The West Chicago Garden Club

Field Trip: Tour Lilacia Park
2025-05-03 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Lilacia Park, 150 S Park Ave, Lombard, IL, 60148
We are planning a local field trip. We will take a tour of the park with a docent from the Lombard Historical Society. Lilacia Park is a horticultural showcase that features over 700 lilacs and 35,000 tulips.
Saturday, May 3rd—10:00am—$5 for Members/ $9 for Non-Members
Watch your email for more information.

Members Only Plant Sale
2025-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Park District on Hawthorne, 830 W. Hawthorn Lane, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Watch your email for details!

Plant Sale at Blooming Fest
2025-05-17 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.

Monthly Meeting: Birds in the Garden
2025-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Presented by Pam Karlson.

Twilight Tuesday
2025-05-27 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-22 18:30 - 20:00 and 4 more dates
A chance for members to visit another member’s garden. Check your email for details.

Field Trip: Redbud Creek Farm & Hornbaker Gardens
2025-06-21 08:30 - 17:00 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
$20 for Members
$30 for Non-Members
Register Online at our Square Store
We need at least 30 people to sign up by June 6 to make this trip possible!

Monthly Meeting: Ikebana
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Kruse Museum & Garden, 527 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
“Ikebana Demonstration” by E-Ling Lou
Weather permitting, this meeting will be held at the Kruse House Museum Garden.

Pot Drop Off at the Barn
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00 | “The Barn”, 30W150 Wilson Rd,, West Chicago, IL, 60185
On June 28th, we will open the barn at Kress Creek from 1 PM to 4 PM to tidy up the supplies from the plant sale and we will be accepting return of plant sale signs, any pricing sticks you may have and donations of miniblinds, pots and trays.﻿﻿
When you donate pots, please make our job easier by removing the tags and emptying dirt and other debris and sorting them by size before bringing them over to the barn. If you can help us sort the pots even for an hour, it will be greatly appreciated, and you will earn garden bucks for the donation of your pots and your time. Please use signup genius so we know you are coming
For more details, please see Page 3 of the June Newsletter

Monthly Meeting: President's Picnic (Members Only)
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:30
Our Annual July Picnic. Watch your email for details of this event and how to RSVP. This event is for Garden Club Members Only.

Local Field Trip (Member's Only)
2025-08-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Gardens at Ball, 622 Town Road, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States

Monthly Meeting: DuPage Forest Preserve Natural Area Reclamation
2025-08-28 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States

Ice Cream Social: Kruse Museum Fundraiser
2025-09-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Kruse Museum & Garden, 527 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Although you can stop by and visit the garden any time, the Kruse House Museum is hosting their Ice Cream Social on September 6th from 1:00 to 4:00pm.
This is the primary fundraiser for the Historical Society that runs and maintains the Kruse House Museum. This event is held out in the garden and is a wonderful opportunity to visit the garden, the museum and enjoy some tasty desserts.
Tickets: Admission* is $20 an adult, $10 member, $5 kid, and all ages are welcome. Tickets can be purchased at the entrance of the Kruse House on the day of the event.
This year, several Model-T Fords will be on display, there will be a cake walk for children at 1:30pm as well as other historical games. For adults, a $15 wine pull, a 50/50 split-the-pot raffle, and other door prizes all in support of the museum.
For more information keep an eye on their Facebook page or stop by any Saturday between Noon and 3 to visit the museum. https://www.krusehousemuseum.org/
* Discount for Garden Club Members! Please note that the Historical Society is offering Garden Club Members the “Member” price of $10 per person for admission to this event.

2nd Saturday Gardening at the Kruse Garden
2025-09-13 09:00 - 11:30 | Kruse Museum & Garden, 527 Main Street, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
One of our main volunteer projects in the garden club is the care and maintenance of the Kruse garden in downtown West Chicago. We are expanding the volunteer opportunities by having a regular weekend garden day each month.
All members are welcome to help at any or all of these dates, no help is too small! Please mark your calendars and join as you’re able. Many gardeners have commented that they enjoy the camaraderie and have learned something new from time spent in the Kruse garden.
We will meet the second Saturday of every month, 9-11:30am, weather permitting. Please email WestChicagoGardenClub@gmail.org if you are interested in receiving updates on garden workdays and potential updates regarding weather. Note: we WILL continue to meet every Wednesday from 9 to 11:30am as we have done in the past.
Questions? Please see Kerry Perry or Christina Covarrubias

Adopt-A-Highway Pickup
2025-09-20 09:00 - 22:30 | Park District on Hawthorne, 830 W. Hawthorn Lane, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
It is time for our Fall Adopt A Highway roadside pickup. We will be meeting on Saturday, September 20th at 8:45am in the parking lot of the Park District garage at 830 W Hawthorne Lane. We will start our cleanup at 9:00am Expect to spend about 1 to 2 hours walking on relatively flat sidewalk & grass.
Once a year, all volunteers will need to sign a liability waiver stating that you won’t blame the city if you get hurt during the roadside pickup. Copies of the waiver will be available at Saturday’s event. In addition, all participants should watch the State of Illinois’ Adopt a Highway video that can be viewed by clicking on this link: AAH Video.
Orange safety vests, grabbers and garbage bags will be provided. Some roadside trash can be soggy, so please bring your own gloves to protect your hands. As
always, please check the weather forecast and dress accordingly.

Monthly Meeting: Buckle Up! Climate Change is Here
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Presented by Barbara Collins

Pot Drop Off at the Barn
2025-09-28 13:00 - 15:00 | “The Barn”, 30W150 Wilson Rd,, West Chicago, IL, 60185
The barn will be open to drop off your pots on September 28 from 1 to 3 PM.
Please remove tags and empty pots of soil and other debris.
We will also accept 1 inch vinyl mini blinds, popsicle sticks, flats for holding pots, other items you have related to the annual plant sale (but hold cardboard flats for the May sale).

Monthly Meeting: Bulb Bingo (Members Only)
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Our annual Bulb Bingo event! Learn about the various types of bulbs as we play Bingo to win them. This event is for garden club members only.

Monthly Meeting: Potluck & Garden Bucks Raffles (Members Only)
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:30 | St Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N Prince Crossing Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, United States
Plans are still being finalized, so check your November newsletter for the latest details.
To avoid the Thanksgiving holiday, our November meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday of November, one week earlier than our other monthly meetings.
The November meeting is our annual business meeting. During the short business meeting, there will be a brief State of the Club presentation, the year-end Treasurer’s Report, and the election for the Club’s 2026 Board of Directors.
We will also have our annual Pot Luck dinner, hosted by our Vice President, Janet Frogner. Once again, there will be a raffle for new and gently used items brought to the event by members, similar to what we have done in the past. Raffle tickets will be purchased using the Garden Bucks (‘real fake money’) that you have been earning all year while attending and volunteering at club events.
Please start calculating the number of Garden Bucks you have earned and fill out your tally sheet in advance. If you have any questions about Garden Bucks, please ask at the Member Table. Do not wait until November, as there is a lot going on, and we expect many members to attend.

Monthly Meeting: REMINDER - We do not meet in December
2025-12-25 19:00 - 19:30
Please note that we do not have a meeting in December. Our next meeting will be on January 22, 2026.
