Home & garden calendar Feb. 18-24

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event.

Feb. 18

Crystal Lake Home Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. Connect with home improvement businesses and experts in every industry — all under one roof. Free admission and parking. For details, visit crystallakehomeshow.com.

Feb. 20

Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners — Spotted Lanternfly: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. with social time, followed by the business meeting and presentation at 7 p.m. Tricia Bethke, Illinois Forest Pest Outreach coordinator, The Morton Arboretum, will present, “New Invaders Watch: Spotted Lanternfly, Illinois Most Unwanted Invasive Species.” For information, contact BataviaPlainDirtGardeners@gmail.com or via Messenger on Facebook.

Feb. 21

Tri-Village Garden Club — Vermicomposting: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Streamwood Fire Station #31, 1204 S. Park Ave., Streamwood. Learn how earthworms can turn kitchen scraps into valuable garden compost, presented by Tim Moore. For information, visit facebook.com/TriVillageGardenClub.

Feb. 22

Spring Gardening Prep and Seed Swap: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St., Skokie. Lissa Sangree-Calabrese of Skokie’s The Talking Farm will discuss the basics as you think about spring gardening. This event covers a variety of topics, from soil preparation to companion planting. Please bring seeds if you’d like to join the seed swap at the end of the event. For registration, (847) 673-7774 or skokielibrary.info.

Feb. 23

Landscape Design Workshop — Curb Appeal: 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at The Growing Place, 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Great landscapes start with understanding the basic principles and concepts of design. This workshop that focuses on landscaping for improving the curb appeal of your front yard. $50. For ages 16 and older. For information and to register, (630) 820-8088 or shop.thegrowingplace.com/inventory.

Lombard Garden Club - Best Plants: 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard. Master Gardener Kim Hartmann will present, “Best Plants for 2024.” Discover new plant varieties that are more resistant to health issues that produce beautiful, vigorous plants. There is no charge and the public is welcome. For information, lombardgardenclub.org.

February Farmhouse Pop-Up: Noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at The Growing Place, 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Check out what’s new and pretty for 2024. Explore the charming rooms of a historic 1860s farmhouse for the latest in garden-themed décor and accents. Pour yourself a complimentary tea at the Tea Bar. Find your springtime inspiration with the extensive selections of indoor and outdoor décor, houseplants and more. Get a little crafty with a weekly activity; free, while supplies last. For information, thegrowingplace.com.

Feb. 24

Bonsai Silhouette Show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The Prairie State Bonsai Society presents its fourth annual Winter Silhouette Exhibit, featuring bonsai trees without leaves, which is the best time to appreciate their structure. Admission is free with paid parking ($5). For information, (630) 668-5161 or cantigny.org.

Ongoing

Organic Seedlings Sale: Orders taken through Feb. 28. The First Congregational United Church of Christ’s tenth 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 due 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.

Scholarships

Geneva Garden Club Scholarship: Deadline to apply is March 8. 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, www.genevagardenclub.com.

Garden Club of Inverness Scholarship: Deadline to apply is March 8. 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: Deadline to apply is March 15. 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.