Information | Garden Club
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Dedicated to gardening, flower arranging
and community beautification
Our goals are to:
Stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening.
- Various meetings have professionals who give a wide range of educational topics on gardening.
- Members share their knowledge of “how-to” and other gardening ideas.
Encourage artistic use of flowers
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Through speakers and workshops, we learn a variety of arrangements using fresh and dried plant material to encourage artistic use of flowers.
Promote civic beautification
- The Garden Club has planted and maintained 5 gardens throughout the village. By working with the Buffalo Grove Park District, we have donated trees, shrubs and flowers.
- The club instituted placing in honor of our military a Blue Star Memorial along with a formal garden.
Conserve native trees, birds and plant life
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Donations are made toward State wildflower planting programs, a State scholarship fund, and Nature Conservancy. We also offer college scholarships to local students studying in horticulture, conservation and landscape related fields.
Host Plant Sale
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An annual plant sale to fund our many community projects.
Have Fun
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In addition to monthly meetings or workshops, we also have a summer garden luncheon, winter holiday party and spring dinner.
Garden Club Meetings
Join us at the Alcott Center
Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month except July and August.
Regular meeting features include:
- A guest speaker or workshop.
- Presentations on horticultural topics.
- A social period with refreshments to meet fellow gardeners.
Buffalo Grove Garden Club Meeting Schedule
Tuesday, February 8
7 p.m.
Presenting: Carolyn Ulrich, Editor of Chicagoland Gardening
Come relax and enjoy some treats and soothing, warming, comforting beverages in the company of fellow club memebers and be delighted and surpised by the special treat (Chicagoland Gardening Editor Caroln Ulrich) our Program Chairman has in store.
Tuesday, March 8
7 p.m.
Presenting: Sharon Yiesla
"Basic Pruning Techniques"
Pruning doesn't have to be difficult. Anyone can learn a few basic techniques to help them tame unruly trees and shrubs. This program covers basic pruning cuts, tools and the best time to prune different types of trees and shrubs.
Tuesday, April 12
6:30 p.m.
Members Only - Installation Dinner
New officers to be installed to our Board of Directors.
Tuesday, May 10
7 p.m.
Presenting: Heike Holm
"Cactus Wall Garden"
Please note: Pre-registration will be required for this hands-on project.
We will each be making our own Cactus Wall Garden. The Club will supply all that you need, but you must register in advance in order for us to have sufficient supplies available.
If you would like more information or would like to join the Garden Club, please contact bggardenclub@comcast.net.
