Home & Garden Calendar
- Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event.
Jan. 9
Mount Prospect Garden Club: 9:30 a.m. social; 10 a.m. business meeting; 11 a.m. speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Farley Room at Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. Don White, owner of Anything Orchids, will present “Growing Your First Orchid Successfully.” White will teach how to be successful orchid growers and correct orchid growing fallacies. Lighting conditions, watering and re-potting will be stressed. White will also sell his orchids. For information, https://gcmp.weebly.com.
Northbrook Garden Club: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at United Methodist Church, 1190 Western Ave., Northbrook. Kim Hartman, landscape designer and horticultural educator, will highlight the best new annuals, perennials, roses, vegetables, shrubs and trees for 2024. Only those plants with unique new features that are successful in our region make the list. Come be inspired by new colors, forms and textures in plants for your landscape, garden and containers. The public is welcome. To attend, please register at nbkgardenclub@gmail.com.
Jan. 10
Rolling Meadows Garden Club: 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, at the Rolling Meadows Community Center, 3705 Pheasant Drive, Rolling Meadows. Refreshments and short business meeting from 6-7 p.m.; program begins at 7 p.m. "Orchids 101: How Not To Kill The Lovely Orchid You Just Brought Home" will be presented by Dr. Bill, who operates a retail nursery. Join for an Introduction to the world of orchids, their care, and what to do with the orchids that you find in stores and nurseries. All are welcome. For information, https://rollingmeadowsgardenclub.com.
Schaumburg Community Garden Club: 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday on the month, at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. "History and the Fundamentals of Ikebana - Japanese Flower Arranging" will be presented by Margot Wang. Wang is an instructor at the Ikebana, on Halsted in Chicago, and also a docent at Chicago's Lincoln Park Conservancy. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For information, https://schaumburggardenclub.org.
Jan. 11
Des Plaines Garden Club: 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Frisbie Senior Center, 52 E. Northwest Highway, Des Plaines. The business meeting starts at 11a.m. Bring a sack lunch and your own coffee mug. Dessert and coffee will be provided. The program starts at 12:30 p.m. See a video about the Carnegie Gardens on the Carnegie Family Estate in New York. For information, visit https://desplainesilgardenclub.com or Facebook: “Des Plaines IL Garden Club.”
Pine Bonsai Workshop: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Explore pine bonsai care, soil type, feeding, needle pruning, de-candling, and wiring of trees. Work on your own pines after an in-depth presentation on care. Chris Baker, curator of bonsai, Chicago Botanic Garden presents. $32/$40. For information, https://www.chicagobotanic.org.
Jan. 13
Oak Brook Home Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13-14, at the Drury Lane Theater & Event Center, 100 Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace. Connect with home improvement businesses and experts in every industry — all under one roof. Free admission and parking. For details, visit https://oakbrookhomeshow.com.