2009 | Monday
September 21
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "Tools"
Sam Darin is a Master Gardener and is on the teaching staff at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. He’s going to show us the proper care for one of a gardener’s biggest investments – tools! |
| Monday
October 12
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "Floral Design – Fresh, Permanent Botanicals and Dried"
Joyce Grattoni was the head of the horticulture department at Harper College. She has commentated the Fremd Flower Show, The Holy Family Flower Show and The District IX Garden Club Luncheon. |
| Saturday
October 24
10:00 am | Fall Perennial Plant Exchange (Members Only)
Location: Village parking lot across from the Historical Society. Bring your extra plants and take home some from another garden. |
| Monday
November 16
7:00 pm | General Meeting and Holiday Boutique.
Program: "Our Favorite Plants" Club members Colleen Graudins and Toby Koch will present. These are plants that
(in their opinion) are underused in gardens. They’re hoping some of these favorites already have a home in your gardens or will find a home in your garden next spring. |
| Monday
November 23 | Wreath Workshop [Details will be in Newsletter]
Come and learn how to make holiday wreaths for your home. Greens are provided for a nominal charge and there are enough members to help if you have never made a wreath. |
| Monday
December 7
7:00 – 9:00 pm | Holiday Gathering: [Details will be in Newsletter]
We will once again have our holiday party in the Arlington Room at the Historical Society (members and guests only). |
2010 | Monday
January 18
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "Rain Gardens and Rain Water”
Jeanne and Tim Camp own Frontier Ponds, a pond and rain harvesting installation company. They will tell us about how to set up a rain garden and how to harvest rainwater. |
| Monday
February 15
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "Cactus in Zone 5?”
Mike Cavallini is the Director for Health and Community Services for Elk Grove. He’s going to show us that you CAN grow cactus here in our Zone 5 yards. |
| Monday
March 15
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "Principles of Landscape Design”
Bob Nicholson is a landscape designer working for five local landscapers from Kenosha to Kankakee. He is a Landscape Design Consultant for GCI and a U of I Master Gardener. |
| Monday
April 26
7:00 pm | General Meeting.
Program: "House Tips for Gardeners”
Let’s get physical! Dr. Katie Haeger will show us how to avoid injuries by using our bodies correctly while we’re gardening. |
| Monday
May 17
7:00 pm | General Meeting and Installation of New Officers.
Program: "Stump the Master Gardeners”
We’re bringing it back! Bring your questions and mystery plants (in plastic bags, please) to see if you can stump the Master Gardeners! |
| Saturday
May 22
10:00 am | Spring Perennial Exchange
(Members Only)
Location: Marolyn Bina’s driveway
Divide your crowded perennials, pot them up, and bring them to exchange for plants from other gardens. |
2010 Summer
Programs
| | Summer Programs are held at specific locations or in club members' gardens. Details for the 2010 Summer Meetings will be posted as soon as they become available. |
| Monday
June 21
7:00 pm | Summer Meeting: TBD |
| Sunday
July 11
10:00 to 5:00 pm | Annual Garden Walk and Unique Boutique
The Unique Boutique is held on the Arlington Heights Historical Society grounds. |
| Monday
July 19
7:00 pm | Summer Meeting: TBD |
| Monday
August 16
7:00 pm | Summer Meeting: TBD |
