Guided walks tour Millennium Park's Lurie Garden

Garden tours

• Guided walks of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden in Chicago 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. Visit millenniumpark.org.

Garden walks

• The Wheeling Garden Club hosts its 13th annual Garden Walk from 1 to 4 p.m. today, June 28. Eight homes in Wheeling will open their gardens to the public for a donation of $7. Tickets and maps are available at the first garden, 126 Mayer Ave., Wheeling. Refreshments and door prizes will be available at the last house. Call Jan Schmid at (847) 909-0335.

•The final day of the Planter's Palette garden walk is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, June 28. Twelve gardens in St. Charles, Bartlett, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn and Wheaton featured. Tickets $25; available at The Planter's Palette, 28W571 Roosevelt Road, Winfield; planterspalette.com.

• Park Ridge Garden Club Garden Walk will be 2 to 6 p.m. today, June 28, 408 S. Lincoln, Park Ridge. It features six gardens plus a raffle and light refreshments. Tickets are $15. (847) 208-7269.

• Six gardens will be on display from 1 to 5 p.m. today, June 28, in the third annual Naperville Garden Walk and Reception. All gardens are within walking distance of each other and are near Royce Road and Apple River Drive. A reception with a silent auction, raffle, games and entertainment will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at DuPage River Park, 808 Royce Road, Naperville. Donation is $50 per person, with proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Purchase tickets in advance at The Growing Place or online at www.teamfox.org/teamfox/ostrenga. Day of tickets will be sold at the corner of Apple River Drive and Royce Woods Court. Contact Mary Anne Ostrenga at teamfoxgardenwalk@yahoo.com.

• The Rolling Meadows Garden Club shows off seven gardens from noon to 4 p.m. today, June 28. Tickets are $15; available at the Rolling Meadows Historical Society's 1950s house, 3100 Central Road.

• Antioch Garden Club will show off seven private gardens plus public gardens around town that its members care for. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 17, and the $25 ticket price includes lunch. Tickets for July 18 are $15 in advance and $18 after July 1 for the gardens alone. Available at the State Bank of Antioch, 440 Lake St. On the day of the walk they will be available at the private gardens, including the one at 852 Mockingbird Lane in Heron Harbor subdivision. Call (847) 395-0054 or visit antiochgardenclub.org.

• The Unique Boutique and six gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19 in Arlington Heights. Walk and raffle tickets are available after July 4 at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont St. They will also be sold there the day of the walk. Tickets are $10, including one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets are $2 each. Visit the Web site of the Arlington Heights Garden Club at gardencentral.org/illinois/arlingtonheights/.

Flea markets, antique shows

• Antique Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday July 11 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Admission $6; early buyers, $25 for shopping 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 11. zurkopromotions.com.

• Wolff's Flea Market is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28 and July 5, and closed Saturday, July 4, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com.