Hoffman Estates Garden club hosts lecture on annuals
• The Hoffman Estates Garden Club hosts Laury Hartman for a lecture on "Amazing Annuals" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. Visitors welcome. (847) 490-3713.
Garden expo
• The 15th annual "Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show" returns with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. The show runs from Saturday, March 7, through Sunday, March 15, with hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Leading landscape and design firms are featured, as are expert from the Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden and more visitors. Admission is $12-$14; children admitted for $5 every day. Parking is $15 for the day.
Garden lectures
• Knupper Nursery's landscape designer hosts 55-minute office design consultations on spring planting for your home from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays through March 19 at 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Cost is $85 and due at time of registration. Knupper Nursery also hosts a free seminar on orchids at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7. Call (847) 359-1080 for more information.
• The Growing Place offers "Sustainable and Easy Care Plant Recommendations" at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Free admission. (630) 820-8088.
• The Lake County Audubon Society hosts Jeff Sundberg of Lake Forest College to discuss "Birds Habits and Habitats" at Libertyville Village Hall, 118 W. Cook St., Libertyville. Admission is free. Call (847) 362-5134 for more information.
Chicago Botanic Garden
• The Central States Dahlia Society meets for Jerry Landerholm's discussion on "Propagating Dahlias" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.
• The Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Lily Lecture series hosts Woodruff Imberman for a session on "Lilies for Your Entire Summer" at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. A lily bulb sale precedes the lecture at 1 p.m.
Admission is free; parking is $15. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org. Garden volunteering
• The Volo Bog State Natural Ara and Moraine Hills State Park seeks volunteers to help with gardening its landscape at 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. For a volunteer application, call (815) 385-1294.