Hybridizing Day Lillies

How to Hybridize your own personal Daylily Beth ??‍? walks you through how to identify the stamen, the pistil, and pollen. She shows you how to spread pollen, and how to collect seed pods. Learn how to grow a plant from seeds to blooming daylily at home. ?? Hybridizing Daylillies ??‍???    

Fall Wildflowers

Come on a walk with us (Virtually, of course!) while we explore the Des Plaines River Trail and Van Patten Woods in early fall. You’ll see natives flowers, grasses and the beauty that can be found all around us. https://www.lcfpd.org/van-patten-woods/ 15838 West Route 173, Wadsworth, IL 60083 Hours: 6:30 am–sunset, daily. When conditions allow, open weekdays 6:30 … Read more

PPSeptember2020

September 2020 Pandemic.  That’s the major P word in the presidents’ points.  But there are others: postpone, people, possibility, positive… that’s just a few that come to mind.  Yes, we are living in unprecedented times calling for unprecedented actions and we in our garden club must do what is necessary in our lives right now.  … Read more

September KickOff

Making the best of our situation, we bloom where we are planted. What’s this? Something new? An IDGC Newsletter? Well, yes and no. In this Age of Pandemic, I suspect we’re all beginning to see “new” as normal. So, the arrival of a newsletter at the time of our September Kickoff is both new and strangely normal. No kick-off; a newsletter in its place. As you can … Read more

2 For 1 Membership Deal 2020

JOIN US WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED OFFER! 2 for 1 DEAL! Sign up during this period and pay your dues for this year. You will automatically have your membership extended to the spring of 2022 at no cost! One year’s membership (2 for 1 right now) is only $15! We have waived the late fee this … Read more

Art in Bloom

April 30–May 3, 2020 See spring come alive at this annual event. Discover stunning art-inspired floral installations set among three floors of the Collection Galleries. Take part in inspirational and informative workshops and presentations that focus on nature, flowers, and environmental issues in our community. Tickets » Hours Thurs, 10 a.m.*–8 p.m. Fri–Sun, 10 a.m.–5 … Read more