HOFFMAN ESTATES GARDEN CLUB
2018 Garden Club Events
HIGHLIGHTS of March’s Events
Heather Prince is currently the nursery manager at Wannemakers Home and Garden in Downers Grove and has been part of the green industry for 18 years and has experience at the Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Gardens. She will discuss Layering in the Landscape. Think of your garden space as a series of rooms. The trees are walls and wallpaper, shrubs the furniture, and flowers are the decoration. How can you translate your personal style into your garden. The meeting is from 6:45-9pm on Thursday, April 5, 2018, Heather will begin speaking at 7:30pm. She will speak at the Schaumburg Township Library , Roselle & Schaumburg Rds..
Sentiments from Susan
“Wow.” I get thrilled just thinking of the beauty the earth is
bringing this spring! As your bulbs break open, take notes,
place labels to recall what colors you have and hues you may
wish to add next fall. No spring bulbs in your garden? In
autumn, GET some, please. They bring such joy with no work
once you’ve placed them. In the meantime, try some spring &
summer flowering bulbs to fill in where perennials, past their
prime, leave a color void in your gardens. Put some cannas in
pots placed about. Dare something a dab different…“Have
fun.” Free flowers? Pick some Forsythia branches if you have
a shrub, place in a vaseof water and watch them sprout and
flower. When your Forsythia blooms outside, it is time to
uncover your roses.
A Blessed and Happy Easter to you all. .
Susan Snacks & Desserts brought
to us this Month by:
Marion Stencel
Maria Wysocki
Nancy Schaefer
Sherri Hughes
Next H.E.G.C. Meeting
April 5, 2018
Social/Refreshments: 6:45pm
Business Meeting: 7:15pm
Speaker: 7:30pm
2018 Officers
President…….........Susan Moynihan
Vice President………...Mary Garvey
Treasurer………..Darlene Nicholson
Secretary………..….Camille Pollway
Refreshments……..…...Joan Ludick
……...………..…….Phyllis Banaszak
Program Director….....Usha Murarka
……………………..…Carol Johnson
Giving Garden………...Joe Celosky
Publicity……………..Marion Stencel
Newsletter……..….....Lisa Moynihan
The Hoffman Estates Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month (excluding January and July) at the Schaum-
burg District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Rasmussen South Room, 2nd Floor, 7 P.M. All levels of gardeners are wel-
come, beginners to advanced. Dues are: Couple-$20; Single-$16; Senior (65+) -$9. We currently have members
from Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Inverness, Medinah, Niles, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Bar-
rington, Streamwood and Westmont. Visitors are always welcome !
April 5th. Heather Prince—Layering in the Landscape
April 7th Knuppers @ 9:00 am—Speaker on how to Stamp out
Seasonal Weeds
April 14th Morton Arboretum— Small Space Organic Gardens with a
BIG impact speaker Shawna Coronado
April 7th @ 9:00 am—Stamping out Seasonal Weeds
April 7th&8th —Boston Fern Hanging Basket Sale
April 14th @ 9:00 am—Spring Insect Control 101
April 28th @ 9:00 am—Spring Hydrangea Refresher
April 8th & 9th—Flowering Hanging Basket Sale
April 7th @ 10am Landscape Design
Seminar
April 21st @ 10am: Container Organic
Vegetable Gardening Seminar
April 28th @ 10am Spring Planting
Party Annual Planter $20-$50
APRIL NEWS EVENTS, SEMINARS & SALES @ POPULAR LOCATIONS
April Gardening Tips From Pesche’s
1. Do a soil test to determine what amendments you plant beds need.
2. Add 1 to 2 inches of good quality compost to your planting beds this
spring. We recommend Back to Nature products Cotton Burr Compost and Compost Blend.
3. Cut ornamental grasses, Lavender, Russian Sage down to 6” & fertilize
4. Pot stored cannas, begonias, caladium, and dahlias at this time. Set them near a furnace vent.
5. Bring out potted perennials from winter storage, water well and place away from wind.
6. Set Peony rings when stems are 12” tall and remove side buds from larger main blooms
April 14 from 9:30am to 12pm.
Edible Gardening Workshop
Gardening Experts Share Practical Tips
April 7th—Keep your Garden Thriving All
season long with Nina Kozoil.
April 13th– Howl at the moon—evening dance
April 14th– Small Space Organic Gardens with Big Impact, by
Shawna Coronado.
Upcoming Events & Classes
April 3rd:
8am—Tai Chi for Beginners: Sun Style
9am—Photographing in Natural Light
9:15am—Tai Chi for Beginners: Yang Style
April 4th 6-8 pm—Keeping Critters out of your Garden
April 11th 6:30-8:30pm-Landscaping for Birds
April 14th 1-3pm– Designing the Shade Garden
April 21st 7:30-9am– Spring Bird Walk
CHECK COST OF EVENTS www.chicagobotanic.org