Fox Valley event features eight Elgin east side gardens

Tours, walks

• Fox Valley Garden Walk, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 12. Eight Elgin east side gardens. Also featuring art exhibit, refreshments and an appearance by Pat Hill, Elgin's own "Go-to-Gardener." Cost is $12 in advance, $15 day of the walk. Sponsored by American Association of University Women. (847) 931-0351 or aauwelginarea.org.

Seminars, workshops

• "Let Us Help You Day," Saturday, June 19, The Growing Place, 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Includes design advice for $30 and several seminars, including 10 a.m., containers (call (630) 355-4000 to reserve space); 11:30 a.m., landscaping; 1 p.m., edibles; 1 p.m., kids; 2:30 p.m., perennials (roses). For more information, call (630) 820-8088.

Garden clubs

•Garden Club of Mount Prospect: June 9: Open forum, 11:30 refreshments, 12:15 p.m. meeting, 1:30 p.m. program at Friendship Park Conservatory. (847) 635-6239

•Tri Village Garden Club: June 16: "Trees - Their Needs and Pests," by Peggy Spector of the Morton Arboretum. July 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Benefit garden walk; call Carol Ann at (630) 289-8592. Meetings held third Wednesday of the month at Poplar Creek Public Library, 1405 S. Park Ave., Streamwood. Annual dues $15. Call (630) 830-0118 or visit trivillagegardenclub.org.

Flea markets, antique shows

•Grayslake Antique Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 12, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Plus toy and comic show. Admission $6; free parking. zurkopromotions.com.