September 13, 2024

Dahlias, Living Fireworks

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Carol Cichorski, past president of the Elk Grove Garden Club ,”found” dahlias 20 years ago and grows 200-300 plants each year! She will share her passion and growing tips for these beautiful flowers.  Carol will bring some examples, too!

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October 11, 2024

101 Herbology

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh started her “journey” with herbs in 1992 with a small backyard garden.  This small garden grew into acreages! She will showcase essential propagation and harvesting techniques for herbs.  She will also discuss effective ways to preserve them for year-round use.  Bring your questions!

 

December 13, 2024

Holiday Arrangements

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Stephanie Dalton of Cantcontainher in Winfield, is a horticulturalist with more than 30 years of experience in landscape design and container gardening. She will share her expertise as she designs a container, a swag and a hostess gift appropriate for the Holidays..

 

January 10, 2025

About Succulents

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Marty Bartz, of the College of DuPage, will give us a look into the world of succulents and their popularity.  He will explore some common types, their culture and care and how to use them in containers.  He will bring some “giveaways”.

 

February 14, 2025

Chicago Region Trees Initiative

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Mia Howerton, Stewardship Coordinator at the Morton Arboretum, will discuss the multiple benefits of trees.  She will focus on the state of our urban forests; what’s here and the challenges these forests face.  She will highlight the difference between our urban and our natural forests  and the benefits of walking among them.

 

March 14, 2025

Our Mushroom World   

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Johnny James, of Windy City Mushrooms, will discuss the life cycle of mushrooms, their health benefits and how they contribute to a more sustainable world.  As neither plant nor animals, they have their own kingdom: the Fungi.  Canadian mycologist Keith Seifert, answered how they are like us: “they are living beings that react, eat, excrete, send and receive signals, mate and strive for a better life.  Well there you go!

 

April 11, 2025

Spring Arrangements

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

Denise Walden, President of Walden Floral Design Co., Inc.  of Downers Grove, started in the floral industry over 26 years ago., and has loved her job ever since.  She is an adjunct floral design instructor of the College of DuPage.  Her expertise in floral design will be demonstrated as she creates 4 spring arrangements that will be raffled off.

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May 9, 2025

The “How To” of Attracting Birds to our Yards

Location: Arrowhead Golf Club

David Brooks, of the Spring Valley Nature Center, has been a professional naturalist and speaker throughout Chicago since 1990.  He will discuss ways of attracting a variety of birds using properly maintained feeding stations and food planting.  He will include a “who’s who” of common local birds and some of the migrant birds that can be observed in spring and fall.

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