Past Events

Presenter: Nancy Carroll Nancy Carroll, Master Gardener/Landscape & Garden Designer presents a program on fresh vegetables, fragrant lilies, blueberries, herbs and colorful & creative flower arranging.  She will also discuss gardening tips from the best way to plant a tomato plant, how to water resourcefully, how to prevent bunnies from eating away your prize flowers and even how to make basil pesto.  Food samples and handouts providing recipes will be provided. Tuesday, May 15 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program

Presenter: Alyse Cohen Burman   Alyse is the co-owner of The Wildbird Shack at Spring Valley Nature Center. Speaker will be discussing on how we can prepare our gardens to attract birds to our yards on their migratory path.   Tuesday, June 19 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program

Presenter: Nanette Kalscheur Nanette is a Master Gardener / Plant and Pesticide Specialist with the IL Dept. of Agriculture.  As such, she conducts diagnostic inspections of commercial nursery and greenhouse stock. Each year our lawns and gardens experience a new variety of pests.  Nanette will discuss on how we can address these new problems.   Tuesday, July17 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program

Presenter: Shawna Coronado Shawna Coronado, is an author, blogger, photographer, organic gardener. She will be explaining the advantages of living walls, the different types of living walls one can choose to grow, and how to actually go about planting one.  Her creative sustainable ideas for organic soil maintenance, water collection and creative ways to reuse items around our homes to create these living walls will also be shared with us. Tuesday, August 21 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program

Presenter: Mel Zaloudek Mel is a landscape consultant with a degree in taxonomic botany at the Poplar Creek Public Library.  Five key points he will be discussing are: Plant Selection 90% of deterrents don’t really work Fence heights to be effective Deadliest season for shrub and small tree damage What happens (what to do) when your neighbors set out food to attract deer Tuesday, September 18 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program

Presenter: Don White Don is the owner of Anything Orchids in Frankfort.  He will not be doing a formal presentation but giving a talk on how to raise and care for orchids.  Tuesday, October 16 6:15 PM Social Time 6:45 PM Business Announcements 7:00 PM Program