Home & garden calendar Feb. 25-March 2

Feb. 25

Tinley Park Home Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park. Find out how to save on energy costs with new windows, insulation, solar power systems and whole house battery systems. Don’t forget to keep it comfortable year-round with the latest in efficient heating, air conditioning, split zone systems and tankless water heaters. Speak with experts in home decor, painting and the latest in window fashions. Custom furniture and wood creations, adjustable beds and quality mattresses, bedding and pillows and many other unique and stunning products and services for your home. Find everything from basements to roofing, kitchens and baths to outdoor lighting and everything in between. For information, (630) 953-2500 or tinleyparkshow.com.

Feb. 26

Arlington Heights Garden Club: 6:30 p.m. social; 7 p.m. meeting Monday, Feb. 26, at St. Simon’s Episcopal Church, 717 W. Kirchoff Road, Arlington Heights. Jackie Kosbab presents, “Roses: How Many Do You Have in Your Yard?” Kosbab, who has worked at Cantigny for 14 years, is responsible for designing and maintaining a number of areas of the gardens. She has been the curator of the rose garden for three years. She will share that with a little know-how; roses can thrive and be a wonderful addition to your garden. For information, ahgardenclub.com.

March 2

Palatine Winter Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month through April, at the Palatine Train Station parking lot. The Palatine Winter Farmers Market includes vendors: Garlic Underground, Hasselmann Farms, Honey Lake Bee Company, Joe + Dough, Katich Breads, Laconic Foods, Maggie’s Munchies Dog Treats, River Valley Ranch Mushrooms, Sharpening by Dave, Skokie Provisions, The Soft Wave Fish Co., Sweet Valhalla, Tamales Express, Treat Yourself Bakery and Zachi Chocolates. All shoppers are welcome to drive-through or walk-up, bring your bike or dog. For information on vendors and how to place orders, visit palatine.il.us/663/Farmers-Market.

Home Design Trends 2024: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2, at OHi Home Design Showroom, 106 Garlisch Drive, Elk Grove Village. If you’re thinking about a change in your home, where do you begin? With all the trends, products, styles and design ideas available to you, it’s hard to know. Join OHi as its experts discuss what design trends are rising and falling in terms of colors, materials and more. Designers will offer insights into the newest products and trends taking over interior design for projects both big and small. While the event is complimentary, seating is limited. Register at (847) 541-4848 or https://www.contactohi.com.

Seed and Plant Exchange Drop-In: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. Come to a seed and houseplant exchange to help kick-start your garden this spring and beautify your home. Learn how to start seeds, harvest seeds and discover best practices for houseplant propagation from these expert gardeners. If you have seeds to spare, consider donating seeds to IPPL’s Seed Library during this event. A kids’ activity also is available. This event is co-sponsored by the Darien Garden Club. For information, (630) 887-8760 or ippl.libcal.com.

Ongoing

District 65 PTA One Fund Native Plant Sale: Orders taken through Tuesday, Feb. 27. The third annual District 65 PTA One Fund Native Plant Sale features wide variety of native plants, shrubs and trees. Proceeds from this districtwide plant sale helps fund every District 65 school via the PTA Equity Project’s One Fund Initiative. Order pickup will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, in the Chute Middle School courtyard, 1400 Oakton St., Evanston. A limited number of plants, shrubs, and trees will also be available for sale. Donations to plant wildflowers and trees on D65 school grounds are accepted. For information, go.rallyup.com/district65plantsale2024/Campaign/Details.

Organic Seedlings Sale: Orders taken through Feb. 28. The First Congregational United Church of Christ’s 10th annual Organic Seedlings Sale is underway. Preorders for certified organic vegetable, herb and annual flower seedlings will be taken through Feb. 28. Seedlings can be ordered by going to the church website at elmhurstucc.org/store. Seedlings will be available for pick up at the church’s Green Garden Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 11, at the church, 235 S. Kenilworth in Elmhurst.

Spring Plant Sale: Orders taken through Feb. 29. The Lincolnshire Garden Club is holding its second annual Spring Plant Sale. Plants can be selected and purchased on the club’s website at: lincolnshiregardenclub.com/fundraisers. The deadline for ordering perennials and annuals is Feb. 29. The pickup day is May 18, at 28 Fox Trail, in Lincolnshire.

Wheaton Garden Club Plant Sale: Orders taken through March 1. The Wheaton Garden Club is holding its annual plant sale, featuring professionally grown annuals many of which are “Proven Winners.” Hundreds of offerings include hanging baskets, individual pots of various sizes, and flats. Summer favorites available for purchase include a wide variety of geraniums, coleuses, salvias, zinnias and petunias. Specialty items include caladiums, papyrus, tropical canna lilies and ornamental grasses. Proceeds support area community organizations and scholarships for College of DuPage horticulture, environmental studies or botany and biology students. Visit wheatongardenclub.org to view the plant selection and to order before March 1. The plant pick up date is Saturday, May 18, in Wheaton. For questions email info@wheatongardenclub.org.

Sag Moraine Native Plant Community Native Plant Sale: Orders taken through May 1. Place your order now for native plant packages with a variety of design options. Plants are in one-pint containers and provided by Midwest Groundcovers as part of the Natural Garden Natives line, a selection of pesticide-free, local ecotype native plants. Orders can be picked up from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Parkway, Parking Lot D3, Palos Hills. Thousands of individual native plants will also be for sale on June 1 from Stellar Natives, along with advice on landscaping with native plants. For information, sagmoraine.org.

Scholarships

Geneva Garden Club Scholarship: The Geneva Garden Club is offering scholarships to qualified students, who intend to pursue an education in horticulture, landscaping, environmental sustainability or a closely related field. An allotment of up to $10,000 will be divided among the chosen scholarship winners. The number of scholarships awarded will depend upon the number and quality of the applications received. A qualified applicant must be a resident of Geneva (60134) who is a graduating high school senior or current college student, intending to pursue education in one of the above mentioned fields. Those pursuing a Master Gardener Certificate can also apply for a scholarship to cover the cost of course work. Deadline to apply is Friday, March 8. For information, genevagardenclub.com.

Garden Club of Inverness Scholarship: The Garden Club of Inverness is pleased to offer one or more scholarships of at least $1,000 each to a graduating senior(s) or current college student(s), who is majoring in an environmentally-related field such as horticulture, landscape design, agriculture, botany, forestry, conservation, natural resource management or environmental science. Students or their parents must reside in High School District 211 or the area served by Barrington High School. The deadline for application is March 8. For information and the application visit gardenclubofinverness.com/scholarship.

Arlington Heights Garden Club Scholarship: The Arlington Heights Garden Club is accepting applications from graduating high school seniors or college students from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, who are or plan to pursue studies in horticulture, environmental science, sustainability, conservation, arboriculture, and similar studies. The garden club has three $2,000 awards available. Details about the application process are available on the club website, ahgardenclub.com/copy-of-scholarships-1 (under the Community section). Deadline for the application is March 15.