Thursday, February 21, 2019

Spring Into These March Events

The Darien Garden Club's Spring Inspiration is Saturday, March 9 from 8 AM to 2:30 PM at Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe and Banquets in Darien. The program includes a gardening conference, exhibits, lunch, and raffles. The locations owner and chef, Chuck Pine, is an avid gardener who grows his own vegetables on restaurant property.



Register here by March 2.

The DuPage Friends of the University of Illinois Extension's Celebrating Spring Silent Auction is Saturday, March 30 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Extension office, 1100 E. Warrenville Road, Suite 170, Warrenville. Proceeds benefit the Extension programs, including Master Gardeners, Veterans Gardens at Cantigny, gardens at the DuPage Convalescent Home and more.




Thursday, February 7, 2019

February Meeting Features Native Plants

We will meet at 7 PM February 20 at the Downers Grove Public Library 1050 Curtiss Street (first floor meeting room).Denise Sandoval will talk about Favorite Native Plants Through the Seasons. She'll discuss native plants she uses most often in her designs because they are beautiful, available at most nurseries or plant sales, easy to grow, and good for wildlife.

Denise is an environmental landscape designer, business owner at Good Natured Landscapes and member of Wild Ones who is looking forward to sharing her wealth of knowledge. Please share this message with your gardening friends and encourage them to attend this meeting with you.

A reminder—It’s time to renew your membership if you haven’t done this. Membership is $20 for individuals and $30 for families. There will be forms at the meeting, or you can find one in the right column of this blog.