Arlington Heights housewalk features five distinctive architectural styles
Healing garden open
Healing Gardens, a 2-acre woodland and perennial gardens on Stone Hill Farm off Dean Street in St. Charles, will open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. The gardens are open to the public on set dates for no charge. A donation also will get you a clump of iris, peony or sun drops, as the farm thins the perennials.
Seminars, events
•Seasonal decorating workshops, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 18 and 19, Long Grove Cafe, 235 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove. Presented by Mangels of Long Grove. Cost $17.50 for each class. Check in at 9 a.m. Call (847) 634-9287 to register.
•Fall bushel basket workshop, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. (847) 359-1080.
•Restore habitat for wildlife, 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, Morton Arboretum, Route 53, Lisle. Doug Tallamy of the University of Delaware and author of "Bringing Nature Home," will speak on maintaining a healthy ecosystem in your backyard. Cost is $25-$35. mortonarb.org.
Chicago Botanic Garden
•Lakeshore African Violet Society show and sale, noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.
Tours, walks
•Jubilation Housewalk, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, hosted by St. James Church, 820 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Features five architecturally distinctive homes ranging from a new "Italian Villa" style penthouse to an 1870s vintage remodel. Tickets $30; call (224) 345-7209 or e-mail mmassa@stjamesah.org. Proceeds benefit St. James Church and School.
•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. Visit millenniumpark.org.
Garden clubs
•Garden Club of Inverness: Program on beekeeping by William Buckley, president of Illinois Beekeepers Association, Sept. 17; holiday luncheon, Dec. 3. The club meets September through November and January through May on the third Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Call Beth at (847) 934-7929.
• South Barrington Garden Club: Slide presentation "Garden Rooms Without Walls," by Shirley Remes, Better Homes and Gardens field editor, Oct. 1; "My Book of Flowers by Grace Kelly," a dramatization by Carolyn Stein Stillman, Nov. 5; holiday luncheon at Seville Banquet Center in Streamwood; Dec. 10. Meetings first Thursday morning of month. Membership $25 for residents; $35 for nonresidents. Call Anita at (847) 277-7151.
Flea markets, antique shows
•42nd annual Antiques and Treasures in the Field, with more than 50 antiques dealers, presented by the Lake Forest Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Admission $8; children under age 12 free. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, Deerpath Middle School, 95 W. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest. Free parking. Visit lakeforestantiquesale.com or call (847) 295-0777.
• Open air market features antiques, furniture, garden statuary, jewelry as well as food vendors, flowers, produce and perennials. Free. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18. The Arboretum of South Barrington, at Route 59 and Higgins Road. Visit shopthearboretumsb.com.
•Kane County Flea Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. Continues first weekend of the month through Dec. 6. $5 daily admission; free parking. On Randall Road between routes 64 and 38 in St. Charles. Call (630) 377-2252 or visit kanecountyfleamarket.com.
•Antique Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Admission $6; zurkopromotions.com.
•Wolff's Flea Market is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1, 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.