Wauconda Plant and Garden sale set for Sunday

Green thumb clubs

• The Wauconda Plant and Garden Sale is from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 17 at the Cook Memorial House, 505 Main St., Wauconda. Call (847) 526-8320 for more information.

• The Tri Village Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Sonya Crawshaw Branch of the Poplar Creek Library, 4300 Audrey Lane, Hanover Park. A representative from Bartlett-based Flowers by Christine leads a demonstration on planting a window box and arranging cut flowers. Visitors welcome. Call (630) 830-0118 or visit trivillagegardenclub.org for more information.

Gardening sales

• The Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse sells more than 150 varieties of organically grown vegetables, herbs and flower seedlings in a plant sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago. Call (773) 685-3351 or visit chicagoparkdistrict.com for more information.

• Knupper Nursery offers tool sharpening at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Call (847) 359-1080.

Garden tours

• Guided walks of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden are from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 20. These walks are free and led by a master gardener from the University of Illinois. Preregistration is not required. There is also an evening stroll at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. Visit millenniumpark.org for more information.

Chicago Botanic Garden

• The 43rd annual A Bloomin' Sale, sponsored by the Chicago Horticultural Society's Women's Board, carries the theme of "Going Green" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17. More than 30,000 items are featured.

• Learn about Japanese culture during the Malott Japanese Garden Children's Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17. There also will be the Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the same day.

• The Northshore Iris and Daylily Society Iris Show and Sale is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24.

• The Garden Chef Series demonstrations feature more than 40 chefs demonstrating creative ways to use garden-fresh produce. The series commences 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, and continues weekends until Sunday, Oct. 4.

The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Admission is free; parking is $15. Call (847) 835-5440 or visit chicagobotanic.org for more information.