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West Chicago Garden Club
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Old Calendars
2005 Calendar
| Date | Topic/Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January | No Meeting | |
| February 24 | Where on Earth Did you Find That? - Beau Kimball | First Congregational Church |
| March 5 | FIELD TRIP - Kane Country Flea Market | St. Charles - we will carpool |
| March 31 | Vertical Gardening with Vines and Clematis - Kitty Finn from the Growing Place | First Congregational Church |
| April 28 | New Annuals! - Jan Calhoun from Ball Seed Company. | First Congregational Church |
| May 14 | 8th Annual Plant Sale |
Fox Center |
| May 26 | Annual Plant Exchange & Drip Watering - Pamela Darrah | Kruse House Garden |
| June 23 | Japanese Gardens - Diane Hunter | First Congregational Church |
| June 25 | FIELD TRIP - Anderson Japanese Garden & Klem Arboretum | Rockford - we will have a bus or large van |
| July 28 | President's Cookout & making japanese lanterns | At a member's garden |
| August 25 | Making Decorative Concrete Leaves | At a member's garden |
| September 22 | Fall Interest in the Garden - Nancy Caroll | First Congregational Church |
| October 27 | Spring Bulbs - Sandy Klausman | First Congregational Church |
| November 18 (Note 3rd Thursday) | Elections & Member presentations | First Congregational Church |
2004 Calendar
| Date | Topic/Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January | No Meeting | |
| February 26 | Winter Hardy Roses - Kitty Finn of The Growing Place | First Congregational Church |
| March 25 | Front Yard Landscaping - Shirley Remes | First Congregational Church |
| April 22 | Those Amazing Annuals! - Joann Loebel | First Congregational Church |
| May 15 | 7th Annual Plant Sale |
Fox Center |
| May 27 | Annual Plant Exchange & Dirt, Soil & Amendments - Ken Benson of Triton College | First Congregational Church |
| June 24 | Hostas - Lou Horton | Members home with an extensive hosta garden. |
| July 22 | President's Cookout | TBA |
| August 26 | TBA | First Congregational Church |
| September 23 | TBA | First Congregational Church |
| October 28 | Organic Gardening - Glenn Grosch | First Congregational Church |
| November 18 (Note 3rd Thursday) | Elections & TBA | First Congregational Church |
2003 Calendar
| Date | Topic/Speaker | Location |
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| January | No Meeting | |
| February 27 | Indoor Plant Clinic - Ken Benson of Triton College | First Congregational Church |
| March 1 |
Workshop: Decorating Clay Pots |
Fox Center |
| March 27 | "Putting Design Principle to Work in you Landscape" - Cindy Tyley | First Congregational Church |
| April 24 | Spring Wildflowers of Illinois Woods - Mel Zaloudek | Member home with an extensive wildflower garden. |
| May 17 | 6th Annual Plant Sale |
Fox Center |
| May 22 | Annual Plant Exchange & "Introduction to Historic Landscaping" - Jerome Johnson of Garfield Farm | First Congregational Church |
| June 21 |
Garden Walk |
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| June 26 | Water Gardening - Cathy Hanson from The Growing Place | First Congregational Church |
| July 19 |
Field Trip: Visit a Daylily Farm |
The Field on Caton Farm in Joliet |
| July 24 | President's Cookout | TBA |
| August 28 | Continuous Bloom - Pam Duthie, author of Continuous Bloom | First Congregational Church |
| September 20 |
Field Trip: Visit a Conifer garden & nursery |
Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery |
| September 25 | The TreeKeeper - Jim DeHorn & his pet tree! | First Congregational Church |
| October 23 | TBA | First Congregational Church |
| November 20 (Note 3rd Thursday) | Elections & TBA | First Congregational Church |
2002 Calendar
Monthly Meetings
| Date | Topic/Speaker | Location |
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| January | No Meeting | |
| February 28 | Small Space Gardens - Carolyn Ulrich from Chicagoland Gardening | First Congregational Church |
| March 21 (Note 3rd Thursday) | Winning Combinations for Containers - Joe Heidgen | First Congregational Church |
| April 6 | Potting Party | Come pot up plants for our Plant Sale! See your newsletter for details. |
| April 25 | TBA | First Congregational Church |
| April 27 | Potting Party | Come pot up plants for our Plant Sale! See your newsletter for details. |
| May 18 | 5th Annual Plant Sale |
Fox Center |
| May 23 | Annual Plant Exchange | Kruse House Garden |
| June 27 | Trees & Shrubs for the Home Landscape - Tim Boland | Bruchner House |
| July 25 | President's Dinner | TBA |
| August 22 | Heirloom Today, Gone Tomorrow - Mayo Underwood | First Congregational Church |
| September 26 | Sound & Motion in your Garden: The Beauty of Ornamental Grasses - Linda Dynek | First Congregational Church |
| October 24 | Landscaping Herbs - Barbara Collins | First Congregational Church |
| November 21 (Note 3rd Thursday) | Elections & TBA | First Congregational Church |
Special Events
May 18 Plant Sale at the Fox Center
2001 Calendar
Monthly Meetings
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
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| January | No Meeting | |
| February 22 | Meeting: Pruning | Mel Zaloudek from the U of I Extension |
| March 14 | Park District Field Trip | Flower & Garden show at Navy Pier |
| March 22 | Meeting: Designing a Perennial Garden | Marie Castellano |
| March 31 | Workshop: Build a Birdhouse in a Morning | Jerry Garden |
| April 5 |
Special Evening Speaker at the Legion Hall |
Jim Fizzell |
| April 26 | Meeting: New Annuals | Mark Gross from Ball Seed |
| May 19 |
Plant Sale & Garden Fair |
At the Fox Center |
| May 24 | Meeting: Plant Exchange | At a Member's garden |
| June 2 | Field Trip: Peony & Hosta Tour | |
| June 24 | A Special SUNDAY Meeting: Cookout and Posey Mosey | At our President's home |
| July 15 | Railroad Days Parade | |
| July 26 | Meeting: Shade Perennials | At a Member's garden |
| July 28 | Field Trip: Chicago Botanic Gardens | |
| August 23 | Meeting: Glorious Gourds-T McAttee | At a Member's garden |
| September 27 | Meeting: Garden Ornamentation | Debra Phillips from Scentimental Gardens |
| October 25 | Meeting: Bugs & Diseases | Jim Shuster from the U of I Extension |
| November 15 (3rd Thursday) | Meeting: Photo Show & Tell | Also our annual election |
| November 29 | Workshop: A Holiday Decoration | Judy Malmburg from Jacobsen’s Flowers |
Special Events
April 5 Special Evening Speaker: Jim Fizzell at the Legion Hall
May 19 Plant Sale & Garden Fair at the Fox Center
2000 Calendar
Monthly Meetings
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
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| January | No Meeting | |
| February 9 | Topiaries | Karen Thomson |
| March 8 | Today's Kitchen Garden | Vicki Nowicki - The Land Office |
| April 12 | Right Plant, Right Place | Kathy Freeland - Midwest Groundcovers |
| May 10 | Worms & Wildflowers | Dick & Barbara Darrah in their garden |
| May 20 | Plant Sale | |
| June 14 | Annual Plant Exchange | A Member's garden |
| July 12 | Pot-Luck Cookout | Our President's home |
| July 15 | Garden Walk |
Special Events
May 20 Plant Sale at the Fox Community Center
July 15 GARDEN WALK!
1999 Calendar
Monthly Meetings
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
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| January | No Meeting | |
| February 10 | What to do with Perennials in the Spring | Warren Senneke from the DuPage County Master Gardener's Association |
| March 10 | Spring Arrangements | Judy Malmberg from Jacobson's Flowers & Gifts |
| April 14 | Landscaping & Composting | Ken Benson, the Director of Horticulture at Triton College |
| May | Arranging Everlastings (Including How to grow, What to grow and Drying tips.) | Ginger Johnson |
| June 9 | Our annual plant exchange! | |
| July 14 | Cook-out to be held at Carole's house - Bring your own meet and a dish to pass... | |
| August 11 | Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat | Linda Dynek of Loba Landscape |
| September 8 | Preparing your garden for Fall | Karen Heier of Schwarz Nursery |
| October 13 | Bulbs & Companion Plants | |
| November 10 | 1999 in Our Gardens (Slides of our members gardens). Also: Elections, new by-laws, Garden Walk 2000 planning, etc. This is the last meeting of the year and we expect to do a lot of planning for next year - please come and help us. | |
| December | No Meeting |