Garden calendar

Garden Clubs

• The Hoffman Estates Garden Club invites author and landscape designer Pam Duthie for a lecture titled "Continuous Color - The Stars of Fall" on designing continuous blooming landscapes during the growing season, particularly the fall. The club meets at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. No charge. Call (847) 490-3713 for more information.

• The Prospect Heights Garden Club invites landscaper Dennis Paige to speak on "Creating Eco-gardens on Sterile Resident Landscapes" at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Gary Morava Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights. No charge. Call (847) 259-5354 for more information.

Demonstration

• Horticulture information specialists Jennifer Brennan and Bill Leuenberger will lead a demonstration on fall lawn care from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 5 and 6 at the Chalet Education Center, 3132 Lake Ave., Wilmette. Lectures are free and no registration is required. Call (847) 256-0561, ext. 225.

Garden walk

• The 27th Annual Logan Square Preservation House & Garden Walk will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6. Eight homes, two churches and nine gardens are featured around the Chicago Logan Square Boulevards District. Cost is $15-$18. Call (773) 706-4129 for more information.

Chicago Botanic Garden

• The Illinois Mycological Association Show & Sale features exhibits of 50 to 100 varieties of mushrooms from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.

• A Grapes & Hops tasting of wine and beer will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3. Admission is $10 and visitors must be 21 or older to attend (designated drivers admitted free).

• A farmers market will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7.

• Model Sailboat Sunday will feature races and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7.

The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Admission is free, but parking is $15. (847) 835-5440 or www.chicagobotanic.org.

- Scott C. Morgan