Home & garden calendar, Feb. 23-March 1
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Monday, Feb. 24
Arlington Heights Garden Club, “Art From Travels,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at St. Simon’s Episcopal Church, 717 W. Kirchoff Road, Arlington Heights. Artist Anne Farley Gaines will speak on “Art From Travels into Deep Nature and Familiar Settings,” about her paintings completed on travels of the last 20 years. Most works will be watercolors with some mixed media and ceramic plaques. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.ahgardenclub.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Grayslake Greenery Garden Club “Dietary Strategies to Optimize Cognitive Health”: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Commerce Drive, Grayslake (Community Room, lower level). Veronica Porter will share why the food we eat can have a big impact on the structure and health of our brains. The microbiome of your soil matters to your microbiome. Porter is a licensed chef with a master’s degree in organic urban farming and gardening. Guests welcome, no charge. Visit grayslakegardenclub.org for more info.
Friday, Feb. 28
Lombard Garden Club, “Ohara Ikebana Arrangements”: 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard. E-Ling Lou will demonstrate Ohara Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, branches, leaves and stems as materials in natural, serene works of art. Several creations will be raffled off to members. Public is welcome; free. Visit www.lombardgardenclub.org.
Seedling sale
Organic Seedlings Sale: It’s never too early to start thinking about your spring garden. The First Congregational United Church of Christ’s 11th 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: https://elmhurstucc.org/store. Seedlings will be available for pickup at the church’s Green Garden Fair 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 10, at the church at 235 S. Kenilworth in Elmhurst.
Upcoming
Sunday, March 2
Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar: 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, at Garfield Farm Museum, Campton Hills, 5 miles west of Geneva off Route 38 on Garfield Road. Apple tree expert Dan Bussey will teach you how to grow your own antique apple trees. Bussey has written a 3,500-page, seven-volume book on the thousands of varieties known to have existed in the U.S. Participants will take home three grafts of heirloom varieties to plant in the spring. $40; reservations required. Bring a sharp knife for cutting. Call (630) 584-8485 or e-mail info@garfieldfarm.org.
Tuesday, March 4
Garden Club of Lake Zurich, the history of the bison in Illinois: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday March 4, at Ela Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Learn how these animals influenced the plants we know and love here in the Midwest and how nature preserves are bringing back bison to roam in their original tall grass prairies. Guests welcome. Refreshments served. Visit www.gardencluboflakezurich.org.
Thursday, March 6
Hoffman Estates Garden Club, “How to Grow and Care for African Violets": 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at Township of Schaumburg building, One Illinois Blvd., Hoffman Estates. African violets are popular houseplants because they are so easy to grow and are always in bloom. Learn everything you need to know to grow and maintain them with this interactive presentation. Presentation begins after a short business meeting. Non-members are welcome. Visit www.hoffmanestatesgardenclub.com
Prospect Heights Garden Club, “Curative Properties of Tea”: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights. Marcy Lautanen Raleigh will present the topic. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call Chris at (847) 506-9851.