Garden calendar

Posted November 17, 2007 10:00 pm

Garden clubs

• The Arlington Heights Garden Club presents an "Express Holiday Bake Sale and Boutique" before its regular meeting. Homemade goodies and Christmas home décor and handcrafted items will be available. The sale is at 6:30 p.m. Monday with no charge for admission.

• The Prospect Heights Garden Club's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting event is 5 p.m. Nov. 24 in front of the Prospect Heights Police Station, 14 E. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights. Call (847) 253-1223 for more information.

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Wonderland Express returns with almost 750,000 lights sprucing up the Esplanade and the Regenstein Center with a special holiday horticultural exhibit starting Nov. 23 through Jan. 6 during the hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (closes early around holidays and closed all day on Dec. 25). Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and kids.

A demonstration on dish gardens or living "centerpieces" (miniature landscapes grown in shallow containers) is led by Tim Pollak from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $74 and $59 for members. Call (847) 835-8216 for reservations.

Advance registration for the annual Reindog Parade from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 is available now. Cost is $14. Parade day registration is $19.

The garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, just east of the Edens Expressway in Glencoe. Hours are 7 a.m. to dusk. daily. Admission is free. Special-event fees apply. Parking is $15, $7 on Tuesdays for seniors 62 and older.

For more information, call (847) 835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org.

Morton Arboretum

See a display of professionally designed and decorated Christmas trees from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Jan. 6.

The arboretum is open from 7 a.m. to dusk daily. The entrance is on Route 53 just west of I-355 and north of the Reagan Tollway.

Admission is $9 for ages 18-64, $8 for those 65 and older, $6 for children 3-17. Children 2 and younger are admitted free. On Wednesdays, admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for children 3-17. For information, call (630) 968-0074 or visit www.mortonarb.org.

-- Scott C. Morgan

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