December Meeting 2024
Christmas Holiday Luncheon December 10th at 1pm Christmas Committee & Centerpieces: Rebecca Bozarth (Lead) Chris Tollefson-Smith, (Co-Lead)Assist: Becky Kinnavy, Frank Nelson, Tish Dabbs, Judy Anderson Location: TBD
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November Meeting 2024
Rain Gardens 101 November 12th at 1pm Welcome Lake County Forest Preserves. We will learn about Rain Gardens 101. What are rain gardens? This will be an introduction to the functions and benefits of rain gardens at a scale for the average homeowner. They will cover the basics of how to start a rain garden including … Read more
October Meeting 2024
Gardening with Natives October 8th at 1pm Welcome Sandra Washburn from Lake to Prairie Wild Ones. She will speak on Gardening with Natives. Besides including an overview of the basics of using natives in a landscape, she will demonstrate the environmental benefits of them. Sandra will show how beautiful these landscapes can be and she … Read more
2024 Winthrop Harbor Planting Project
Tuesday, May 30th Lunch following planting provided by the Village of Winthrop Harbor Bring your gloves, sunscreen and we look forward to seeing you there! Any questions, please reach out to us! Many hands make light work — check us out in action!
May Meeting 2024
ANNUAL Plant Auction Join us as we have many plants to auction off for a donation to IDGC. A variety of plants, predominantly perennial, will be available at the annual plant auction. There will be perennials, shrubs, ground-covers, vegetables, etc. For all conditions from full sun to shade, hardy in our area. Locate plantings sites … Read more
March Meeting 2024
Water-wise Gardening Welcome University of Illinois Extension, College of Agricultural, and Consumer for a presentation on Water-wise Gardening Learn how to develop a sizzling garden that makes intelligent use of plants to minimize your garden’s thirst for a lot of water. While this talk will cover drought-tolerant plants that survive and thrive in oppressive conditions, … Read more
April Meeting 2024
Illinois Native Pollinators Welcome University of Illinois Extension, College of Agricultural, and Consumer for a presentation on Illinois Native Pollinators: This timely presentation focuses on making plant choices with native pollinators in mind. Native bees, butterflies, wasps, and other pollinators that are under serious threat from a variety of stress factors causing an unceasing decline in … Read more
January Meeting 2024
Getting Started with Seeds January 9th at 1pm Welcome Chris Tollefson-Smith, for a presentation Getting Started with Seeds. This detailed presentation takes you back to the important basics but throws in a lot of “pro tips” for your seed starting success. Even experienced vegetable and flower gardeners will learn a lot! Get started on the right … Read more