The West Chicago Garden Club

Seed Order Sharing Meetup
2024-02-22 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
If you were inspired to start seeds after last month’s meeting this is for you. Feel free to come browse some seed catalogs, talk seeds with fellow members, order seeds, and
consider splitting a seed packet order (e.g. most of us don’t have room for 20 pumpkin seedlings right?).
*Members will pay for their seed order and share the shipping cost.*

Monthly Meeting: Backyard Birds and Bird Feeding
2024-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Our February speaker is David Brooks, a professional naturalist with the Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg. In his program, Backyard Birds and Bird Feeding, we will learn the “how to” of attracting a variety of birds to our property through properly maintained feeding stations and plantings that offer both food and shelter. The program will also include a who’s-who of common local birds and some of the migrating birds to be observed in the spring and fall.
Meeting Location: St Andrew Lutheran Church (NE Corner of Prince Crossing & Geneva Road.)
Meeting Time:

6:45PM Arrive & Mingle
7:00PM Business Meeting
7:15PM Program

Monthly Meeting: Best New Plants for 2024
2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Presented by Kim Hartman

Members: Potting Party
2024-04-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Park District on Hawthorne, 830 W. Hawthorn Lane, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Member event for potting up plants for our May 18th Plant Sale. See newsletter for more information.

Kruse Garden Spring Cleanup
2024-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Kruse Museum & Garden, 527 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Come out and help clean up the Kruse Garden.

Monthly Meeting: The Elegant Edible Garden
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Presented by Nina Koziel

Members Only Plant Sale
2024-05-16 17:00 - 20:00 | IL
Watch your email for details!

Plant Sale at BloomingFest
2024-05-18 09:00 - 14:00 | Downtown West Chicago, Main Street & Galena Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Come early for the best selection! The rope drops at 9:00AM and the sale runs until we are out of plants or around 2:00pm.

Twilight Tuesday
2024-05-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-28 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-07-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-07-16 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-07-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-06 18:30 - 20:00 and 1 more date | IL
A chance for members to visit one of our member’s gardens. Check your email for details our member’s gardens. Check your email for details.

Monthly Meeting: Edible Flowers
2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Presented by Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh
Edible Flowers- Delve into the world of edible flowers with our photo-based presentation. Discover the delicious flavors of Day lilies, Anise Hyssop, and more, along with the beneficial properties of roses and sage flowers. Learn about over 20 edible flowers, with tips on harvesting, preserving, and preparing, plus plant lists and a selection of recipes to enjoy.

Drop off pots, signs & blinds
2024-06-01 09:00 - 12:00 | “The Barn”, 30W150 Wilson Rd,, West Chicago, IL, 60185
We will be out at the barn on Saturday, June 1st starting at 9:00am. We will be leaving at Noon – please do not drop off items after we are gone!
The plan is to be available for members to drop off pots they want to donate. We will use the time while we are there to organize/sort the pots that we have there and the ones that are dropped off so everything is ready for next year.
We are in need of 1 gallon pots. 4” & 6″ pots that we use for small plants and vegetables are also needed. Trays for both are also great. Ideally, we prefer pots that don’t have names/advertising printed on them, but we will take those. It would help, if you have the chance, to use a large sharpie to cross out whatever is printed.
Volunteers who would be able to work with us that morning and organize the pots at the barn would be deeply appreciated.
We don’t need the 4-pack/6-pack/8-pack type pots. We already have a good supply of larger pots for shrubs.
If you donate pots you will earn garden bucks to be used at our garden club auction at our November meeting. If you stay and help us organize the pots, you will also earn garden bucks.
This is also a good time to bring plant sale signs for storage for next year. If you ended up with any pricing sticks from pots when we were clearing out the tent at the end of the sale you can bring those too. We are also in need of old window blinds that we can cut up for labeling the plants, so if you have any around, please bring them. Older blinds or “blackout” blinds are best since they have thicker plastic than new “light filtering” blinds.
“The Barn” belongs to the West Chicago Park District and they kindly allow us to store our plant sale items there. It is located at 30W150 Wilson Street, West Chicago, IL 60185 at the Kress Creek Park. The park entrance is at Joliet St and Wilson Rd.

Field Trip: Chicago Botanic Garden
2024-06-08 07:45 - 16:00 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Members – please see your newsletter for details on this trip and how to register.
The bus will depart from St. Andrew Lutheran Church at 8am. Please be there by 7:45 so we can depart on time.

Monthly Meeting: Permaculture
2024-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
“Permaculture” presented by Thom Skibble

Afternoon Tea at the Kruse Garden
2024-07-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Kruse Museum & Garden, 527 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
In partnership with the West Chicago Historical Society and the Kruse House museum, we invite our members to an Afternoon of Tea, pastries, music, and a walk in the gardens!
We will serve Assorted Teas, Finger Sandwiches, Scones, Pastries, Strawberry Jam, Lemon Curd, Clotted Cream
Tickets are available for members only at $30 per person. Each member can bring one guest at $30 per guest. They can be purchased at our online Square store or at the June Meeting.
We are requesting that you come in your summer pastels or florals, or smart casual for men and women. Just no jeans or shorts, if possible! If you feel like going all out, wear a hat or fascinator!
Extra parking is available that afternoon at City Hall (475 Main Street).
Please see our June Newsletter for more details.

Monthly Meeting: President's Picnic
2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | IL
Watch the newsletter and your email for details.

Members: Bulb Orders Due
2024-07-31 | IL
Our Fall Bulb group order has a deadline of July 31st. Please see the Newsletter for details and send your orders in to Pauline.

Members Only: Local Field Trip-The Gardens at Ball
2024-08-05 09:30 - 11:30 | Gardens at Ball, 622 Town Road, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Check the July Newsletter for details. Please RSVP as attendance is limited.

Monthly Meeting: Dragonflies and Damselflies
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Our speaker will be Cindy Crosby speaking on Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Members Only: Local Field Trip- Prairie Wind Native Plants
2024-08-24 | IL
Save the date! More details will be available in August.
