. Special feathered guests illustrate just who’s who! Stillman Nature Center’s Executive Director Mark Spreyer has been bringing owls to school classes, garden clubs, wildlife conferences and other groups for nearly 35 years. Mark did his…
Find out more »June 2024
Fabyan Japanese Garden, Geneva
The Japanese Tea Garden at Fabyan is a tranquil oasis in the middle of the forest preserve, where history and nature meet. George Fabyan commissioned the building of the garden in 1909, shortly after serving as a military diplomat for President Roosevelt. It was designed by Japanese architect Taro Otsuka. The garden has plant life, historic and Japanese cultural structures, a reflecting pool. The Fabyan Villa Museum is a Frank Lloyd Wright re-designed home of Colonel George and Nelle Fabyan…
Find out more »July 2024
GARDEN CLUB OPEN HOUSE • JULY 11TH (6:30–8:30 PM)
We’re Showing Off! You’re Invited to Bloomingdale Park District Community and Giving Gardens OPEN HOUSE Thursday, July 11th • 6:30 to 8:30 PM Springfield Park at 269 Springfield Dr, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Gardeners will be explaining the methods/techniques they are employing in their organically grown gardens. Come and see the Bloomingdale Garden Club’s Plot-to-Plate Garden and the gardens of over thirty other gardeners.
Find out more »Summer Potluck Picnic at Springfield Park
Our July event will be on Tuesday, July 16 at Springfield Park, located at 269 Springfield Drive. It is beautiful 40 acre park which includes 20 acres of wetlands and a one-mile walking path and bridge. We will meet at the picnic pavilion from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm for a potluck picnic. We can go on a nature walk and tour our club's community garden. Everyone please bring a dish. We will have a food/drink sign up sheet at…
Find out more »August 2024
Floriology: The Meaning of Flowers
Every flower carries its own special meaning or symbolism and this can also be influenced by its variety and color. Through the ages, various flowers and floral arrangements have taken on subtle and secret messages that allow us to express our unspoken feelings. Learn about the language of flowers in this presentation given by Gail Sanders.
Find out more »September 2024
Gardens at Ball Horticulture Tour has been Rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, 2024 (10 AM) due to Monday’s Temp & Heat Index
Location: 622 Town Rd., West Chicago. Park in the lot directly across from the entrance. Cross the street and enter the Garden on the blacktop to the LEFT of the building. There will not be a sign but we’ll have someone there to direct you into the Garden. The Garden tours at Ball are “self-guided”, however we have several Master Gardeners who have been trained as docents. You are welcome to bring a family member or friend or two. The Gardens at…
Find out more »WATER GARDENS
Our speaker, Charlene Cebulski, has been gardening since 1978 and ponding since 1997. She is currently the secretary for Midwest Pond & Koi Society (known as MPKS) and editor for their newsletter. Charlene will lead us through her own pond building journey. She will share her expertise on backyard ponds, raising small and large koi and water gardening. She is very knowledgeable about koi and has some in her own pond that have been around for years and have become…
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