The West Chicago Garden Club

Attention all Garden Club Members—The Garden Club is Sponsoring a Mosaic Art Class. This is a great opportunity for you to create a unique piece of art for your home or garden

Dates: February 24 and March 3, Saturday mornings 9-noon. Must be able to commit to both classes.

Place: Galley 200, at the corner of Fremont and Washington in downtown West Chicago

Cost: $10 (the GC will assume the other half of the class cost)

Description: Mosaic art piece will be created on a 6 x 16 slate tile. The tile, mosaic pieces, glue, grout, and sealant will be provided.

Instructors: Angie and Billie will be available for guidance

Sign up: Contact Billie Childress by February 10

We went on a Field Trip to The Chicago Botanical Gardens and had a great time. It was a moist morning, but after our box lunch in The Pullman Room the sun came out and it was just glorious.

I tried something new this year, I raised my tomatoes in straw bales and have a great harvest. Straw bales offer several advantages over planting directly in the soil including keeping the soil bound pathogens away from the plants and eliminating weeding. It’s always fun to experiment and try something new in gardening, especially when it works.

I kept a record of the process that you can see in a PDF file by clicking here.