The North Shore Garden Club
North Shore, from Evanston to Lake Bluff, and adjoining suburbs
Established 1916 - Our 92nd year!
Meets: Every third Tuesday at a different location for each event.
Programs include excursions to private and public gardens, greenhouses and nurseries, slide lectures by professional speakers, and club luncheons.
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Garden Walk:
Our Biannual Garden Walk is held on the third Wednesday in June (every other year) The most recent was held June 18, 2008. The next walk will take place in 2010.
Funds raised from our garden walks have gone to scholarships and charity over the years. This has now evolved into Merit Prizes for worthy interns at the Chicago Botanic Garden, scholarships to the new Masters Degree in Landscape Design at I.I.T. as well as the funding of scientific encyclopedias and dictionaries to the library at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
"Garden Magic"
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The Club has come a long way from the days when chauffeurs deposited ladies with white gloves and hats to enjoy elaborate teas and perhaps hear the guest speaker, Mr. Jens Jensen.
Informality reigns today. Gardening gloves and trowels are more suited to our needs. We are now searching out younger members to add the next generation of gardeners to the club. Yearly dues are $50.00.
Click here to contact us for further information or send an email to nsgardenclub@gmail.com
The Mission of the North Shore Garden Club is:
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To disseminate information and to promote interest in horticultural activities both among its membership and in the general community.
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To provide an outlet for creative expression; to encourage the beautification of property, both civic and private.
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To assist, maintain and. encourage the development of botanical gardens and horticultural centers for the advancement of science and the enjoyment and education of the public.
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To further horticultural education, conservation, and landscape design through gift scholarships and other such means.
Member of
The Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
