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December 2021
Member Christmas Party
It’s time for holiday cheer as Bloomingdale Garden Club celebrates with our Annual Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021. Once again it will be held at Jameson’s Charhouse in Bloomingdale. This event is for club members and their families only. Cocktails at 6 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM Cost and Payment Method to be Announced (Masks and social distancing may be required.) Please bring a wrapped White Elephant Gift to participate in the party fun!
Find out more »January 2022
Annual Business Meeting
The New Year begins with our Annual Business Meeting. Agenda items include election of officers, review of 2021 activities, upcoming events for 2022 (including our popular Annual Flower & Plant Sale in May), and decisions on where to direct our charitable donations. Visitors are welcome (please a bring mask).
Find out more »February 2022
Seed Starting: Giving Your Garden a Head Start
Think Spring! Paul Stouffels, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, will help us jump-start our growing season. Learn "how to," and all about the equipment and methods used for starting seeds indoors.
Find out more »March 2022
Vegetable Gardening in Raised Beds and Containers
Don’t have usable space in the ground to grow your vegetables? Learn how to use above ground growing systems for safe and fruitful production of your favorite backyard vegetables. Methods to increase production by maximizing your space, recommended soil and fertilizer practices and construction material options will be reviewed.
Find out more »April 2022
Plant Sale Prep Meeting
We’re getting ready—and set to go for our Annual Flower and Plant Sale on May 13th and 14th. Come make new friends at 6:15 pm while we enjoy treats and announcements. At 7 PM a brief overview about the Sale and how you can help will be presented—more detail will be given at the meeting. This very popular event funds our charitable endeavors, Club programs and activities.
Find out more »May 2022
2022 Annual Flower & Plant Sale
The sale will feature professionally grown annuals in flats, hanging baskets, accessory plants, caladiums, cannas, grasses, tropicals, Tuts, Proven Winners and many other specialty annuals in 4 1/2" & 6" pots. We also plan to have vegetables & herbs on the days of sale. There will be raffles and gently-used garden items for sale. Master Gardeners will be available to answer all your gardening questions. This is the club's primary fundraiser with proceeds supporting area charities and garden club programs. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted ($2 service fee added for credit card…
Find out more »Composting: Building Your Garden from the Ground Up
Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer that can enrich soil and plants. Anything that grows decomposes eventually; composting simply speeds up the process by providing an ideal environment for bacteria, fungi, and other decomposing organisms (worms) to do their work. Join us to learn more about it!
Find out more »June 2022
Improving Your Soil the Natural Way!
Ken Benson has his master’s and bachelor’s in horticulture from the University of Illinois. He is a landscape architect and was the host of cable TV’s Landscaping with Ken Benson (1992-2000). He was also a board member of Chicago Flower and Garden Show 1998-2008 and a founding board member of MELA - Midwest Ecological Landscapers Association. Ken is a past member of the Men’s Garden Club of Villa Park and has been giving programs at garden clubs since 1972.
Find out more »July 2022
Cantigny Tailgait & Garden Walk
Join us for a Midsummer’s Evening. Meet up with us in Cantigny’s parking lot at 6:15 PM and enjoy friend time and tailgating with treat contributions you bring to share. At 7 PM enjoy a lovely stroll as our own club members share with us about these lovely gardens. Cantigny Park is located at 1S152 Winfield Road in Wheaton. We suggest members car share due to $5 entrance fee per car. Visitors are always welcome. In event of inclement weather,…
Find out more »August 2022
Cook-Eat-Grow
Connecting what you cook, with what you grow, with how you eat. Veronica brings these values to modern times and shares her experiences by educating and strategizing for healthy, organic gardening, farm to table food integrity, cooking, preservation and living life in a responsible, sustainable and regenerative manner. She is a third-generation organic farmer, chef and food educator for home and garden. Photo compliments of Karolina Grabowska, Pexels.com.
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