Home & garden calendar, March 2-8
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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 email 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 successfully grow and maintain them with this interactive presentation. Presentation begins after a short business meeting. Nonmembers 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.
Upcoming
March 11
Gardens, Et Cetera of Wheaton, “Great Fires of Wheaton”: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Gary Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St., Wheaton, presented by Bob Goldsborough. Light refreshments will be served. Public is welcome. Call Kathryn at (630) 408-5487.
Buffalo Grove Garden Club, container planting: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Alcott Center, 530 Bernard Drive, Buffalo Grove. Kathi Rose of Kaleidoscope Floral Design will demonstrate the construction of a container planting, start to finish. She will also show how to incorporate it into your landscape. Questions are welcome and her creation will be raffled off. Visit buffalogrovegardenclub.org.
Schaumburg Community Garden Club, “We Grow Dreams”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Gregg Bettcher, executive director of We Grow Dreams, a West Chicago greenhouse/garden center, will talk about how the center provides people with disabilities the opportunity for training and work in a supportive environment. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Visit www. schaumburggardenclub.org.