Chicago Botanic Garden wine festival has more than 250 vineyards

Tours, walks

•Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles biennial garden walk, Saturday, July 10. Five gardens with boutique in one and refreshments in another. Tickets $15 in advance, $18 day of; available at Heinz Bros. Greenhouse or Blue Goose Supermarket, 164 S. First Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. pottagardenclub.org.

Seminars, workshops

•"Flora! Illuminated," through June 30, Morton Arboretum, Route 53 andn I-88 in Lisle. See stunning, hand-colored Fritillaria line engravings from the 1600s or Jack-in-the-Pulpit watercolors in Sterling Morton Library exhibit. This literary exhibition takes visitors through a rare and diverse collection of lyrics, poetry and prose from the Suzette Morton Davidson Special Collections. Check out the exhibit online at florailluminated.wordpress.com. Hours 9 a.m.- p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. mortonarb.org.

• "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.

•Dad's Day Out, June 20, The Growing Place, 2000 Montgomery Road, Aurora. Grilling demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sample craft beers and chat with bremaster Ken McMullen of Limestone Brewing Company in Plainfield from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (630) 820-8088.

Expos, shows, festivals

•Gardener's Art Festival, Saturday, June 26, The Growing Place, 25W471 Plank Road, Naperville. Peruse creations from garden artists and listen to talks and live music. Trudi Temple, gardener extraordinaire, author and founder of Market Day fundraisers, will speak on "Order and Creativity in the Garden." Amanda Thomsen, author of Horticulture Magazine's "Kiss My Aster" blog, will talk on "Herbs with a Twist." Talks also include miniature gardening and attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.

•Art in the Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Original art, handmade jewelry and ceramics, sculpture, etc., with more than 50 artists participating. (847) 359-1080.

Chicago Botanic Garden

The following activities are scheduled at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.

•Plant giveaways, Wednesdays through Sundays, through Oct. 3 in Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Volunteers share information about the monthly featured plant, and encourage visitors to plant a seed or seedling to take home to their own gardens. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. chicagobotanic.org/familyprograms/dropin.

•Sogetsu School of Illinois Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibit, noon - 4:30 p.m. June 12 and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 13. Features Yaeko Baily and members of the Sogetsu School of Illinois demonstrating the Sogetsu School of Ikebana's flower-arranging techniques. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/plantshows.

•Wine Festival, June 12-13, featuring more than 250 domestic and international wines from more than 40 exhibitors. Includes cooking demonstrations, wine seminars and live music. Noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $25 in advance and $28-$30 at the door; includes souvenir wine glass, 10 tasting tickets. Designated drivers admitted for $10; includes two nonalcoholic drink tickets. Visitors under 21 free, accompanied by an adult. chicagobotanic.org/winefestival.

•Illinois African Violet State Show & Sale ­ Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27, featuring unusual African violets and other gesneriads from all across the state. Hours are from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information visit www.chicagobotanic.org/plantshows or call (847) 835-5440.

Garden clubs

•Garden Club of Inverness: The club meets January through May and September through November 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.

•Garden Club of Mount Prospect: Friendship Park Conservatory. (847) 635-6239

•Naperville Garden Club: Membership $35 annually. Call Gale at (630) 898-9560. napervillegardenclub.org.

•Pottawatomie Garden Club: July 10: Garden walk, 9 .m. to 3 p.m.; five gardens will be shown, with one serving refreshments and one hosting a boutique. Tickets are $15 in advance at Heinz Bros. Greenhouse and Blue Goose Supermarket; $18 on day of walk. pottagardenclub.org.

•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. Aug. 18: Don Obuch to speak on "Preparing Your Garden for Fall Color." Sept. 15: Joannie Rocchi of The Growing Place will speak on "Autumn Bulbs." Oct. 20: John Sosnowski on proper pruning techniques. Nov. 17: Ron Zick of Wild Birds Unlimited. 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.

•South Barrington Garden Club: July 1: Bus trip to Rich's Foxwillow Pines in Woodstock. Meetings are held at South Barrington Park District, 3 Tennis Club Lane, at 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for residents, $35 for nonresidents. Call Anita at (847) 277-7151.

•Wheeling Garden Club: The Wheeling Garden Club is looking for gardeners to participate in the annual garden walk on June 27; call Jan at (847) 909-0335. The club is accepting applications for scholarships for local residents to attend classes dealing with horticulture, entomology, trees, landscaping or residential gardening; call Joyce Stemp at (847) 537-0567. Spring Plant Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Dundee and Northgate, just east of the tracks.

Flea markets, antique shows

•Wolff's Indoor Flea Market, 1775 N. Rand Road, Palatine (old Menard's store), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com.

•Grayslake Antique Market, 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.

•Wheaton Antique Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester, Wheaton. Continues the third Saturday of the month through December 2010. Admission $5. Early buyer, $15, for admission starting at 6 a.m. zurkopromotions.com.

•Grayslake Antique Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Plus post card and paper show. Admission $6; free parking. zurkopromotions.com.

•Grayslake Antique Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Plus post card and paper show. Admission $6; free parking. zurkopromotions.com.