Tri-Village Garden Club events
All are invited to hear "A Walk Around the Lake" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 at at the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood at the Poplar Creek Public Library at 1405 S. Park, Streamwood. Kathy and Bob Andrini have been educators their entire working lives. Although recently retired, they are still actively engaged in different forms of teaching nature programs for the St. Charles Park District, organizing and leading field trips for the Kane County Audubon Society, and teaching bird classes at the College of DuPage. They have long been interested in nature and the environment, and would like to bring you awareness of the outdoors through their presentations. Sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds you would experience on a beautiful spring day. Nelson Lake, the jewel of the Fox Valley, is the place we have chosen for our walk. Its many different habitats provide opportunities for a great variety of flora and fauna. Yet this visual presentation can be found anywhere you choose to walk. Bird calls and the appearance of flowers found only in spring will delight you.
Everyone is invited to hear landscaper, Ed Max talk about Fall Color Without Burning Bushes on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood meeting at the Poplar Creek Public Library at 1405 S. Park, Streamwood, IL. Ed owns Landscape Design firm, Max's Greener Places. He is a certified Naturalist, an arborist, and very knowledgeable with 30 years of experience. His long study has granted him expert knowledge about flora, native and invasive plants of the Northern Illinois area. Ed has received certification in the Naturalist program at Morton Arboretum. He has lent his skills to programs of both the Audubon Society and the Sierra Club. He knows how landscape materials behave in various settings.
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 Bill Karges, from Pioneer Garden and Feed in Villa Park will present "Putting the Garden to Bed" at 7 p.m. at the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood meeting at the Poplar Creek Public Library at 1405 S. Park, Streamwood, IL. Bill will talk about the many aspects of getting our flower and veggie gardens put to bed for the winter. He is passionate about gardening and his presentation is very relaxed. He welcomes audience participation, questions and comments, and brings many visual aids.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 everyone is invited to hear Kay McKeen, with SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education). They are an organization that has been working since 1990 to help schools and other groups preserve the earth and live sustainably. Kay will talk about the many projects the organization has going on with your trash, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood at the Poplar Creek Public Library at 1405 S. Park, Streamwood. She will also give us tips for composting, along with a wonderful reference on just what is recyclable.
For additional information, please contact Wally Groble 630-497-1958 or Sandy Swenson 630-837-0281 or visit www.trivillagegardenclub.org/wordpress. The Tri-Village Garden Club is a member of the Garden Clubs of Illinois and the National Garden Clubs. We promise opportunities of friendship with people of similar interests.